A military exercise earlier this month saw 9th Reconnaissance Wing Airmen do something completely different: command and control fighter and transport aircraft as part of a massive exercise across the western U.S.
Operational Imperative 7: Readiness to Deploy And Fight
How the Space Force prepares its personnel to train and fight wars continues to evolve, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna told Air & Space Forces Magazine in an interview during his first visit to U.S. Central Command as CMSSF.
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, head of Air Combat Command, wants to keep the 32 F-22 Block 20 Raptors the Air Force has been trying to divest, saying that even without upgrades, they’d be valuable in a fight.
When three Air Task Force elements begin taking shape this summer, they will be laying the groundwork for the new Combat Wings now seen as the Air Force’s deployable “units of action” for future operations—a multi-year process to realign the way the service presents forces ...
The Heritage Foundation described the Air Force’s readiness levels as “continuing to spiral downward” in its latest assessment of U.S. military strength, leading the conservative think tank to label USAF’s overall strength as “very weak,” its lowest possible grade on a five-point scale. In particular, the ...
As the Department of the Air Force’s sweeping re-optimization review nears its January deadline, the USAF is considering fundamental changes to its major commands. “We’re going to transform the entire Department of the Air Force organizationally to prepare for great power competition within the next quarter,” ...
The Air Force is taking steps towards starting a geothermal plant at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, as part of a larger effort to make the branch’s energy infrastructure more resilient and sustainable.
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As the Department of the Air Force undergoes a sweeping “re-optimization” review focused on its readiness for great power competition, a new research report found the department’s current methods for measuring that readiness have significant gaps, which advanced new simulators and technologies may help close.