Air Force to Study How Many Training Squadrons It Needs for Operational Plus-Up Projected growth comes amid an ongoing pilot shortage that has the Air Force spearheading a range of initiatives
Air Force Again Shoots Down Proposal to Make Warrant Officer Pilots Warrant officers are not going to become the quick-fix solution to ending the Air Force's pilot shortage crisis.
Air Force Squadron Buildup Would Require 40,000 Additional Personnel The U.S. Air Force could reach 725K airmen and civilians with its proposal to increase to 386 operational squadrons.
Air Force 4-Star: We Must Be Prepared to Fight in Space The general overseeing the Air Force's space operations says future operators must be prepared to fight there.
Air Force Wants to Surge Growth by More Than 70 New Squadrons Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said the service intends to grow by a total of more than 70 squadrons.
F-15X and GenZ: Former Air Combat Command Chief on the Future Air Force What if the next great military pilot has yet to step into an airplane?
Airman Who Staved Off Ambush in Afghanistan to Receive Air Force Cross A combat controller who acted heroically by helping stave off an ambush in Afghanistan will receive the Air Force Cross
Air Force to Launch New Deployment Model The Air Force will soon begin deploying airmen under a new rotation model to help the service manage mission and training...
NATO Air Chief 'Concerned' by Russia's Deployment of SAMs A NATO air chief says he's concerned by Russia's increasing deployment of surface-to-air missile systems in and around Europe...
Amid Layoffs, Uncertainty Pervades Air Force Officer Corps The service is shrinking after more than a decade of war, as the administration moves to comply with automatic budget cuts.
Trump Gives DoD ‘Secondary’ Name as Department of War, Circumventing Congress President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving the Department of Defense the “secondary name” of the Department of...
Pilot and Influencer Ethan Guo Released from Antarctic Air Base After 2 Months After Ethan Guo landed in Chile's Antarctic territory on June 28, he was detained in a military base amid legal negotiations...
F-35s Will Be Deployed Against Drug Cartels in Caribbean, Marking Latest Escalation by Trump President Donald Trump’s administration is sending multiple F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in operations against drug...
Trump's Veterans Housing Plan in West LA Advances Behind a Wall of Secrecy President Trump's executive order calling for a National Center for Warrior Independence to house thousands of veterans in...
In One DC Neighborhood After Federal Intervention, the Notion of More Authority Is a Mixed Bag People would like more law enforcement resources, but they distrust the motives behind the surge.