CSAF presents Mackay Trophy to 53rd Wing pilot for most meritorious flight of 2022
Awarded for the “most meritorious flight of the year” by an Air Force individual, group, or organization, the Mackay Trophy is one of the longest-standing aviation awards in the nation having first been given to 2nd Lt. Henry H. ‘Hap’ Arnold in 1912.
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DAF leaders emphasize modernization, readiness at AFA Conference amid great power competition
The Department of the Air Force’s top officials provided a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 11-13.
DAF launches coaching website
At the Department of the Air Force’s Coaching site, members can explore how to find and become a professional coach.
Air Force releases new memo, doctrine on mission command
The documents elaborate on the principles and operationalization of mission command.
General Allvin nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, a command pilot with joint planning and strategy expertise, has been nominated as the Air Force’s 23rd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III announced July 26.
BMT trainees become US citizens under new streamlined naturalization process
Fourteen trainees in Basic Military Training here raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen.
Little Rock AFB selected to host ANG C-130J Formal Training Unit
Four C-130J Hercules will replace aging C-130Hs to establish the FTU, which will ensure aircrews gain the experience and knowledge needed to operate the newer aircraft.
Kendall provides Logistics Officer Association keynote, underscores importance of logistics in executing ‘Seven Operational Imperatives’
During his remarks, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall stressed the importance of logistics both in general and as it pertains to his seven operational imperatives and achieving operational success.
Kendall, Brown, Raymond outline changes necessary to defend the nation, the need to go fast and succeed
Speaking separately at an influential gathering two blocks from the White House March 9, the Department of the Air Force’s highest ranking civilian and military leaders offered emphatic variations on a similar theme – the need to modernize faster, thin…
Kendall details ‘Seven Operational Imperatives’ & how they forge the Future Force
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall discussed how the Air and Space Forces must modernize to meet new, emerging threats and challenges by implementing the Department of the Air Force’s “seven operational imperatives.”