Air Force’s fiscal 2020 budget focuses on modernization, readiness, confronting global threats
The Air Force’s budget would rise to $165 billion in fiscal year 2020 under the White House spending plan unveiled March 12, a $10 billion increase that allows the service to grow, modernize and effectively adapt to an array of changing global threats….
Heightened focus on the Arctic brings attention, challenges to the Air Force
There’s no mystery – or surprise – surrounding the Arctic’s strategic importance, a vast and foreboding expanse where the United States has maintained a resolute and unblinking presence for decades.
SECAF announces resignation
Upon a favorable final vote by the regents, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced her resignation March 8, after serving in her position as the service’s top civilian since May 2017, to accept the role as president of the University of Te…
Higher, further, faster: ‘Captain Marvel’ embodies the warrior ethos
Less than one percent of the American population will know what it’s like to serve in the Air Force. However, major motion pictures give the global audience a glimpse into the service’s history of breaking barriers and a taste of its fighting spirit.
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Air Force STEM event inspires next generation of innovators, explorers prior to ‘Captain Marvel’ screening
The Air Force hosted a STEM outreach event to lead into the screening of Disney’s “Captain Marvel” at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum March 7, in Washington, D.C.
Military leaders pledge ‘Tenant Bill of Rights,’ other reforms to address substandard military housing
The civilian and military leaders of the Air Force, Navy and Army attempted March 8 to convince skeptical senators that they are working aggressively – and effectively – to correct poorly maintained military housing that has left some homes coated in m…
Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day: New contracts, new partners
The Air Force awarded 51 companies contracts with a total initial value of $8.75 million in a matter of minutes at the Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day event held March 6-7, 2019, in New York City.
Second experiment for IT services begins at eight bases
The Air Force is experimenting to find out whether giving Airmen access to industry-provided network service, customer service and device management will improve their user experience.
XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator completes inaugural flight
The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems to develop…
US Military Plans Release of Tenant Bill of Rights
All four military services of the U.S. Department of Defense are
preparing a joint Tenant Bill of Rights in an effort to ensure service members
and their families have safe, quality homes and communities, and clear rights while living in them. It is …