Air Force personnel involuntarily discharged over vaccine mandate offered reinstatement
The DoD offered guidance for reinstatement of service members involuntarily discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
Air Force personnel who voluntarily left over vaccine mandate offered path back
The DoD is offering a path back to service for military personnel who voluntarily separated or left to avoid the COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
US, French forces conduct joint parachuting exercise in Djibouti
U.S. Pararescuemen and French paratroopers conducted a three-day parachuting exercise in Djibouti, strengthening their partnership and demonstrating NATO interoperability.
AF Week in Photos
This week’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Air Force Special Operations Command accepts the first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II
The Skyraider II officially joins the Air Force Special Operations Command fleet with the delivery of the first missionized aircraft on April 3, 2025.
161st ARW hosts German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment
Airmen and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Airmen attempted to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge testing’s coveted gold, silver or bronze proficiency badge March 24-28.
Pacific partners conclude successful CT25
Airmen from the United States, Thailand and Singapore, concluded exercise Cope Tiger 25 with a ceremony Mar. 28.
CSAF Leadership Library: April 2025
Summary: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin presents five new additions to the CSAF Leadership Library.
Autonomous F-16 program advances with modifications, simulations
Fighting Falcon undergoing changes to fly autonomously. Aircraft simulations occurring at rapid speeds to provide massive data to improve autonomy.
Sustaining stealth
Beneath the sleek lines of the F-35A Lightning II, Airmen move with careful precision, sealing seams and smoothing surfaces to restore one of the aircraft’s most powerful features, its stealth.