Latest "Gen. CQ Brown" stories

US Air Force seeks the aircraft equivalent of a Swiss Army knife

If a C-130 can act as bomber, a bomber can serve as a cargo plane, the argument goes.

By Stephen Losey

4 weeks ago

People walk past a crater from an explosion on Mira Avenue (Avenue of Peace) in Mariupol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 13, 2022. The surrounded southern city of Mariupol, where the Russian war on Ukraine has produced some of the greatest human suffering, remained cut off despite earlier talks on creating aid or evacuation convoys. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

US Air Force’s view of ‘near-peer’ Russia unchanged by war in Ukraine

Russia’s failure to swiftly overrun Ukraine has shown Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall that Russia remains a “near-peer” nation.

By Rachel S. Cohen and Stephen Losey

9 months ago

No decoder rings needed: Air Force moving to narrative enlisted performance reports

The shift is slated for next calendar year, as the Air Force’s enlisted corps reimagines what its talent management system could be.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

The Air Force’s chief of staff lays out a new way to deploy

“For the past 15, 16 years ... whatever was needed, we would send,” Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

New and old aircraft programs could get axed as top US Air Force general seeks ‘ruthless prioritization’ of capabilities

The new Air Force chief of staff has rolled out his priorities to the force.

By Valerie Insinna

2 years ago

CMSgt JoAnne Bass to become first woman to serve as chief master sergeant of the Air Force

The next chief of staff of the Air Force, Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, said Bass has the experience for the job and a leadership style that matches his own.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago