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A U.S. Space Force trainee assigned to the 320th Training Squadron participates on the over-and-under bars obstacle during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex on Dec. 2, 2020. (Staff Sgt. James R. Crow/Air Force)

Air Force ditches ‘BEAST Week’ for new mock deployment training

"Pacer Forge" is a faster-paced mock deployment that lasts two days rather than four.

By Rachel S. Cohen

10 months ago

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

11 months ago

KC-46 tanker test puts fuel boom operator, not copilot, in cockpit

The idea has raised eyebrows among military watchers who question its motives and safety.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

A-10 Warthogs to brush up on maritime combat in Pacific deployment

The Air Force is reimagining the role of the A-10C attack plane, a counterterrorism mainstay, for a new kind of fight.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

Air Force’s first Pacific MQ-9 squadron comes at crossroads for drone

The 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will provide eyes in the sky over east Asia.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

This author sees opportunity for US in competition with China, Russia

The U.S. could get this moment right, or squander the opportunity.

By Todd South

11 months ago

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