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Here are metrics used to measure US Air Force networking success

Key to benchmarking the Air Force’s future communication abilities is the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, in Nevada.

By Colin Demarest

20 months ago

An airman waits for an F-35A Lightning II engine start-up during the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 23.05 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 15, 2023.

Opinion

Securing the future by investing in the present

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently expressed worry about the Pentagon’s decision to not move forward with a new engine for the F-35.

By Deborah Lee James

2 years ago

Opinion

How Michigan’s Camp Grayling can boost US military’s Arctic readiness

The DoD recognizes the importance of cold weather training, and that training can happen in Michigan.

By U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D.-Mich.

2 years ago

F-22 cut from US Air Force data-sharing prototype

Officials told the GAO the decision to exclude the F-22 stems from the fighter's "reduced role in the future force structure," among other factors.

By Colin Demarest

2 years ago

US military creates space unit in South Korea amid North Korea threats

U.S. Space Forces Korea is a subordinate of a bigger U.S. Space Force unit established within the Indo-Pacific command.

2 years ago

How war in Ukraine is informing future US Air Force networks

“If I were to summarize a lesson learned, it would be we can’t have enough coalition connectivity fast enough.”

By Colin Demarest

3 years ago