Latest "lead wing" stories

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot calculates air time and determines the aircraft's status upon arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 23, 2022. This aircraft flew from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of a "dynamic force employment" operation, which is designed as a way for Pacific Air Forces to exercise their ability to generate combat air power from dynamic force elements while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain these elements in geographically-separated and contested environments. (Airman 1st Class Courtney Sebastianelli/Air Force)

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

A row of 20 KC-135 Stratotankers line up on the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 29, 2021. (Airman 1st Class Anneliese Kaiser/Air Force)

New in 2022: Can the Air Force find a smarter way to deploy?

A new deployment model could be ready for primetime as soon as October 2022.

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 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

2 years ago

New ‘lead wing’ deployment plan for combat aircraft is being tested, refined

The Air Force is working on a major overhaul of how it deploys fighter jets and other combat planes overseas.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

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