Air Force revamps special operations wing relocating to Arizona
The U.S. Air Force has modified its plans to relocate the 492nd Special Operations Wing to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Utah Air Guard base to wind down tactical air control party squadron
Tactical air control party airmen called in airstrikes alongside Army and special ops troops for years, but the Air Force is moving away from that posture.
Space Force crafting framework for commercial fleet access in a crisis
The framework will address five “cornerstone” elements of creating what the service is calling a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, or CASR.
Escape system problem causes T-7 deliveries to slip to end of 2025
It's the latest slide in the T-7's schedule, and means the first deliveries will happen at least two years later than anticipated.
Army, Navy and Air Force predict recruiting shortfalls this year
Only the Marine Corps is confident it'll meet this year's mission.
Top Air Force officer visits 179th Wing ahead of cyberspace transition
The 179th Wing was selected by the service in August 2021 to become the Air National Guard’s first-ever cyberspace wing.
By J.D. Simkins
Air Force wants to launch programs without having to wait for Congress
The service submitted a legislative proposal requesting authority to start new programs or ramp up existing efforts without waiting for lawmaker approvals.
US defense secretary forecasts Sweden will join NATO by mid-July
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Stockholm Tuesday for the first leg of a four-day visit to Europe.
Guardsman charged in Pentagon intel leak briefly in court
A hearing to determine whether Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira should remain jailed while awaiting trial was delayed.
US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft
This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.
US Air Force eyes September for next phase of re-engining B-52 bombers
"This is an almost complete overhaul of the mission systems of the B-52 [that] will enable it to operate well into the future," says Andrew Hunter.
Air Force base in document leaks case loses intel mission
The Air Force says it has opened its own investigation into how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents.
By Tara Copp, AP