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Space Force building out more realistic digital training environment
STARCOM plans to transition Swarm to a cloud-based environment in the next year or two if it has the funding to support the effort.
The V-280 tilt-rotor aircraft could change the way air assault troops operate
Bell's V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft should be a welcome addition to units conducting fast rope insertions, rappelling, or any other air assault operation.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force T-6s resume flying after hypoxia-like scares
The Air Force resumed flying its T-6 Texan II training aircraft Tuesday after a rash of hypoxia-like scares grounded them for nearly a month.
Air Force’s grounded T-6 trainers could fly again next week
The Air Force’s T-6 trainer — which was grounded at the beginning of February after a rash of hypoxia incidents — could resume flights as early as Monday.
Army honors three JROTC cadets killed in Florida shooting
West Point posthumously admitted one of the JROTC cadets to the academy, and all three are being awarded heroism medals.
By Charlsy Panzino
A last and first sortie for father and son
Lt. Col. Joe Mirarchi piloted a T-38 during his fini flight out of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, with his son, 2nd Lt. Chris Mirarchi, on his wing, flying his first flight with the Air Force.
By Nicole Bauke
JROTC leader shocked that accused school shooter one of his own
The sound of gunfire still ringing in his ears after his mad half-mile sprint, Jack Ciaramello was standing with friends in a grocery store parking lot when a sheriff’s deputy approached. He asked the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High senior if he knew a former student named Nikolas Cruz.
Air Force 2019 budget will grow pilot training pipeline as service fights severe shortage
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 will allow it to increase the number of new pilots it trains from 1,200 each year to 1,400.
Mattis: If given a budget, 'we will spend the money wisely'
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made a rare television appearance to speak directly to the public — and perhaps, more importantly, to Capitol Hill — to convince them that anything short of a regular budget would do irreparable harm to an already cash-strapped military.
By Tara Copp, AP
US bombing expands to Afghan province near Chinese border
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan has begun launching precision airstrikes in Northern Afghanistan in an effort to degrade the Taliban’s revenue streams, training facilities and support networks.
By Kyle Rempfer
US, coalition form new advisory team to better train, assist Iraqi air force
A Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team has been established to strengthen Iraqi aviation capabilities in the fight against ISIS.
By Nicole Bauke