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Militants attacked US positions across Middle East over the weekend
6 hours ago · Nov 12, 2024, 01:43 PM. American forces in the Middle East came under attack on multiple fronts over the weekend, and U.S. forces struck back against the involved Iran-backed militias in recent ...
The Air Force is launching an era of transformation. Can it work?
Oct 16, 2023 · Last year, the Air Force began an intensive effort to undo its top-heavy enlisted corps that it believes lacks enough experience in middle management and has too few lower-level troops for daily ...
New in 2024: Another year of deployment reform begins - Air Force Times
Dec 26, 2023 · A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-52 Stratofortress over the Pacific Northwest region of the United States during exercise Titan Fury 24-1, Nov. 17, 2023.
Here’s how the Air Force’s new task forces will reshape deployments
Mar 4, 2024 · When the Air Force launches three new air task forces this summer, it will take its next step toward a long-desired goal: building more capable teams to fight America’s wars while maintaining a ...
Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary …
4 days ago · A bow wave of modernizations — including the Air Force's desire to build a sixth-gen fighter and drone wingmen — has stretched its budget thin.
Air Force open to greater B-21 stealth bomber role in strategy …
Monday, Oct 28, 2024. The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber could end up having a larger role in the Air Force’s plans for future air dominance, as the service rethinks its plans for an ...
Air Force overhauls pre-deployment training for a new era in combat
Oct 3, 2022 · That plan, which formally took effect Oct. 1, aims to build a solid foundation of field knowledge for the next era of combat. Officials hope it will make airmen more flexible and effective in the ...
New in 2023: Air Force retention remains higher than usual
By Rachel S. Cohen. Dec 30, 2022. Nine in 10 airmen opted to stay in the Air Force in fiscal 2022, marking another year of higher-than-usual retention since the beginning of the coronavirus ...
New in 2024: Air officer, enlisted training gets a makeover
Dec 27, 2023 · New in 2024: Air officer, enlisted training gets a makeover. By Rachel S. Cohen. Dec 27, 2023. Schoolhouses across the Air Force are reimagining education for a new generation of airmen, hoping to ...