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Hot off the publication of its Digital Modernization Strategy, the Air Force Test Center kicked off three digital-engineering efforts to provide on-ramps for the Air Force’s evolving digital-engineering technology ecosystem.

The Senate easily confirmed Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman to be the U.S. Space Force’s next chief of space operations Sept. 29, positioning him to lead the nation’s newest military service at a crucial moment in its young and still evolving life.

The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew their last flight into Hurricane Ian Sept. 29th, their 14th mission into the storm in a week, collecting data to assist National Hurricane Center forecasters.

The future of the long-standing relationship between the U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force was further strengthened Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. with the signing of a Joint Vision Statement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Air Marshal Robert Chipman.

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is launching a revamped tool to help traffic managers enterprise-wide customers save time and streamline reporting when it comes to unused government-issued ticket reimbursements Oct. 1. 

The Air Force added another guide, titled The Joint Team, or the “Purple Book,” to its arsenal of foundational documents dedicated to developing Total Force Airmen.

Every branch of the armed forces has an official song, from “The Army Goes Rolling Along” to “The Marines’ Hymn.” Each song is part of the services’ foundation and represents its values, traditions and culture. 

Then U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Schmitz, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares pallets for an air drop mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom aboard a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris A 2020 crash of an F-16 “Viper” has revealed that some of the components […]

B-1B Lancers departed Dyess Air Force Base Sept. 7 in support of a bomber task force mission to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron and 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, collaborated to deliver more than 90,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Honduras during a combined Major Command Service Tail Trainer (MSTT) and Denton cargo mission Aug. 21-31, 2022. Members of Youngstown Air Reserve Station’s 76th Aerial Port Squadron helped palletize and load the cargo.