MARCH 31, 2025 - In today's increasingly data-driven landscape, the ability to collect, analyze and interpret information effectively is paramount to developing a lethal and ready force. Recognizing this, Air Education and Training Command has launched a comprehensive initiative to enhance the data literacy of its staff, equipping them with essential skills for the digital … [Read more...]
Airmen Reduce C-17’s Drag with Microvanes
MARCH 29, 2025 - The 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base is playing a fundamental role in a modernization initiative aimed at the whole U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fleet and has become the first base to permanently maintain the new, innovative technology on one of its own aircraft. In 2023, the Air National Guard C-17 weapons system manager … [Read more...]
Time Is Now for Cargo Aircraft Recap
MARCH 28, 2025 - As a warfighting command responsible for projecting, maneuvering and sustaining the joint force, U.S. Transportation Command depends heavily on the U.S. tanker aircraft fleet, which includes both the aging KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus. "We welcome the service-led recapitalization plans for the air refueling fleet, which must continue … [Read more...]
Luke AFB Flies Final F-16 Flight
U.S. Air Force 56th Fighter Wing Airmen watch the final U.S. F-16 taxis to the runway, March 24, 2025, on the flightline at Luke Air Force Base, preparing to fly to the 16th Weapons Squadron at Nellis AFB. This flight concludes the divestment of the remaining U.S. F-16s, ending this chapter for the 309th FS as it prepares to transition to the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]
Hegseth Brings DoD’s Message to Guam
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shakes hands with senior leaders at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 27, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Madelyn Keech) MARCH 27, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived today in Guam, where he addressed hundreds of troops stationed in the region and a group of World War II veterans in attendance about the Defense … [Read more...]