June 12, 2025 Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DOD budget request for Billions in Funding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DOD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026.
March 1, 2024 Return of PEO Summit Tackles Urgency, Delivering at Speed and Scale The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment hosted its Program Executive Office Summit to discuss common challenges, share best practices and build relationships.
March 21, 2023 DAF leaders stress importance of transformation, partnerships, on-time appropriations The Department of the Air Force’s top civilian and military leaders spoke with defense experts and industry partners during the 14th annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference March 15.
Feb. 8, 2023 AFSC commander visits Robins: ‘Robins is bridge to future’ Team Robins rolled out the red carpet for Lt. Gen. Stacey Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, his wife, Natalie Hawkins, and the rest of the AFSC command team for a mission immersion at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 26-27.
Dec. 26, 2022 President signs National Defense Authorization Act into law President Joe Biden has signed the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law, allotting $816.7 billion to the Defense Department.
July 6, 2022 Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility set to meet anticipated National Defense Strategy demands The new National Defense Strategy set to be released later this year will focus on the building of a more lethal military force, the strengthening of U.S. alliances while establishing new partnerships, and reforming the way the Department of Defense does business to accomplish its objectives.The
March 16, 2022 Sandell sworn in as DAF Scientific Advisory Board Chair Dr. Sandell's appointment was the culmination of a 13-month effort to restart SAB operations after a Department of Defense review.
March 10, 2021 Brown looks to accelerate while changing Air Force culture Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. rarely disguises his intentions or pulls punches. He wants to go fast. He wants Airmen to succeed and feel enriched. He wants the best and most unvarnished information. Most of all, he wants to win.
Feb. 12, 2021 DOD Partners With Underrepresented Youth on STEM Initiatives The Defense Department Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute is partnering with the Capital Youth Empowerment Program to launch an advanced manufacturing education and workforce training outreach initiative.
Sept. 3, 2020 Advanced Battle Management System field test brings Joint Force together across all domains during second onramp In the latest exercise, known as an “onramp,” operators used ABMS to detect and defeat efforts to disrupt U.S. operations in space in addition to countering attacks against the U.S. homeland, including shooting down a cruise missile “surrogate” with a hypervelocity weapon.