Jan. 6, 2023 Air Force Year in Photos This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Oct. 19, 2022 AFCEC MILCON mission accelerates DAF readiness, lethality JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – From the beddown of the Air Force's next-generation aircraft to new flightlines, child development centers and whole base recovery, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) is modernizing Air Force infrastructure to strengthen national defense
April 5, 2022 Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.
Jan. 6, 2022 Air Force, Space Force observe National Mentoring Month in January Mentorship is a type of professional relationship in which a person with greater experience and wisdom guides another person to develop both personally and professionally. This relationship helps achieve mission success and motivates Airmen to achieve their goals.
Dec. 13, 2021 Wounded Warrior Program provides care, advocacy for Airmen Among those who deployed, more than 52,000 U.S. service members were physically injured in recent military conflicts, and another 500,000 are living with invisible wounds ranging from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder including 320,000 with brain trauma, according to the Wounded Warrior
Sept. 24, 2021 DAF awards Rolls-Royce B-52H engine contract The competitive single award contract provides for 608 military derivative commercial engines, plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering data, to include sustainment activities, to be used on the B-52H bomber fleet.
Feb. 24, 2021 Minuteman III test launch demonstrates safe, reliable deterrent A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:47 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Feb. 23, 2021 Army partners with Air Force’s THOR for base defense THOR is a prototype directed energy weapon used to disable the electronics in drones, and specifically engineered to counter multiple targets – such as a drone swarm – with rapid results. The technology is housed in a 20-foot-long shipping container that can be stowed in a military cargo plane and
Feb. 19, 2021 Air Force releases environmental study on Ground Based Strategic Deterrent ICBM recapitalization Test Program The Air Force proposes to modernize the land-based leg of the nuclear triad, recapitalizing its ICBM fleet while upgrading the weapon system technology, supporting infrastructure, and command and control functions.
Feb. 3, 2021 AFMC Airmen among 2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge winners The challenge, which launched in February 2020, focused on identifying time-consuming tasks that provide the least direct value to generating combat effects; proposing innovative solutions to streamline current processes through the novel application of technology; and partnering directly with