Dec. 16, 2020 AI Copilot: Air Force achieves first military flight with artificial intelligence Signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force flew with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft for the first time Dec. 15.
Dec. 10, 2020 CSAF releases Action Orders to Accelerate Change Across Air Force In August, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., released his strategic approach entitled Accelerate Change or Lose, in which he described his view of the strategic landscape as Air Force chief of staff and, from that, his emphasis on why change is necessary. The newly-released action
Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Nov. 24, 2020 CSAF General Brown moves visit with Hill AFB Airmen online Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., told Hill Airmen in a virtual meeting that he wants them to voice their opinions and said he wants leaders to encourage the sharing of good ideas by asking the right questions in meetings. The general and his wife, Sharene, met with Airmen this
Sept. 17, 2020 AF pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1 Move is help continue minimizing close contact among personnel and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume.
Sept. 14, 2020 Brown readies the Air Force, wants to ‘go fast’ Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., outlined in remarks Sept. 14 to the Air Force Association (AFA) an ambitious campaign to “reshape” the service’s culture, hardware and practices.
Aug. 21, 2020 AFWERX Austin Hub attracts visit from SECAF, CSAF, CMSAF The trip marks their first combined visit with Airmen in the field since Brown and Bass were sworn in as the service’s senior uniformed officer and enlisted leaders, demonstrating the importance of innovation efforts to the enterprise.
Aug. 21, 2020 Air Force top leaders witness first Agility Prime “Flying Car” demo Exactly 112 years after the Wright Brothers delivered their first military aircraft, top Air Force leaders gathered with their Texas National Guard hosts and AFWERX personnel to watch the first Agility Prime ORB flight demonstration.
Aug. 21, 2020 Around the Air Force: Bass is CMSAF 19, Brown’s Message to the Force, Inclusive Leadership Award Today’s look Around the Air Force features the induction of new Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force 19, JoAnne Bass, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown’s priorities and the unveiling of the Inclusive Leadership Award. (Hosted by Senior Airman Marqus Williams)
Aug. 13, 2020 X-37B spaceplane wins Collier Trophy for advancing ‘the boundaries of flight and space exploration’ The Department of the Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane, a reusable, multi-purpose, system that operates without an onboard crew, won the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy Aug. 13 for advancing technology that pushes “the boundaries of flight and space exploration.”