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WEBAir Force’s information warfare hub seeks high-tech sensors, AI tools The Air Force’s information warfare organization, 16th Air Force, has been working over the last year to ramp up its ...
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WEBThe report also outlines the service’s procurement schedule to reach a fleet of nearly 1,800 of the aircraft by 2049. News about the U.S. Military. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
New in 2024: Staffing up a shrinking Air Force
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The Air Force in 2024 plans to shrink its uniformed force, but not by much. In the year ahead, the service hopes to number 502,700 enlisted airmen and officers across the active duty Air Force ...
US Air Force plans to bed down 25 F-35s in FY26, report says
WEB4 days ago · Sep 16, 2024, 06:00 AM. The U.S. Air Force plans to bed down 25 F-35As in fiscal 2026, according to a recent Defense Department report outlining how the service plans to field an inventory of ...
First-term airmen will have an easier time finding a new Air Force job
WEBMay 1, 2023 · Starting June 1, all qualified first-term airmen — those serving under the initial contract they signed to join the military, which lasts four to six years — can apply for a new job in any Air ...
Here’s how the Air Force’s new task forces will reshape deployments
WEBMar 4, 2024 · When the Air Force launches three new air task forces this summer, it will take its next step toward a long-desired goal: building more capable teams to fight America’s wars while maintaining a ...
The Air Force is launching an era of transformation. Can it work?
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Last year, the Air Force began an intensive effort to undo its top-heavy enlisted corps that it believes lacks enough experience in middle management and has too few lower-level troops for daily ...
Air Force’s top leaders urge unity, patience as changes abound
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Wings are the Air Force’s largest base-level units, and manage thousands of airmen across a particular mission in a local area, such as the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis ...
New in 2023: Air Force retention remains higher than usual
WEBBy Rachel S. Cohen. Dec 30, 2022. Nine in 10 airmen opted to stay in the Air Force in fiscal 2022, marking another year of higher-than-usual retention since the beginning of the coronavirus ...
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WEBWelcome to the Early Bird Brief, our morning round-up of the day's most important military and defense-industry stories, compiled by Jonathan Lehrfeld.Please send news tips and suggestions to ...