JULY 31, 2026 - A 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron patrolman barely settled behind the radio when reports began. Routine status checks quickly turned into updates from the entry control point where a suspicious package redirected defenders across the training area at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, July 23. A drone spotted overhead and simulated casualties began reducing the … [Read more...]

JULY 30, 2026 - Gen. Dale White traveled to Dayton to deliver a message of speed in acquisition. His keynote address was part of Life Cycle Industry Days at the Dayton, Ohio Convention Center. LCID is presented by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Facing hundreds of defense acquisition experts, White issued a challenge to abandon the status quo and reframe … [Read more...]

JULY 29, 2026 - Orange and green flags hung from storefronts, balconies and streetlights as lawn chairs lined neighborhood streets in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Restaurants, hotels and camps filled with visitors from around the world, and nearly every conversation with a local began with them asking if they were there for the march. For a team of airmen assigned to the 39th Air … [Read more...]

JULY 29, 2026 - The future of air combat is being forged in the Nevada desert as the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit pushed the boundaries of semi-autonomous technology during a recent Agile Combat Employment exercise. The exercise highlighted CCA operations at Creech Air Force Base, testing uncrewed platforms in a realistic operational … [Read more...]

JULY 29, 2026 - Every successful flight begins well before it takes off. Before a pilot can fly, a crew chief has already made it possible. As the sun rises over the 171st Air Refueling Wing, near Pittsburgh, long before a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft can leave the ground, the crew chiefs are already hard at work. Hidden behind a large hangar door, the crew chiefs are … [Read more...]