JULY 30, 2024 - Sun Tzu, the great warrior-philosopher of the sixth century B.C., famously wrote: “Know thy enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered.” Less familiar, but no less important are the thoughts that followed: “Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total.” Col. Patrick Williams, director of weather at Air Force … [Read more...]

JULY 30, 2024 - The Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood fee assistance program, available to active-duty and certain reserve members of the Department of the Air Force is now being extended to federal civilian families. The program aims to make affordable, high-quality childcare accessible to more families, addressing a critical need within the Air Force. “The … [Read more...]

JULY 30, 2024 - The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education’s Foundations curriculum achieved full operational capability July 19, after nine months of course testing and training. The last Barnes Center mobile training team departed Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after graduating 50 Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen from Airmanship 300, 500 and … [Read more...]

JULY 29, 2024 - Air Force Global Strike Command announced the results of its accident investigation today into the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. All four crew members, assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, were able to eject from the aircraft during the crash. Two sustained injuries during the ejection sequence and were medically treated and … [Read more...]

Dr. Will Curtis, Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate science and technology advisor, briefs the audience at the AFWERX Collider event aimed at exploring commercial solutions for software-enabled weapons at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, July 17-18, 2024. Colliders give Air Force leaders the opportunity to share the same room with industry to spark … [Read more...]