JUNE 19, 2026 - Second Lady of the United States Usha Vance partnered with Blue Star Families, The Walt Disney Company and the 6th Air Refueling Wing to host a children's summer reading event at MacDill Air Force Base June 16th. About 125 children of military members attended the event, which is part of Vance’s second annual Summer Reading Challenge. The event was held to … [Read more...]

JUNE 18, 2026 - Local news agencies visited Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, on June 17 to witness firsthand the 434th Air Refueling Wing’s mid-air refueling capabilities. Representatives from the Pharos-Tribune, Indianapolis Star, Fox 59 and WLFI News 18 climbed aboard a KC-135R Statotanker to document a live refueling mission with the U.S. Air Force Demonstration … [Read more...]

JUNE 18, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force awarded several contracts for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, including Increment 1 air vehicles as well as mission autonomy software, in a push to rapidly field advanced combat capabilities. These distinct efforts validate acquisition transformation principles to secure a critical operational advantage: decoupling … [Read more...]

JUNE 18, 2026 - Edwards Air Force Base has released the names of the eight people killed when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards during a routine test mission on Monday. “It is with profound sorrow and a heavy heart that I can now share the names of the eight extraordinary Americans we lost during Monday’s B-52 crash,” Col. Thomas Tauer, 412th … [Read more...]

JUNE 17, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force released implementation guidance for the Chaplain Corps uniform and the new Air Force maternity wrap dress, June 15. Chaplain insigniaAs outlined in a Department of War announcement in March 2026, chaplains will now wear the chaplain insignia in lieu of officer rank insignia on the chest of the Operational Camouflage Pattern … [Read more...]