APRIL 25, 2024 - The Department of the Air Force made the decision to continue funding Anduril and General Atomics for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The companies not selected to build these production representative CCA vehicles, and execute the flight test program, will … [Read more...]

APRIL 24, 2024 - The Pentagon's Hall of Heroes echoed with applause April 8, as four Airmen received the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Maj. Kristen Ober, Capt. Marc D. Esposito, Master Sgt. Thomas R. Johnson and Staff Sgt. Amos Kim were honored for their exceptional leadership qualities, embodying the fundamental values of the U.S. Air Force. Maj. Kristin A. Ober led … [Read more...]

APRIL 24, 2024 - “Climate change is occurring faster in the Arctic than anyplace on Earth,” said University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell. “And with that, there opens a whole range of concerns.” Campbell is the lead scientist on a new $260,000 research partnership between UMaine and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to improve the nation’s … [Read more...]

APRIL 23, 2024 - Air Commandos gathered with members of the public to celebrate the grand reopening of the Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park here, April 10, 2024. For the first time in more than 20 years, Hurlburt Field opened its air park to the general public, allowing visitors to come face-to-face with the aircraft and history of Air Force Special Operations … [Read more...]

More than 10,000 people toured the U.S. Air Force Reserve's WC-130J during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico April 20, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters discussed hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become “weather-ready” during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 16-20, … [Read more...]