AUGUST 2, 2024 - South Korea’s summers are famous for cloudy skies and torrential downpours that may appear at a moment’s notice. However, during a week in mid-July, members of the Wolf Pack at Kunsan Air Base observed a spectacle precipitate from the open skies unlike the typical monsoon rains. Spectators throughout the installation could spot paratroopers descending from … [Read more...]

AUGUST 1, 2024 - Air Force Special Operations Command officials released the results of the investigation of the CV-22B Osprey mishap Nov. 29, 2023, near Yakushima, Japan. The aircraft, assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, was participating in a joint inter-operability exercise when the mishap occurred. … [Read more...]

A C-17 Globemaster, assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is lit up during the EAA AirVenture firework display in Oshkosh, Wis., July 25, 2024. The Experimental Aircraft Association hosted a week long aviation convention featuring multiple military aircraft and airshow demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson) AUGUST 1, … [Read more...]

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall provides the keynote address on day two of Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) in Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 2024. Kendall provided an overview of the department’s effort to reoptimize for great power competition for LCID brings together Air Force leaders, uniformed and civilian airmen, and industry partners. This is the event’s ninth year and … [Read more...]

JULY 31, 2024 - Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton reasserted July 29 during an appearance at the Brookings Institution the Air Force and Space Force’s priorities, including the need to modernize and move “holistically” in reshaping the services to meet global challenges. Dalton touched on those and other topics at some depth as well as the need for Congress to … [Read more...]