SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 – The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is proud to congratulate the United States Air Force on its 78th birthday, Sept. 18. “We honor the Air Force’s anniversary, but we celebrate our airmen and their families every day by delivering the commissary benefit they’ve earned,” said Navy Command Master Chief Mario Rivers, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA … [Read more...]

Newt Gingrich, American politician, historian and author, provided remarks after he received an honorary doctorate from Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Sept. 12, 2025. Gingrich is the longest-serving teacher of the Joint Warfighting course for major generals. He also teaches officers from all five services as a Distinguished Visiting scholar and professor at … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 - The Department of the Air Force was established 78 years ago on Sept. 18, 1947, making it the third military department, alongside the Departments of the Army and Navy. Its creation was the result of the National Security Act of 1947, which formed the National Military Establishment. Less than two years later, the establishment became the Department of … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 - Gerald Romine doesn’t wait for a phone call anymore when something goes wrong on base. From his desk at the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron, he logs into a dashboard and sees building statuses in real time. If a facility drops offline, he drills down to pinpoint whether it’s a panel, a zone, or the entire building. “This used to take hours,” Romine said. … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 – Airmen from the 52nd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology flight launched the Fabricated Layered Engineered Excellence Additive Manufacturing Program to expand internal capabilities, address operational inefficiencies and support innovation across the unit. FLEX follows a three phase structure, an immersion tour to introduce shop capabilities, a … [Read more...]