JANUARY 9, 2026 - In October 2025, the 319th Reconnaissance Wing assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base was selected to lead the Point Defense Battle Lab, supported by the 184th Wing, Kansas Air National Guard. The Total Force team at the battle lab supports Air Combat Command’s Point Defense Task Force, a larger Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft System effort within the … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2026 - In direct support of the Secretary of War’s mandate to overhaul the defense acquisition system, the Department of the Air Force is aggressively implementing the new Warfighting Acquisition System. This generational overhaul places the entire acquisition enterprise on a wartime footing, transforming it from a compliance-based process to a dynamic, … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2026 - STARBASE Arizona, a War Department educational program, celebrated 20 years of STEAM education outreach at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 7, recognizing two decades of service connecting students with science, technology, engineering, arts and math programs. "Today is a huge milestone for our program," said Kristine Impellizzeri, director, … [Read more...]

JANUARY 8, 2026 - The sole operation of its kind in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management Flight is responsible for the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center, which provides gear to all U.S. branches of service within the CENTCOM AOR. Airmen at the ETDC work quickly to ensure service members … [Read more...]

JANUARY 8, 2026 – Airmen from the 23d Maintenance Squadron’s corrosion section recently completed the repair and restoration of the miniature aircraft displays at the Davidson Gate at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June – Oct. 2025.   The effort included structural repairs, repainting and fabrication work to bring new life to the A-10C Thunderbolt II, HH-60W Jolly Green II … [Read more...]