APRIL 23, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force is commemorating the 51st anniversary of Earth Day April 22 by encouraging Airmen, Guardians, civilian employees and their families to help the enterprise play an active role in becoming an environmental steward. This year’s theme, “Do Your Part – Protect the Earth, Support the Mission,” highlights the Defense Department’s … [Read more...]
Air Force Rewrites Doctrine, Focuses On Mission Command, Airpower Evolution
APRIL 23, 2021 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. recently signed perhaps the most sweeping change of Air Force basic doctrine in the service’s history, marking a major milestone in the service’s strategic approach to “Accelerate Change or Lose.” Core themes to the revised Air Force Doctrine Publication-1: The Air Force are the foundation and evolution of … [Read more...]
Project FoX Maximizes F-35’s Lethality
APRIL 20, 2021 - For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 Lightning II data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a recent ground test at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment, or FoX, a project that seeks to rapidly integrate advanced … [Read more...]
Thunderbirds Set to Debut New Aerial Demonstration, Ground Show
APRIL 19, 2021 - Air Force Thunderbirds will debut their redesigned aerial demonstration, to include an updated ground show performance, at the Cocoa Beach Air Show, Florida on April 17 and 18. This is the first time in almost 40 years the Thunderbirds have completely revised their aerial demonstration since the team converted to the F-16 Fighting Falcon following the fatal … [Read more...]
Jolly Green II Completes Developmental Testing
APRIL 16, 2021 - The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, completed its developmental test program at Eglin Air Force Base, April 13. The final test by the Sikorsky and Air Force team was on the aircraft’s weapon systems. The goal of the test was to both demonstrate the performance of the weapons while optimizing weapon-system … [Read more...]