MAY 2, 2025 - U.S. Air Force liaisons from the drone manufacturer, Skydio, met with Airmen across Team McChord to demonstrate the benefits of their fifth-generation X10D drone system at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 23, 2025. During the demonstration, Airmen were able to learn a great deal about the system in addition to testing the drone capabilities … [Read more...]

A YFQ-44A production representative test vehicle is staged in a testing chamber at Costa Mesa, Calif. The YFQ-44A, developed by Anduril, is one of two production representative test vehicles which will be critical in securing air dominance for the Joint Force in future conflicts, leveraging autonomous capabilities and crewed-uncrewed teaming to defeat enemy threats in contested … [Read more...]

A C-130 (MAFFS 9) from Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing performs a water drop April 24, 2025, during Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Spring Training 2025, hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing. This particular part of the training was conducted in the Angeles National Forest near Green Valley, California from April 21-27, … [Read more...]

A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United … [Read more...]

APRIL 30, 2025 - Airmen and Guardians now have another option for completing their required Total Force Awareness Training. The training is now available on the Air Force e-Learning platform, accessible at https://usaf.percipio.com/. Learners can choose to complete the mandatory training on either DAFeL or myLearning, and completion reports will be consolidated and … [Read more...]