SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 - In his first major pronouncement as Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., declared Aug. 31 that the service must go fast, must collaborate more effectively with Congress and military, industry and allied partners, and “must accelerate the transition from the force we have to the force required for a future high-end fight.” “We can’t … [Read more...]

AUGUST 30, 2020 - At approximately 11:19 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2020, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations in the black sea over international waters. The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while … [Read more...]

AUGUST 28, 2020 - When Col. Paul Filcek took command of the 72nd Air Base Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in June 2019, privatized housing was at the top of his priority list. It was a daunting challenge. Some of Tinker AFB’s privatized housing residents had raised concerns about maintenance, safety and health issues involving some of the installation’s 660 homes. … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2020 - Airmen from Travis Air Force Base’s 60th Civil Engineer Squadron responded to the LNU Lightning Complex fire to support the Vacaville Fire Protection District’s firefighting effort, Aug. 19. The fire started in Napa, California as the result of a lightning storm, and quickly spread through the area to Vacaville and Fairfield ­­– both of which border Travis … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2020 - Space Flag, the tactical-focused exercise for space warfighters, successfully concluded its ninth exercise iteration (Space Flag 20-3) at the Boeing Virtual Warfare Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 21. This was the first Space Flag exercise completed as part of the new Space Training and Readiness (STAR) Delta Provisional. The U.S. Space Force stood up STAR … [Read more...]