MARCH 4, 2025 – The annual Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign kicked off today and will run through April 25, 2025, with an installation goal of $22,239. The AFAF campaign supports Air Force families in need by raising funds for four key charities: the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, LeMay Foundation, and Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation. … [Read more...]
New Uncrewed Aircraft Gets Fighter Designation
MARCH 4, 2025 - The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today: the YFQ-42A (General Atomics) and the YFQ-44A (Anduril). Representing the first in a new generation of uncrewed fighter aircraft, both will be crucial in securing air superiority for the Joint Force in future conflicts. These … [Read more...]
Air Force Implements Deferred Resignation Program
MARCH 3, 2025 - Beginning on Feb. 28, 2025, the Department of the Air Force began implementing the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) by issuing notifications to employees on the status of their program application. Officials began a phased approach of sending automated emails starting Feb. 28, 2025 directly to DRP applicants, based on command validation of exempt or … [Read more...]
Fighter Wing Completes Final F-16 Sortie
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 - The 56th Fighter Wing flew the final U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon local training sortie today, February 26, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 309th Fighter Squadron was the last U.S. Air Force F-16 training squadron at Luke AFB. The squadron will convert to training pilots on fifth generation aircraft, becoming the seventh F-35A Lightning II … [Read more...]
Airmen Evacuate 296 People Stranded by Floods
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron evacuate 296 stranded residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17, 2025. The residents were flown to the Big Sandy Regional Airport in Debord, Kentucky, aboard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Indiana Army National Guard and the Kentucky Army … [Read more...]