MARCH 22, 2025 - The Department of the Air Force announced the contract award for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, marking a major milestone in the advancement of air superiority. The contract, awarded to Boeing, will lead to the development of the F-47, the world’s first sixth-generation fighter … [Read more...]

MARCH 20, 2025 - U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron supported the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade by delivering 215 Japanese paratroopers over the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba City, Japan, March 4, as part of exercise Airborne 25. Airborne is an annual large-scale exercise that integrates air and ground forces from the U.S. … [Read more...]

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed for Bomber Task Force 25-2, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Europe, Feb. 20, 2025. The mission included aerial refueling, practice intercepts, and formation flying, enhancing interoperability with allies and partners. Bomber Task Force missions demonstrate … [Read more...]

MARCH 20, 2025 - The U.S. Air Force Wargaming Institute hosted the U.S. Strategic Command-sponsored Power Wargame 2025, a five-day, joint, interagency, strategic-level wargame at Maxwell Air Force Base, March 3-7. The Wargaming Institute hosted more than 280 participants, assembled from multiple combatant commands, the Air and Naval War Colleges, the Department of State, … [Read more...]

MARCH 19, 2025 - As B-52 bombers touched down at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, for Bomber Task Force 25-2, the mission was just beginning, not just for the pilots and aircrews, but for the Fabrication Flight Airmen who keep them flying. While the roar of the B-52 fills the sky, its ability to fly at all depends on the unseen work of Airmen on the ground. The Fabrication … [Read more...]