SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - The Department of the Air Force implementation of a new construct that will evolve wings into cohesive Units of Action by separating into Combat Wings, Air Base Wings and Institutional Wings will be a phased approach, starting no later than the summer of 2025. The new concept will create several organizations capable of conducting deployed combat … [Read more...]

2 Lt. Madison Marsh, the first active-duty Miss America, shares her crown with students at the NASCAR Fun Day Festival at NASCAR Experience in Daytona Beach, FL on Feb. 16, 2024. Marsh spoke with students across the city about serving both in and out of uniform, sharing stories from her time at the United States Air Force Academy and on the Miss America stage. SEPTEMBER … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin on Monday explained how reoptimizing the United States Air and Space forces into a 'one Air Force' approach will be key to prevailing in the era of great power competition with our adversaries across the globe. Allvin, who was speaking to a large in-person and remote audience composed primarily of Air … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess AFB, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, was previously selected as the first base to receive the B-21. Whiteman said its selection … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - Last weekend, aviation enthusiasts and spectators were treated to a historic moment at the Oregon International Airshow (OIA) in McMinnville as the F-15EX took to the skies for the first time in a public air show. The appearance of the aircraft marked the culmination of a years-long effort to bring the EX to Portland and offered Oregonians a chance to see … [Read more...]