Air Force Says Costly New F-35 Engine Research Is Needed Even If It’s a Dead End October 7, 2021 landred The Air Force will eventually face a “fork in the road” and must decide whether to move forward on a new replacement engine.
Air Force Watchdog Finds Career Disparities for Hispanic, Asian, Female Service Members October 7, 2021 landred Women and minorities aren’t seeing their careers advance as quickly as their white male counterparts, an IG report found.
Air Force Posthumously Promotes Dick Cole, Last of the World War II Doolittle Raiders October 7, 2021 landred Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the Air Force chief of staff, posthumously promoted Cole to the rank of colonel in a ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio.
Rocket Launched from Vandenberg ‘Terminated’ in Fiery Explosion over Pacific Ocean October 7, 2021 landred A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites into orbit exploded in a fireball off the California coast.
Airmen Have Less than Two Months to Get Fully Vaccinated October 7, 2021 landred Airmen and Space Force guardians must be fully vaccinated – including a two-week period after a final shot – by Nov. 2.
Biden Orders 18 Trump Appointees Off Service Academy Boards October 7, 2021 landred Biden’s goal in purging the boards of visitors for the academies was to ensure appointees are aligned with the values of the current administration.
Congress Wants to Know How the Air Force Will Get a Better F-35A Engine October 7, 2021 landred The legislation calls on the Pentagon to tell lawmakers how it would integrate the propulsion system being developed under the Adaptive Engine Transition Program into all F-35As.
‘It Looked Apocalyptic’: Crew Describes Afghan Departure October 7, 2021 landred Members of the Air Force’s 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron detailed their final fraught hours in what has been a dark and divisive U.S. exit.
As Troops Return, UK Under Pressure Over Afghans Left Behind October 7, 2021 landred Vice Admiral Ben Key, who was in charge of the British operation, said: “We tried our best.”
UK Starts to Bring Troops Home as Kabul Airlift Winds Down October 7, 2021 landred Britain says it evacuated more than 14,500 people from Kabul in the past two weeks.