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Air Force/Senior Airman Karla Parramilitary suicide prevention

Memorial Day look at the undercounted veterans who die by suicide from the battlefield

On Memorial Day, we recall those who didn’t return. The tragic pattern of those who return only to take their own lives, that’s an ongoing challenge.

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(Photo by: Staff Sgt. James Richardson Jr.)Space Force

Space Force embraces middle tier acquisition for satellites

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DISA’s plan to solve the facility clearance conundrum for small businesses

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Biden Joint Chiefs of Staff

Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts

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Air Force’s Knausenberger puts biggest obstacles to digital transformation in rearview mirror

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More sensors, more digital infrastructure in Air Force ISR plan

The Air Force is updating its strategy for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to include more sensors and more digital infrastructure.

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Peter Musurlian

In our Service to America Medals series: How the Air Force went from logjam to innovation factory

The Air Force was among the earliest agencies to organize around the need for innovation. Its approach, known as AFWERX, got started back in 2017 and became…

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defense budget

DoD needs more commercially available goods to speed acquisition

The Pentagon wants to expand use of commercial products to speed up acquisition, but it wants more transparency in pricing.

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