Air Force
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Ever been on a long airplane flight and, after all that coffee or tea, you really gotta go? Imagine being on a long flight in a cramped cockpit and there's no aisle to line up in, no restroom.
January 13, 2022 -
Over the past few years, the Pentagon has spent $8 billion on contractors to supply planes and pilots to play enemy. Now those contracts are under review.
January 06, 2022 -
All Air Combat Command bases will have at least one uniform option per size and many will expand inventory.
December 30, 2021 -
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled against the state in its lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandates for members of the Oklahoma National Guard.
December 28, 2021 -
The program will keep a continual eye on service member families and bring together best practices.
December 22, 2021 -
The service is still pulling and sharing data manually in many cases. The Air Force's chief information officer wants to change that.
December 20, 2021 -
The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots
December 14, 2021 -
The Omicron variant is showing some vaccine resistant properties that the booster could help resolve.
December 13, 2021 -
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Thursday that the service just added its seventh imperative this week: Defining the B-21 long range strike family of systems.
December 09, 2021 -
Recently, the Air Force's 55th communication squadron was redesignated as the 55th Cyber squadron. What does that mean? Well, for one thing, it means the squadron now has responsibility for cyber defense operators on the Air Force's tactical edge.
December 07, 2021 -
DISA staff are using program management tools and principles to monitor and track plans internally, while the Air Force is conducting weekly IT pulse surveys.
December 03, 2021 -
The advisor positions were created two years ago, but they're just now starting to make their mark on the military services' cyberspace budgets and force designs.
December 02, 2021 -
The Defense Department is in the midst of an acquisition program for a new fighter jet — an extensively modified version of the F-15, known as the F-15EX.
December 01, 2021 -
The Navy and Marine Corps both hit their deadlines for active duty service members to be fully vaccinated on Nov. 28. While the Navy got more than 99% of its sailors inoculated, the Marine Corps has the distinction of being the least vaccinated force.
November 30, 2021 -
The Air Force announced that starting Nov. 29 unvaccinated airmen will not be able to proceed to existing permanent change of station orders and will not be eligible for future orders unless they get an approved medical or religious accommodation.
November 25, 2021
