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May 5, 2025
8 AF leadership meets with JASDF, visits 35 FW

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, center, commander Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, views the flightline during an immersion tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2025. Leaders engaged directly with Airmen to better understand Bomber Task Force operations and
May 5, 2025
Hegseth Says Deterring China Important for Hemispheric Security

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted an enhanced honor cordon and meeting, welcoming Peruvian Defense Minister Walter Astudillo and Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Elmer Schialer to the Pentagon.
May 5, 2025
Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The partnership between the Michigan National Guard and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) took another step forward April 11-18 with three separate engagements conducted at various RSLAF facilities in Sierra Leone’s capital region. Cooperation focused on
May 5, 2025
Royal Air Force Mildenhall and Dutch Air Force Commemorate Operation Chowhound

U.S. and Dutch air forces commemorated the 80th anniversary of Operation Chowhound with a memorial aerial refueling mission from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker to three Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs over the North Sea April 28.
May 2, 2025
DARC Trilateral Partnership Strengthens Space Surveillance Collaboration

Recently leaders from three allied Defense Services achieved a major milestone when signing a trilateral Combined Operations Concept supporting Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability.
May 2, 2025
CSAF letter to Airmen on Air Force’s strategic direction

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin's letter to Airmen on Air Force’s strategic direction
May 2, 2025
Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command Gen. James B. Hecker Retires after 36 Years of Service

Gen. James B. Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command, is set to retire this summer after serving 36 years in the U.S. Air Force. Hecker departs Ramstein Air Base on 3 May after nearly three years as the 37th USAFE-AFAFRICA commander. Since
May 1, 2025
Luke Air Force Base Hosts Allies and Partners Day 2025

Singaporean guests gather at the Italian display during Allies and Partners Day, April 25, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The Italian Air Force’s 156th Fighter Squadron was reactivated on July 3, 2024, using existing facilities of the F-35 Pilot Training Center. Italy is one of the six
May 1, 2025
Air Force Warfare Center hosts DLE final planning conference

Over 500 planners from the Department of the Air Force and the Joint force converged on the U.S. Air Force’s Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 31 – April 4, to finalize critical elements of the Department-Level Exercise (DLE) series scheduled throughout the Indo-Pacific theater
May 1, 2025
DAF begins ground testing for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, selects Beale AFB as the preferred location for aircraft readiness unit

The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, marking a major milestone in its effort to integrate autonomous systems into the future force.