Feb. 28, 2023 Cope North 23: Trilateral integration at Iwo To strengthens capabilities Ten U.S. Air Force airfield experts from Yokota and Andersen Air Base flew to the Japanese island of Iwo To to exchange skills with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners as part of the Cope North 23 field exercise, Feb. 21-22.Cope North 23 is a multilateral U.S.
Feb. 28, 2023 Air Force awards E-7A prototype contract The Department of the Air Force awarded The Boeing Company a contract to begin work on the E-7A weapon system, which is slated to replace the E-3 AWACS.
Feb. 17, 2023 Wright-Patt Airmen participate in German Armed Forces proficiency badge challenge Thirty-five Airmen had the opportunity to participate in the German Armed Forces proficiency badge challenge Jan. 31 through Feb. 3 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Feb. 16, 2023 Ali Al Salem AB medical evacuation training enhances coalition partnership, skillsets During the training, Airmen from the 405th EAES reconfigured the C-130 from being able to load cargo to being prepped to hold multiple levels of stretchers, rising from the floor to the ceiling of the aircraft.
Feb. 13, 2023 Jones steps down as Air Force under secretary Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones will step down and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn E. Jones, will perform the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, effective March 6.
Jan. 9, 2023 ABMS moves forward on cloud-based C2 The DAF’s Advanced Battle Management System program awarded a $112 million contract to Science Applications International Corporation as the ABMS cloud-based command and control software integrator.
Nov. 17, 2022 US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition “Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
Aug. 25, 2022 Air Force Chief of Staff visits Indo-Pacific bases, stresses importance of DoD’s priority theater U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to locations across the Department of Defense’s priority theater Aug. 4-13, reinforcing U.S. and U.S. Air Force commitment to free and open Indo-Pacific and recognizing the contributions of Airmen and families serving there.
Aug. 15, 2022 In assessing his first year, Kendall sees achievement but many challenges ahead Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reflects on his first year on the job.
July 15, 2022 Air Force focuses on future of Indo-Pacific alliances, Agile Combat Employment Cope North tests how well medics from the three nations operate during challenging scenarios while strengthening partnerships and integrating Agile Combat Employment concepts.