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Sex with subordinate, inappropriate relationships cost fired warfare center commander two stars January 8 Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, who was relieved of command of the Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on June 2, 2019, retired as a colonel Jan. 1. (Lawrence Crespo/Air Force) The two-star general who was fired from command of the Air Force Warfare Center in 2019 has retired as a colonel after an investigation found he had a sexual relationship with a female subordinat...

By Holly Jordan, Air Force Research Laboratory / Published January 03, 2021 The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Low Altitude Sensing Helmet, or LASH, system Lysander XCub sits on the tramac during a stop at the Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport in Greene County, Ohio, Dec. 21, 2020. The aircraft was traveling to the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing’s contracted research flight test organization facility in Maryland and will be used to advance the initial “Lysander” per...

A screenshot of the walkaround video by Erik Johnston. Enjoy an unprecedented walkaround and cockpit tour of the Russian-built Mi-24D “Hind” gunship helicopter used in threat simulation by the U.S. Air Force. The Mi-24D is a variant of the Mi-24 “Hind”, a pretty famous attack helicopter that gained notoriety during the Soviet-era war with Afghanistan. During that conflict, the threat posed by the durable and heavily-armed Soviet gunships was recognized by U.S. intelligence agencies whic...

"Not sure if this is a black swan, but I would not be surprised if the next administration kicks off an internal review of the services’ roles and responsibilities, with an eye toward reducing excessive redundancy in force structure and capabilities," Mark Gunzinger says . By   Theresa Hitchens on December 28, 2020 at 1:55 PM Airmen install a new cable run on an aging Minuteman III missile. WASHINGTON: Budget. Budget. Budget. It’s the first word out of the mouths of analysts, former DoD...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- At the end of 2020, the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate concluded a 10-year stretch of developing and managing case development and implementation logistics for the largest AF Foreign,

Focusing on the primary goal of ROTC to make exceptional officers, Det. 592 saw COVID safety precautions not as a barrier, but as an opportunity to mentor future second lieutenants to see opportunity in the face of change.      ,

An Air Force AI controlled a U-2 spy plane for the first time Shane McGlaun - Dec 23, 2020, 5:01am CST The United States military is investigating all sorts of uses of artificial intelligence, including controlling aircraft. On December 15, the United States Air Force allowed an artificial intelligence co-pilot to operate aboard a U-2 spy plane. The test was the first time in history that an AI flew aboard a military aircraft. The algorithm was developed by the Air Combat Com...

By TONY MIXON | The News Herald | Published: December 22, 2020 TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE (Tribune News Service) — Airmen at Tyndall Air Force Base will be undergoing more realistic air-to-air combat training for the next year or two with the arrival of the F-1 Mirage aircraft unit. The F-1 made its arrival on Dec. 14 and now Tyndall will house the unit of six aircraft, five pilots and 30 maintenance personnel. Tyndall has partnered with Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) to bring in th...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Maj. “Vudu,” a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, prepares to taxi after returning from a training sortie at Beale Air Force, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. This flight marks a leap forward for national defense as artificial intelligence took flight aboard a military aircraft for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo) Beale flight uses artificial intelligence BEALE AIR FORCE BASE — Signaling a le...

Maj. “Vudu”, a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, prepares to taxi after returning from a training sortie at Beale Air Force, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020. This flight marks a major leap forward for national defense as artificial intelligence took flight aboard a military aircraft for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense. The AI algorithm, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, trained the AI to execute specific in-flight tasks...