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The Department’s $173.7 billion request includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force budgets. The Air Force’s budget of $156.3 billion is a 2.3% increase and the Space Force’s budget of $17.4 billion is a 13.1% increase from FY 2021.,

Air Forces Mismanagement of KC-46 Tanker Program Is Costing It $100 Million, IG Says A KC-46A Pegasus makes its final approach July 28th, 2019 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Skyler Combs/U.S. Air Force) 28 May 2021 The U.S. Air Forces KC-46 tanker program office should have dealt with problems with the aircrafts refueling boom years ago, during its development, according to a May 27 Defense Department Inspector General report. Instead, the service is working with Boeing Co., the tankers man...

By Staff Sgt. Britt Crolley, Air Force TV / Published May 28, 2021 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Secretary of the Air Force nominee Frank Kendall, the Advanced Battle Management System moves from the drawing board to the hands of warfighters, and Air Force Hurricane Hunters get a major upgrade in storm detection equipment. (Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Eric Mann) For pre...

By 1st Lt. Lorraine Cho, Air Mobility Command / Published May 28, 2021 Master Sgt. Lee Boston, 621st Contingency Response Group contingency location team lead, tests a new virtual reality system during exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., May 17, 2021. Mobility Guardian 2021 includes Air Mobility Command’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment and Advanced Battle Management System through the use of tactica...

Lee’s bravery and service record paved the way to secure military status for women pilots and echoed a legacy of equality and inclusion.,

Air Force Global Strike Command and Sen. Jon Tester, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense chairman, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base May 21 to learn more about the strategic importance of the installation and to discuss the future of nuclear deterrence. The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been on alert for more than 50 years, and Brown has emphasized modernizing the Air Force across the board, including the most responsive leg of the nuclear triad. “A safe, sec...

By Airman 1st Class Matt Porter, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs / Published May 26, 2021 U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lance Oakes, 621st Contingency Response Squadron fire team lead, activates a semi-autonomous quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 22, 2021. Mobility Guardian is a training exercise designed to prepare Airmen to face real-world security challenges and sustain ...

19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published May 26, 2021 Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, board an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prior to departing for a joint forced-entry operation during Northern Edge 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 11, 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members participate in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, ...

Award from International Town & Gown Association honors partnerships between campus and community. 12:53 pm, May 27, 2021 × Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski joins UND Vice President for Marketing and Communications Meloney Linder and UND President Andy Armacost for the annual "Wake Up To UND" event Tuesday, Sept. 29, at UND. This years event was broadcast live due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald The city of Grand Forks and UND have been recognize...

NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan could further crimp airfreight supply Pentagon says US has pulled out almost a quarter of equipment and supplies 0 2 minutes read The German military contracted Antonov Airlines to haul equipment from Afghanistan with its giant An-124 freighters. (Photo: Leipzig/Halle Airport, Uwe Schoßig) The diversion of large commercial jets to assist with the U.S. and NATO military withdrawal of troops and equipment from Afghanistan could create temporary transpor...