With the Air Force’s shift toward preparing for a potential fight against a “great power” nation, Air Combat Command plans to overhaul how its pilots and other airmen train.
The Air Force’s effort to add more airmen ― especially maintainers ― is beginning to allow it to fly more sorties, the head of Air Combat Command said.
Air Combat Command is testing a new way to organize wings that would get rid of group commanders and the vice wing commander, and increasingly give squadron commanders the ear of the wing commander.
The U.S. soldier was badly wounded, returned to battle and fought to the death. He was recommended for the nation's highest valor award, but the award was downgraded. Some say racism had a role in that.
In its recently unveiled fiscal 2019 budget proposal, the Air Force canceled its JSTARS recapitalization program in favor of a disaggregated battle management approach.
A new light attack aircraft could provide the Air Force a cheaper, more cost-effective way of dealing with low-end threats — and free up its more advanced fighters to deal with more serious adversaries.