Sept. 18, 2023 SecAF announces Air Task Force model Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announced the Air Task Force as the next step in the Air Force’s Force Generation model during the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
Sept. 12, 2023 Pacific Air Forces commander releases PACAF Strategy 2030: Evolving Airpower In lockstep with the 2022 National Defense Strategy, PACAF Strategy 2030 provides Airmen with strategic priorities to defend the homeland, deter aggression, and reinforce allies and partners in the complex and ever-changing Indo-Pacific strategic environment.
July 31, 2023 435th CTS hosts first full AFFORGEN Silver Flag exercise Silver Flag is one of the first Air Force exercise programs to align with the new AFFORGEN deployment model. Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, hosted the Air Force’s first Silver Flag course for its Airmen in the AFFORGEN deployment cycle earlier this year.
June 27, 2023 Airmen to see changes in deployment cycles with AFFORGEN The U.S. Air Force is transitioning away from the expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation model after more than 20 years of contingency operations.
June 24, 2023 Contingency response Airmen exemplify MCA concept during Air Defender 23 AD 23 integrates U.S. and allied airpower to defend shared values while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression worldwide.
June 7, 2023 ACE course prepares Airmen for strategic engagements in Indo-Pacific The Air Force Culture and Language Center partnered with the Air Force Special Operations School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center on an agile combat employment course.
June 2, 2023 AFCEC successfully tests multi-capable Airmen airfield repair concept The exercise, the first of its kind for AFCEC, successfully demonstrated the concept, said Master Sgt. Broc French, contingency training program manager at the center.
May 21, 2023 Mountain Home AFB leans forward on MEDIC-X training for future fight MEDIC-X training will be offered across the Air Force July 1, but several bases like Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, have already started training their medical personnel to deliver care in the future fight.
May 10, 2023 19th SFS implements new ACE training course A Security Forces Squadron implemented a new 30-day training program focused on Agile Combat Employment for Multi-Capable Airmen.
May 4, 2023 ANG wings train at Operation Hoodoo Sea The exercise, led by the Virginia ANG, sought to test and validate minimum force elements using multi-capable Airmen executing functions across job specialties and multiple platforms.
May 1, 2023 New deployed medical training to expand medical skills, build multi-capable medics The rollout of MEDIC-X is the Air Force Medical Service’s response to the demand for multi-capable Airmen which requires equipping Airmen with skills that go beyond their duty title.
April 26, 2023 Arctic Gold 23-2 refines 354th FW ACE operations The exercise showcased the wing’s ability to employ and sustain F-35 operations across multiple locations using the Agile Combat Employment concept.
April 17, 2023 Air Force chief of staff visits Cannon AFB At an all-call, Brown spoke about the importance of prioritizing the needs of Airmen and emphasized the vital role they play as the Air Force adapts to address pacing, acute and unforeseen challenges of the future.
April 11, 2023 Air Force Chief of Staff visits NY ANG CSAF and his spouse, Sharene Brown, hosted an all-call with the Airmen of the 105th Airlift Wing focusing on the importance of change, as well as a medial decoration and aircraft dedication.
March 15, 2023 Agile Reaper 23-1 wraps up successful ACE exercise in Guam, Tinian Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1, an Agile Combat Employment exercise that took place on Guam and Tinian, recently concluded.