May 13, 2026 Hill Aerospace Museum hosts kickoff for 2026 Blue Star Museums season The national program, which provides free admission to participating museums for military personnel and their families, begins May 16.
May 12, 2026 Air Force, Boeing accelerate KC-46 upgrades to target readiness The plan pursues three primary lines of effort: repurposing early-built aircraft for immediate operational impact, accelerating the Remote Vision System 2.0 retrofit schedule and implementing a targeted performance-based logistics effort to resolve systemic readiness challenges.
May 12, 2026 Former 421st FS Airman reunites with retirement F-16 after 26 years Twenty-six years after posing with a specific F-16 Fighting Falcon during his military retirement ceremony, civilian maintainer Stu Scripter unexpectedly reunited with the exact same aircraft on the depot production line. The chance encounter allowed the veteran to help repair his old jet one last
May 12, 2026 DAF Expands Motorcycle Safety with Rider Mentor Program The Rider Mentor Program is a comprehensive initiative designed to be integrated directly into official safety curriculums, and the program brings together newer or less experienced riders with seasoned motorcyclists to help them refine their thought processes about motorcycling and enhance their
May 12, 2026 B-1 Bomber departs Wichita months ahead of schedule following historic “Backbone” surgery A B-1B Lancer that arrived at McConnell Air Force Base last September for a massive structural repair is heading back to the fleet significantly ahead of schedule, proving that digital engineering can revolutionize legacy aircraft sustainment.
May 11, 2026 The Weight of the Rucksack: Mental Health is the Foundation to Modern Lethality I was driving back from a long weekend away from my security forces squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, when it hit me for the first time. Out of nowhere, I felt extremely sick and cold... My body began to tense, wracked by waves of nerve contractions I couldn’t control.
May 11, 2026 How to run a faster 2 -Mile for the Air Force Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment The 2-mile run is the primary measure of cardiorespiratory fitness for the Air Force Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment.
May 8, 2026 AFMC hosts CMSAF, Enlisted Force Development Panel to shape future leaders AFMC hosted CMSAF Wolfe and other senior enlisted leaders for the Spring 2026 Air Force Enlisted Force Development Panel to shape future Air Force leaders.
May 8, 2026 CMSAF Wolfe emphasizes readiness, modernization, and Airmen and families during Hill AFB All-Call During a visit to Utah, the Air Force’s top enlisted leader, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Wolfe, held a May 1 all-call at Hill Air Force Base. Speaking to a crowded hangar of Total Force personnel, he addressed the realities of combat readiness, the importance of innovation, and the
May 8, 2026 New F-22A Raptor hangar marks construction milestone at JBLE A push to modernize infrastructure for the F-22 Raptor reached a milestone last month with the formal handover of a new 76,445-square-foot hangar at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
May 7, 2026 Cyber and Networks looks to hire civilians for a range of career fields Hiring managers here are seeking civilian candidates for a recruitment and hiring event featuring careers in digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise information technology across the Air Force.
May 7, 2026 Wright-Patterson AFB hosts inaugural All-Star Leadership Day More than 700 high school students from Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base April 30 for the installation's inaugural All-Star Leadership Day.
May 6, 2026 Back from the Boneyard: Tinker Brings B-1 Back to the Fight A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer once parked in the Arizona desert is back in the air after an intensive regeneration and depot maintenance effort led by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base.
May 5, 2026 75th ABW completes Combat Readiness Inspection The weeklong inspection, conducted by Air Force Materiel Command, measured mission readiness for real-world contingencies by testing the wing’s ability to detect, overcome and execute mission requirements under challenging conditions.
May 5, 2026 VA expands clinic at Arnold AFB An expansion of the Tullahoma Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic is nearing completion, boosting access to care for an additional 1,800 eligible patients, to include active duty Airmen.