Dec. 3, 2025 Thunderbird pilot safely ejects from F-16 before crash An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crashed during a training mission in California.
Dec. 2, 2025 CSAF, leaders at all flying units step to jets again Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach returned to the cockpit in America’s premier air supremacy platform, urging leaders to maintain the edge as the world’s greatest and most powerful Air Force.
Dec. 2, 2025 Hurricane Hunters wrap up 2025 season after flying into three Category 5 storms The squadron flew 927.9 hours this year across the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and central Pacific basins, collecting critical data that improved forecasts, saved lives and once again, demonstrated the unit's no-fail mission.
Sept. 17, 2025 Decisive actions in cockpit prevent disaster, earn aviator Kolligian Trophy CSAF awarded the Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy during a ceremony at the Pentagon. The honor recognizes aviators whose exceptional skill prevents or minimizes the impact of flight mishaps.
July 21, 2025 Airmen, Soldiers lauded for heroism for efforts during catastrophic flash flooding Early on July 4, almost 30 inches of rain fell within hours across Central Texas’s Hill Country, surging the Guadalupe River and triggering catastrophic flash flooding. Within hours, Texas National Guard members sprang into action, launching search and rescue operations alongside civil authorities.
July 11, 2025 Specialized EOD fitness test will gauge critical task ability Explosive Ordnance Disposal has been added as the next combat arms career field to require special sex and age neutral fitness standards.
June 27, 2025 Around the Air Force: Human-machine teaming, sonic boom research, survivable communication networks In this week’s look Around the Air Force, human-machine teaming for better decision-making in battle sprints forward, researchers study the impact of sonic booms, and Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal system enhances warfighting with a strategic communication network.
June 16, 2025 Around the Air Force: Risk and Readiness, Project Magellan, Pilot Training Overhaul In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Air Force Safety Center announces Phase II of the Chief of Staff’s Integrating Risk and Readiness campaign, Project Magellan earns international recognition by winning the 2025 Founder’s Award, and AETC aims to train 1,500 pilots per year.
May 6, 2025 Fluent in Joint Ops: Eliminating communication confusion An air mobility liaison officer’s primary objective is to eliminate communication confusion. Embedded with Army and Marine units, AMLOs act as translators and advocates, ensuring that personnel and cargo movements meet the needs of the Joint Force.
May 2, 2025 Around the Air Force: Training Drone Skills, Cardiac Screening for Recruits, Historic Refueling Mission In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the U.S. Air Force launches an initiative to equip every Airman with basic drone operational training, the ERASE program decreases service members' risk of sudden cardiac arrest, and Air Mobility Command makes history with a commercial air refueling mission.