Nov. 9, 2023 Around the Air Force: Allvin Takes Command, Missile Warning Mission, EVTOL Testing Begins In this week’s look around the Air Force, Gen. Allvin is confirmed as the 23rd Chief of Staff of the Air Force, U.S. Space Force assumes missile warning mission responsibility from U.S. Army, and the Alia electric aircraft arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for capability testing. (Hosted by
Nov. 6, 2023 CSAF 23 Letter to Airmen The letter serves as a rallying call for Airmen to continue their exceptional service and adapt to the evolving demands of national security.
Nov. 2, 2023 Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff Allvin, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, formerly served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He succeeds Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who is now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Oct. 18, 2023 CMSAF meets high-speed recruiters, Sorensen team at motorsport drifting event Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass visited a recruiting booth and met with public and the drivers of the AFRS-sponsored stock car at a Formula Drift event in California.
Oct. 6, 2023 Around the Air Force: Brown becomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, more affordable childcare Fees, trailblazer Leavitt retires In this week’s look around the Air Force, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. is the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fees for childcare are restructured to help lower-income families, and Lt. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt retires after a historic career including being the first female fighter pilot in the USAF.
Sept. 26, 2023 Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force takes delivery of first eVTOL aircraft The Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force is the lead element tasked with testing and evaluating the technology for future national defense applications.
Sept. 14, 2023 DAF leaders, spouses reflect on changes for military families at AFA panel Department of the Air Force leaders and their spouses discussed changes and challenges that have impacted military families during a panel at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 13.
Sept. 12, 2023 Brown provides update on Air Force’s effort to ‘accelerate change’ to meet global security challenges Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. said in a Sept. 12 speech to an influential audience that the service must continue to change to meet the challenges of today’s complex security environment.
Sept. 12, 2023 Allvin stresses need to modernize, transform Air Force during Senate confirmation hearing Gen. David W. Allvin told a Senate committee Tuesday that, if confirmed as the next Air Force Chief of Staff, he will press hard to follow through on modernizing and reshaping the service to meet current and emerging threats.
Sept. 11, 2023 Kendall outlines China threat in stark detail, offers blueprint for effective response Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall presented a detailed tutorial Sept. 11 for why the Air Force and Space Force must modernize and adapt quickly to ensure the nation’s security and interests are protected.