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Pentagon’s counter-drone task force inks $500M contract for SkyValor ‘detect and defeat’ system after border testing

The system will be deployed to “critical,” but unspecified sites, including as part of an initial task order for the…

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Air Force Cracks Down on Non-Compliant Computers and Software

The lead cyberspace operations unit in the Department of the Air Force is hardening security standards on department networks at…

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Summer at USAFA: Behind the Scenes of Basic Cadet Training

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.—It’s 0459, and Cadet 1st Class Abigail Anderson is standing outside the door, her hands poised over the wooden surface, waiting. All up and…

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UPDATED: Blue Angels Flight Debrief Complete: ‘No Problem’ Says Acting SECNAV

No one from the Blue Angels flight demonstration team will be reprimanded or face punishment after Acting Secretary of the…

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, 33-Year USAF Vet, Dies

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of the most influential Airmen ever to serve in Congress, died July 12 after a sudden cardiac event.…

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Wilsbach: Active Airmen Must Have Body Composition Scores by July 31

Active-Duty Airmen must ensure they have a waist-to-height ratio assessment in their official record within the next two weeks, Air…

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After ‘hemorrhaging talent,’ the Army created a path for NCOs to become software warrant officers, graduating first batch

Initially, the Army sent software-savvy troops across the force individually, according to officials. Now, the service is attempting to build…

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Thunderbirds Arrive in DC for July 4: ‘You Can Just Feel the Energy’

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—On July 4, thousands of people will brave 100-degree weather in downtown Washington, D.C., for America’s 250th anniversary. And high above them, the pilots of the…

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Air Force technical sergeants see highest promotion rate in 5 years

One of every four eligible staff sergeants will get to sew on an extra stripe in 2026, the highest rate…

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Navy Pilot Programs Aim to Expand Sailor Food Options At Galleys

Sailors stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Wash., and Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Miss., will now have access to a…

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