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  • Honoring the Candy Bomber

  • In 2018, Hurricane Michael traveled through the Gulf of Mexico and decimated the infrastructure at Tyndall Air Force Base, and since the Air Force made the decision to rebuild, the base has consistently been referred to as the ‘Installation of the Future’. Civilians and Airmen of the Natural Disaster Recovery Division are responsible for fielding the technology that will make Tyndall and, potentially, other Air Force bases, more lethal, agile and resilient.

    FUTURE-PROOFING INSTALLATIONS

    In 2018, Hurricane Michael traveled through the Gulf of Mexico and decimated the infrastructure at Tyndall Air Force Base, and since the Air Force made the decision to rebuild, the base has consistently been referred to as the ‘Installation of the Future’.

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  • An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line as the sun sets at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 20, 2019. The Reaper provides dominant, persistent attack and reconnaissance 24/7/365. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado)

    AIRFRAME: MQ-9 REAPER

    Airframe Profiles

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  • FYSA Podcast: Change Agents

    FYSA PODCAST: CHANGE AGENTS

    For your situational awareness, today’s Airmen are collaborative, connected, and they want to serve, making them the most valued asset in the U.S. Air Force. But what good is having super-intelligent Airmen if nobody’s listening to them?

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  • An E-8C Joint STARS from the 116th Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., pulls away, May 1, 2012 after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or Joint STARS, is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. Its primary mission is to provide theater ground and air commanders with ground surveillance to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces.

    AIRFRAME: E-8C JOINT STARS

    Airframe Profiles

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  • At Altitude - LT GEN James Slife AFSOC

    AT ALTITUDE: LT. GEN. JAMES SLIFE / AFSOC

    AFSOC commander and special operations lifer Lt. Gen. James Slife to discuss new technologies, capabilities and priorities as the United States shifts focus from decades of conflict in Afghanistan, Iraq and the War on Terror to countering peer adversaries Russia and China.

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  • In this episode of "The Debrief", the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, the CODEMANDOS, a 3-D printing guru and the director of the HSU Innovation Institute tell us about the current projects and accomplishments Airmen have achieved on the road to accelerate change, or lose.

    THE DEBRIEF - HSU INNOVATION INSTITUTE

    In this episode of The Debrief, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, the CODEMANDOS, a 3-D printing guru and the director of the HSU Innovation Institute tell us about the current projects and accomplishments Airmen have achieved on the road to accelerate change, or lose.

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  • AFSOC Shifts Gears

    PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: AFSOC SHIFTS GEARS

    After decades of concentrating on Afghanistan and the War On Terror, AFSOC is pivoting to focus on strategic competition with peer adversaries; Russia and China.

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    INNOVATIVE AIRMEN BUILD COMMUNITY

    The 1st Special Operations Wing partnered with the Hsu Educational Foundation in June 2020 to create the FieldWerx Makerspace to offer STEM-based opportunities to Airmen and youth in the local community.

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  • The withdrawal from Afghanistan marks a pivotal moment in the U.S. shift toward Strategic Competition. As an era of nation building ends, a new one begins - with Airmen as Air Force Special Operations Command’s strategic advantage.

    HUMAN CAPITAL

    The withdrawal from Afghanistan marks a pivotal moment in the U.S. shift toward Strategic Competition. As an era of nation building ends, a new one begins - with Airmen as Air Force Special Operations Command’s strategic advantage.

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    AIRMAN AERIALS 2021

    Airman Magazine's compilation of outstanding aerial imagery produced by U.S. Air Force photographers during 2021.

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  • Captain Chuck Yeager sitting in Bell X-1 cockpit.

    CHUCK YEAGER'S LASTING LEGACY

    Remembering the legacy of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager on the anniversary of his death.

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    FINELY-TUNED, HYPER-FOCUSED

    Air Force Special Operations Command has made significant changes to their deployment tempo that will allow Airmen to have designated time to build resiliency and work towards career and life goals. These changes should help them shift their focus from counter violent extremist missions to preparing

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    LT. GEN. JIM SLIFE AND THE AFSOC WE NEED

    Lt. Gen. James Slife, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, discusses the challenges AFSOC is facing to shift from the counter violent extremist mission to great power competition against peer adversaries.

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    FYSA: AGILITY PRIME

    FYSA: Agility Prime. For your situational awareness, flying cars are real and the Air Force is helping to rapidly get them in the air. Our guest, AFWERX Director Colonel Nathan Diller prefers to call these flying cars eVTOLs, or electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles. We’ll defer to his

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  • At Altitude podcast with Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia discussing the U.S. Air Force's development of the Advanced Battle Management System or ABMS.

    AT ALTITUDE: BRIG. GEN. JEFFERY D. VALENZIA DISCUSSES ABMS

    At Altitude podcast with Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia discussing the U.S. Air Force's development of the Advanced Battle Management System or ABMS.

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    FYSA WITH SECAF FRANK KENDALL

    FYSA Podcast with SECAF Frank Kendall

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    THE DEBRIEF PODCAST: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

    In this episode of The Debrief podcast, Airman Magazine explores Artificial Intelligence.

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  • Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones

    UNDER SECRETARY JONES PREPARING FOR PACING CHALLENGE, PRIORITIZING POTENTIAL

    Former Air Force intelligence officer Gina Ortiz Jones celebrated what she described as her homecoming July 26, 2021, when she was sworn into office as the 27th Under Secretary of the Air Force.

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  • The Honorable Frank Kendall, 26th Secretary of the Air Force

    FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC COMPETITION, AIR FORCE SECRETARY KENDALL CONFIDENT "ONE TEAM, ONE FIGHT" WILL LEAD TO SUCCESS

    Frank Kendall, freshly installed as the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, acknowledged during an Aug. 5 interview that confronting and solving hard problems energizes him.

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  • FYSA: Game On! An Air Force podcast

    FYSA: GAME ON!

    FYSA: Game On! For your situational awareness, esports is a whole lot more than fun and games. Through Air Force Gaming, Airmen now promote resilience through positive virtual connection, inclusion and teamwork, all on their favorite platforms. Join us in the quest to explore the innovative

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  • Illustration depicting Hypersonic weapons

    HYPERSONICS: ADDING SPEED TO THE QUIVER

    The U.S. Air Force is developing hypersonic weapons that can maneuver to evade interception while flying five-times faster than the speed of sound.

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  • Lockheed Martin's hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW)

    DR. MARK LEWIS: HYPERSONICS AND THE NEED FOR SPEED

    Dr. Mark J. Lewis defines hypersonic technology, current research and development programs and why deploying hypersonic weapons is key to increasing force lethality and overall deterrence.

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  • Contributions to the 101st Air Force uniform board have led to the first major hair policy change for Air Force women since the late 1940s

    THE DEBRIEF PODCAST: WOMEN'S INITIATIVE TEAM

    In this inaugural episode of Airman magazine's newest podcast, The Debrief, Staff Sgt. Janiqua Robinson and Staff Sgt. Sara Voigt speak with the leaders of the Women's Initiative Team which seeks to improve the attraction and retention of Airmen by collecting data from women across the force and

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  • Contributions to the 101st Air Force uniform board have led to the first major hair policy change for Air Force women since the late 1940s

    WOMEN'S INITIATIVE TEAM: TAKING INITIATIVE, BREAKING BARRIERS

    Thousands of women across the Air Force provided feedback to the Women’s Initiative Team, playing a pivotal role in the first women’s hair policy change in 70 years. On February 19, 2021, U.S. Air Force senior leaders directed a second racial, gender and ethnic disparity review of racial, gender and

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    VALENZIA: ABMS WILL DELIVER THE "DECISION ADVANTAGE"

    Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia is director of Joint Force Integration and head of the cross-functional team responsible for establishing the manpower, resources, and doctrinal infrastructure for the Advanced Battle Management System program.

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  • Dr. Kathy-Anne Soderberg is a group leader for the trapped-ion quantum networking group, where her teams were the first within Air Force Research Laboratory to successfully trap an ion.

    DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY: THE QUANTUM FRONTIER

    In the race to master and harness advanced technology, the Air Force is making strides in quantum research, bringing “Q-Day” to fruition sooner. Q-Day, or the day all Airmen will have access to quantum technology, is the ultimate goal for the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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  • An F-35A Lightning II from the 33rd Fighter Wing streaks across the sky above Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. while coming in for landing after a training sortie. The 33rd Fighter Wing is responsible for F-35 A/B/C Lightning II pilot and maintainer training for the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Air Force and, in the future, at least eight coalition partners. Initially, 59 aircraft and three flying squadrons, one for each service/aircraft variant, will be established at Eglin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

    AIRFRAME: THE F-35A LIGHTNING II

    Airframe Profiles

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  • Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Shwedo, the Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)/Cyber, Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff, J6, the Pentagon, explains the dangerous precedent of thinking a cyber attack cannot be met with a kinetic retaliation. U.S. Air Force Video // Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston

    VIRTUAL AGGRESSION - REAL WORLD RESPONSE

    As cyberwarfare increasingly becomes a go-to use of aggression, the idea that “what happens in cyber stays in cyber” has no credence. In a 2015 report on cyber deterrence, the Department of Defense made it clear that the United States could retaliate against a cyber-attack with a kinetic response.

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  • Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr. is the Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Air Force Recruiting Service comprises more than 2,800 Airmen and civilians and approximately 1,040 recruiting offices across the U.S. and abroad. He is responsible for all enlisted accessions and a variety of officer accession programs. AFRS also manages all strategic marketing for the U.S. Air Force. U.S. Air Force photo

    21ST CENTURY RECRUITING: MAJ. GEN. EDWARD THOMAS

    In this interview with Airman magazine, Maj. Gen. Edward Thomas discusses the need for, and benefits of, diversity within the force, the challenges of recruiting during a pandemic and the integration of recruiting across the Total Force ― from Air National Guard to ROTC and civilian to uniform

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  • In this historic photo, a four-ship of F-15C Eagles, deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, fly over the Persian Gulf in the 1990s. The then-named 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, flew combat air patrol and high value airbourne asset protection missions as part of Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. (Courtesy photo)

    PREPARING FOR A STORM

    Operation Desert Storm had important implications for the Air Force, with the tenet of air superiority taking on new meaning as the air campaign became the initial phase of the war. During this time, the U.S. developed a new strategic concept for the use of airpower that continues to influence air

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    AIRFRAME: THE F-117 NIGHTHAWK

    Airframe Profiles

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    NEGATIVE FOR COVID

    Nearly a year ago, in the midst of pandemic, a team led by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, with the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center and Air Mobility Command, partnered with more than a dozen other military and civilian organizations to respond to U.S. Transportation

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    A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP

    The Air Force owns and manages large expanses of land throughout the United States, used for training military forces to be lethal and ready for the future defense of the nation. This land is also a safe haven for some of America’s most treasured plants and wildlife.

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