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  Air & Space Forces Association · [email protected]
June 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM

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  Julie Staber, AFA Member Success · [email protected]
May 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM

This Is Your Mission (Should You Choose to Accept It)

  Air & Space Forces Association · [email protected]
April 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM

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  Air & Space Forces Association · [email protected]
March 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM

, make the most of your AFA Membership

  Air & Space Forces Association · [email protected]
March 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Welcome to AFA, !

  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 27, 2021 at 11:04 AM

Breaking News | Hypersonic ARRW’s First Flight Coming Within Days

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] USAF Looks to Rebound After Failed Test [link removed] The first all-up flight of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile will happen in the coming week, Air Force officials revealed at AFA’s virtual Aerospace War…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 27, 2021 at 1:03 AM

Breaking News | ACC Commander Doubts F-35 Operating Cost Will Hit Target

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] China May Get NGAD First, Kelly Says [link removed] The Air Force needs the F-35’s operating cost per flight hour to reach $25,000 by 2025, but Air Combat Command boss Gen. Mark D. Kelly isn’t confident th…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:34 PM

Breaking News | Acting SECAF Talks Transition

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] Roth: ‘We Can't Afford to Take a Pause’ [link removed] Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth is shepherding the department through the first months of the year as the nation awaits President Joe Biden’s …
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 8:37 AM

Daily Report, February 26: Pilot Training Changes Possible | F-35 Surge Needed? | New Space Force Insignia

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 1:18 AM

Breaking News | USAF May Revamp Pilot Training to Curb Accidents

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] Brown: Pilots Need ‘More Time on Basics’ [link removed] The Air Force is considering changes to its pilot curriculum to curb the rising number of aviation accidents across the service, Chief of Staff Gen. …
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Breaking News | Space Force to Debut Enlisted Insignia in March

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] USSF Aims to Trade In Enlisted Chevrons [link removed] Space Force troops will try out new rank insignia for the first time next month, as the service looks to shake up the traditional chevron design it in…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 8:38 AM

Daily Report, February 25: New Deployment Strategy | Pegasus to Start Limited Ops | Digital Acquisition

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Breaking News | USAF to Phase KC-46 into Limited Operations

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] Pegasus to Start Limited Ops Soon [link removed] The Air Force’s next-generation tanker is starting to go operational, but in a very limited way, with the goal of freeing up older planes for combat deploym…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 4:13 PM

Breaking News | DOD’s New Plan for Military Education

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] PME Needs More Focus on Joint Warfighting [link removed] The Joint Staff on Feb. 25 will unveil a new vision for developing enlisted leaders, shaping military education to develop noncommissioned officers …
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 8:40 AM

Daily Report, February 24: vAWS Begins Today | More Details on 2020 Mishaps | Water for Texas

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Breaking News | Air Force Saw 72 Aviation Mishaps in Fiscal 2020

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] Mishaps Include A-29 Crash That Disabled Airman [link removed] The Air Force saw 72 aviation accidents over the course of fiscal 2020, including an A-29 crash that partially disabled an American Airman, according to Air Fo…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 8:35 AM

Daily Report, February 23: T-38 Pilot Killed in Crash Identified | Focus on Diversity and Inclusion | Base Breaches

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report, February 22: New Disparity Review | 2 Killed in T-38 Crash | F-35 Price Cuts End

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 9:25 PM

News Alert | USAF Launches 2nd Disparity Review

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] New Review to Include Additional Races, Gender [link removed] The new review, announced Feb. 19, will examine racial disparities in the Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American/Alaska Native, and Native Haw…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report, February 19: New Officer Promotion Rules | Arctic Partnerships | T-38 Gear-Up Landing

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 12:20 AM

News Alert | USAF Mandates Negative Information Be Included in Promotion Packets

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] New Rules for Officer Promotion Boards [link removed] Some negative information that once might have been withheld from Air Force officer promotion boards will now be seen and evaluated, the Air Force anno…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 8:38 AM

Daily Report, February 18: USAF to Launch TacAir Review | B-1s to the Boneyard | Van Ovost May Be Tapped for TRANSCOM

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 2:15 AM

News Alert | First of 17 B-1s Heads to the Boneyard

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] 4 Lancers to Enter ‘Recallable Status’ [link removed] The first of 17 B-1B bombers to retire this fiscal year flew to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Feb. 17. Of the 17 Lancers to…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 8:35 AM

Daily Report, February 17: Extremism In the Ranks | US Could Retaliate for Erbil Attack | Meet the Valkyries

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report, February 16: DOD Boosts COVID-19 Response | Base Renaming Panel Picks | Officers’ Musical Chairs

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 8:41 AM

Daily Report, February 12: Longer Tours in Europe, Pacific | Assessing the Problem of Extremism | Andrews Boss Addresses Breach

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 8:37 AM

Daily Report, February 11: Biden’s Message to DOD | Will USSF Combine Active, Reserve? | New Bomber Tactics

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 11:14 PM

News Alert | Biden's 1st Pentagon Visit as President

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] In Speech, POTUS Calls Force a Last Resort [link removed] President Joe Biden, in his first visit to the Pentagon as President, told service members military power is a “tool of last resort,” though he wil…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 8:41 AM

Daily Report, February 10: Hicks Sworn In As DOD No. 2 | Defense Industry to See More Consolidation | Pease Receives Final KC-46

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 8:38 AM

Daily Report, February 9: Report Calls for Relocating Fighter Bases | B-1's Historic Trip to India | LongShot Drone Underway

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 8, 2021 at 8:38 AM

Daily Report, February 8: USAF Launches Global Security Review | Digital Exercise Tests Lasers | Rethinking Flat Budgets

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 5, 2021 at 6:54 PM

News Alert | Andrews Intruder Boarded C-40 Before Being Detained

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] Investigators Find No Indication of Extremist Ties [link removed] The intruder who breached Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Feb. 4 made it to the flight line and boarded a C-40 aircraft from the installation’s…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 5, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report, February 5: Biden’s Approach to Foreign Policy | DOD Mandates Masks, Indoors and Out | AFRL Builds Space Ties

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report Newsletter: AFA’s 75th Anniversary | Germany Drawdown on Hold | Austin Orders Standdown to Address Extremism

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 8:40 AM

Daily Report, February 3: F-15EX 1st Flight | USAF Revamps Evaluations | B-1s Deploy to Norway

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 7:13 PM

News Alert | New Standards for Enlisted, Officer Evaluations

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] USAF to Change How It Motivates, Rewards Airmen [link removed] The Air Force is revamping evaluations for Airmen in grades E-7 through E-9 and O-1 through O-6 and establishing 10 Airman Leadership Qualitie…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 8:37 AM

Daily Report, February 2: 2 KC-46 Deficiencies Resolved | New SPACECOM Strategy | CMSAF on Resuming PT Tests

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 10:25 PM

News Alert | USAF, Boeing Make Progress on KC-46 Fixes

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] [link removed] Four Category 1 Deficiencies Remain [link removed] The Air Force has resolved two Category 1 deficiencies on the KC-46 tanker, both problems with the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit that could impact the s…
  Mitchell Institute · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 11:05 AM

2.1 Aerospace Advantage Podcast - Mitchell Institute

2.1 Aerospace Advantage Podcast - Mitchell Institute Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser [link removed] . The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is proud to present a new episode of the Aerospace Advantage Podcast. In Episode 8 of…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report, February 1: New Space Force Ranks | USAFA Cheating Scandal | Coalition Airstrike Kills Top ISIS Leader

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 8:14 PM

Breaking News | Space Force Unveils New Ranks

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] Ranks to Include Specialists, Sergeants [link removed] The Space Force will drop the rank system it inherited from the Air Force for a new set that combines Air Force and Army names, the service said in a Jan. 29 memo. Cha…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 5:53 PM

Breaking News: USAFA Investigates Nearly 250 Cadets for Cheating

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser: [link removed] Academy Admits to Massive Cheating Scandal [link removed] The U.S. Air Force Academy has kicked out students and reprimanded others after nearly 250 cadets were suspected of using online learning to cheat on tests and plag…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 8:37 AM

Daily Report, January 29: Acting SECAF’s Priorities | Afghanistan Withdrawal Likely Delayed | Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines

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  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 28, 2021 at 8:34 AM

Daily Report, January 28: Brown: USAF ‘Neglected’ EMS Too Long | KC-46 Cost Overruns Surpass Contract Award | B-52 to Middle East

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  Mitchell Institute · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM

1.26 Recent Mitchell Institute Events

1.26 Recent Mitchell Institute Events Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser [link removed] . Recent Mitchell Events:​​​​​ 1.26 Aerospace Nation: Gen James Dickinson The Mitchell Institute hosts Gen James Dickinson, Commander of U.…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 8:38 AM

Daily Report, January 27: SPACECOM HQ Controversy | Russian Spy Plane Enters Alaskan ADIZ | Cooley’s Article 32 Hearing Delayed

Air Force Magazine Daily Report for Jan. 27, 2021 View in your Web Browser: [link removed] Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen and Brian W. Everstine -----------------------------------…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 26, 2021 at 8:39 AM

Daily Report, January 26: Transgender Ban Reversed | Harris Swears in Austin | Bomber Trifecta to Fly Over Super Bowl

Air Force Magazine Daily Report for Jan. 26, 2021 View in your Web Browser: [link removed] Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak -------------------------------…
  Mitchell Institute · [email protected]
January 25, 2021 at 2:02 PM

1.25 Aerospace Advantage Podcast - Mitchell Institute

1.25 Aerospace Advantage Podcast - Mitchell Institute Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser [link removed] . The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is proud to present the third in a special series of podcasts commemorating the 30th an…
  Air Force Magazine · [email protected]
January 25, 2021 at 8:37 AM

Daily Report, January 25: SECDEF Austin’s First Days | Joint Warfighting Plan Delayed | What Livery Will Air Force One Have Now?

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  Mitchell Institute · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 9:26 PM

1.22 Recent Mitchell Institute Events

1.22 Recent Mitchell Institute Events Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser [link removed] . Recent Mitchell Events:​​​​​ 1.22 Aerospace Nation: Never Mind We'll Do It Ourselves - Book Launch …