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The Air Force doesn’t know why maintenance mishaps spiked in 2023
While the cause of a spike in maintenance-related accidents remains elusive, the Air Force said its maintainer recruitment has improved.
Boeing’s cost overruns on KC-46 now exceed initial contract with US Air Force
Pressures on Boeing's commercial business during the pandemic have permeated the KC-46 program.
By Valerie Insinna
Pennsylvania county will evaluate 9 mistakenly discarded military ballots
The local elections board in Luzerne County will carefully consider nine mistakenly discarded military ballots, which have been linked to specific voters.
9 discarded military ballots weren’t fraud, Pennsylvania election chief says
Workers in the elections office in Luzerne County are getting training on handling mailed-in military and overseas ballots, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said,
Probe into ‘discarded’ mail-in military ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states.
By Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
Moving US F-16s from Germany will ripple far outside the Black Sea region
Former defense and military officials weighed in on the decision to transfer F-16s from Germany to Italy.
By Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta
The US Space Force is getting an official second in command
A familiar face is set to become the service's first vice chief of space operations.
By Valerie Insinna
A new Air Force era begins as ‘CQ’ Brown, the nation’s first Black service chief, assumes command
Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, the first Black service chief in U.S. history, saluted pioneering Black aviators including the Tuskegee Airmen as he assumed command of the Air Force.
Goldfein hopes for ‘gold-star transition’ to next CSAF Brown
Goldfein also hopes that the Air Force will keep working to improve diversity and racial equality.
Armed with a new Arctic strategy, the Air Force seeks increased connectivity in the region
Space, communications and missile defense emerged as key priorities for air and space forces operating in the Arctic.
By Valerie Insinna