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Senior acquisition and DAF leaders discussed ongoing acquisition transformation and the need to put operational outcomes at the center of decision-making during the “Sustaining Forces Through Acquisition and Innovation” panel at the 2026 AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
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Just over a year after overhauling its flight training enterprise, the Air Force is on track to graduate 1,500 new pilots this fiscal year — validating a modernized model built with the speed and agility needed to meet rising global operational demands.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said in a keynote address at the 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference that the service must draw on lessons from Operation Epic Fury to be ready to fight, built to endure and integrated to win, while making point defense a core function of air and space power.
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SecAF Troy Meink said in a closely watched keynote address at the 2026 Air and Space Cyber Conference, the Air Force and Space Force must confront and defeat rapidly changing, AI-enabled threats while navigating a budget process built for a different pace of warfare.
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The LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM program reached a critical milestone by completing the vertical stacking of the inert missile at Vandenberg SFB. The event demonstrated the maturity of the missile’s design and verified that all critical subsystems are on track for initial flight testing in 2027.
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Air Force Global Strike Command, in partnership with Air Force Materiel Command and the Defense Logistics Agency, has launched the “North Star Readiness Campaign,” a sweeping initiative aimed at increasing the number of mission-capable B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer aircraft.
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In a fast-paced, two-week experiment, the Department of the Air Force continued to demonstrate that human-machine teaming, integrating artificial intelligence to handle heavy data processing so human operators can make faster and smarter decisions, can significantly accelerate the joint kill chain.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe visited Spangdahlem Air Base where they met with Airmen and received updates on how the 52nd Fighter Wing is sustaining operations across the European theater.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Wolfe visited AFSOC at Hurlburt Field to experience how the command meets today’s complex operational requirements while rapidly investing in tomorrow’s readiness through modernization.
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JBA activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron marking the installation’s first new rotary-wing squadron activation in 60 years. The squadron will lead the phased integration and modernization transition to the HH-60W Jolly Green II alongside the 1st HS.