Shon J. Manasco is performing the duties as the Under Secretary of the Air Force. He is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of approximately 685,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families world-wide. He oversees the Air Force’s annual budget of over $205 billion...
The Sky Is No Longer The Limit. The FY20 National Defense Authorization Act approved a new, independent Space Force within the Department of the Air Force. On Dec. 20, 2019, Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett praised the formal creation of the U.S. Space Force, identifying it as a critical capability in defending the nation and pledging that the first new branch of the military since 1947...
Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond assumed the duties as the first Chief of Space Operations,
United States Space Force, on Dec. 20, 2019 and Commander, United States Space Command, on Aug. 29, 2019. U.S. Space Force is responsible for providing resilient, defendable and affordable space capabilities for the Nation and the Joint Force. It is the duty of the U.S. Space Force to protect the interests...
Barbara M. Barrett is the 25th Secretary of the Air Force and leads the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, which is comprised of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. She is responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and providing for the welfare of 685,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families. She oversees the Air Force’s annual budget of more...
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force and Sailors with U.S. 3rd Fleet train alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers during Exercise Iron Fist 2020. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral, amphibious training exercise that provides realistic, relevant training necessary for effective combined military operations. Iron Fist is conducted at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San...
U.S Northern Command in coordination with the U.S. Air Force Acquisition directorate is conducting a series of technology demonstrations to detect/track/ID and simulated kill of ground and air-launched subsonic cruise missiles. These demonstrations will federate an all-domain awareness of ground and air-based cruise missile launch threats through fusion of Navy, Army, and Air Force sensor data...
Cobra Gold (CG) is a Thailand and United States co-sponsored Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and Joint Theater Security Cooperation (JTSC) exercise, annually conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. CG20 is the 39th iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises. Cobra Gold is an important element of the United States and participating nations’ regional military to military (mil-to-mil)...
The AUSA (Association of the United States Army), Annual Meeting and Exposition features professional presentations, panel discussions, workshops and seminars covering significant pertinent military and national security themes and objectives. Senior leader from the Army, DOD and congress speak on topics regarding current and future states of the Army. The annual meeting draws more than 30,000...
