U.S. Air Force Airmen and B-52H Stratofortresses assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron complete a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Bomber Task Forces enhance readiness, to include joint and multilateral, to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command force employment, military posture, and operations honor our security commitments in the region by enabling us to rapidly respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific. The Airmen and aircraft are deployed from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. (U.S. Air Force video by Master Sgt. Amy Picard)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – In June 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Women's Armed Service Integration Act, allowing women to receive regular permanent status in the armed forces, which by then included the U.S. Air Force. Currently, 231,147 women serve in the armed forces making up around 18% of the department's active duty force.
Air Force Global Strike Command launched a $1.8M partnership with SEMPRE.ai, a technology company created to connect, protect and secure America's critical infrastructure, with the award of a two-year Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX innovation arm.