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Military health care increases force lethality, readiness
April 15, 2025 — For the Military Health System, readiness is a strategic imperative to ensure warfighter dominance, survivability and resilience, said Stephen Ferrara, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs... MORE

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Senior enlisted leaders say lethality tied to service members' quality of life
April 9, 2025 — The Defense Department's ability to be a lethal fighting force can be linked to the quality of life for America's warfighters and their families... MORE

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'Lethal, Ready, Confident': AETC emphasizes Airmen development at force development summit
March 28, 2025 — Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of AETC, opened the summit by emphasizing the importance of developing Airmen who are lethal, ready, and confident by providing meaningful feedback and development opportunities to cultivate their skills and prepare them for increasingly autonomous roles... MORE

Around the Air Force: Warrant Officers Needed, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Five & Thrive Expands
May 3, 2024 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, Airmen can now submit applications to become warrant officers, two industry partners are awarded contracts under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, and the Five and Thrive initiatives expand... MORE

In this week’s look around the Air Force, Airmen can now submit applications to become warrant officers in information technology and cyber career fields, two industry partners are awarded contracts under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, and the Five & Thrive initiatives expand to include Reservists and their families.

First T-7A Red Hawk rolls out
April 29, 2022 — The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building April 28 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri. ... MORE

New spectrum strategy reveals DOD's plan to master airwaves
November 4, 2020 — The "2020 Department of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy" not only lays out how the military will guarantee its continued and unfettered access to the spectrum, but also shows how the military plans to master that spectrum while on the battlefield... MORE

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Air Force Fiscal Year 2019 budget addresses great power competition
February 13, 2018 — The Air Force budget request of $156.3 billion for fiscal year 2019 builds on the progress made in 2018 to restore the readiness of the force, increase lethality and cost-effectively modernize... MORE