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Around the Air Force Year in Review: Great Power Competition, Realignment for Readiness, and Housing Feedback System
January 3, 2025 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, we look back at three significant stories from 2024: SECAF highlights key accomplishments and emphasizes GPC, the Air Force realigns to maintain future competitiveness, and the Department of Defense launches a new online housing feedback system to improve quality of life... MORE

CSAF addresses the future of integrated capabilities at AFMC senior leader conference
November 4, 2024 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin highlighted the significance of integrating various airpower assets and functions to create a more cohesive and agile force during the AFMC Senior Leader Conference... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin

Allvin lauds Airmen for embracing, pushing forward efforts to reoptimize the force
September 17, 2024 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin provided his keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 16... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin gives his keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, National Harbor, Md., Sept 16, 2024. The technology exposition brings together Air Force leadership, industry experts, academia as well as aerospace and cyberspace specialists from around the world to discuss the issues and challenges facing America today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Trujillo)

Air Force activates provisional Integrated Capabilities Command
September 16, 2024 — In provisional status, the Integrated Capabilities Command (Provisional) will immediately begin leading Air Force modernization prioritization efforts across several key investment areas, while continuing to develop the framework for the permanent ICC... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall gives his keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 16, 2024. The technology exposition brings together Department of the Air Force leadership, industry experts, academia as well as aerospace and cyberspace specialists from around the world to discuss the issues and challenges facing America today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Air Force realigns to ensure readiness, future competitiveness
September 10, 2024 — The Air Force is organizing its major commands, or MAJCOMs, into Institutional Commands, responsible for organizing, training, and equipping Airmen, and Service Component Commands, responsible for preparing Airmen for warfighting in a combatant command’s area of responsibility. The changes are part of the Department of the Air Force’s Great Power Competition initiative. ... MORE

The Air Force is organizing its major commands (MAJCOM) into Institutional Commands, responsible for organizing, training, and equipping Airmen, and Service Component Commands (SCC), responsible for preparing Airmen for warfighting in a combatant command’s (CCMDs) area of responsibility.

DAF leaders lock arms, present plan to reoptimize Air Force, Space Force
February 13, 2024 — DAF leaders outlined 24 specific decisions during a panel discussion at the AFA Warfare Symposium. The decisions will position the services to better confront China and maintain the hard-won superiority in air and space... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall leads the panel discussion “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition: A Senior Leaders Discussion” with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman during the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 12, 2024.