Air Force to focus 2022 construction funds on Europe, Pacific and nukes 2 days ago F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are parked on the flight line at the 71st Air Base, Campia Turzii, Romania, in June 2019. (Master Sgt. Megan Crusher/Air Force) The Air Force plans to funnel next year’s military construction dollars toward bolstering its facilities across Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as well as preparing to bring on a new generation of nuclear weapons, officials told lawmakers Tuesday. The Air Force and Space Force remain “committed to European [Deterrence] Initiative efforts to reassure North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and other European partners of United States commitment to collective security and territorial integrity,” Jennifer Miller, the Air Force’s acting assistant installations boss, and Brig. Gen. William Kale, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, told a House Appropriatio
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Transgender airmen, guardians guaranteed equal opportunity under new policy May 13 Staff Sgt. Logan Ireland and his wife, Laila, speak to an audience in Polaris Hall about transgender issues during the National Character and Leadership Symposium hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2018. (Tech. Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes/Air Force) The Department of the Air Force has rolled out a new set of policies for transgender airmen and guardians that aim to treat troops undergoing a gender change more equitably. “Service in the Air Force and Space Force should be open to all persons who can meet the high standards for military service and readiness,” said the policy document, dated April 30. “All service members and applicants for accession must be treated with dignity and respect and afforded equal opportunity in an environment free from prohibited discrimination.”
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Air Force begins clearing B-1Bs to fly as safety inspections continue May 6 A transient B-1B bomber from the 7th Bomb Wing out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, sits on the RAF Mildenhall flight line in July 2012. ( 2nd Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Air Force) The Air Force is beginning to return B-1B bombers to the air after grounding the entire fleet last month to investigate a fuel system issue. Some Lancers resumed flight operations Monday, about two weeks after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered the fleet of 57 aircraft to stand down for safety inspections. The service declined to say how many were cleared for flight, citing operational sensitivities.
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