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Jan. 23, 2025
Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force

The U.S. Air Force has released three doctrine publications to emphasize reoptimizing for Great Power Competition efforts: Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations; AFDP 3-0.1, Command and Control; and AFDP 5-0, Planning.
Jan. 13, 2025
CMSAF: Combat Ready

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi details the importance of training and maintaining a combat ready posture within the Air Force. With the threats the force is faced with today and in the future, he suggests that a holistic approach to building 21st century warfighters puts the
Dec. 30, 2024
December Doctrine Paragon: Counterland Air Interdiction

This month, the Lemay Center highlights the “Misty” fast forward air controllers (FACs) and their role in counterland air interdiction during Vietnam.
Dec. 20, 2024
Beyond the badge: First civilian defender graduates ALS

Whitney Motley, 42nd Security Forces Squadron police officer, recently became the first security forces civilian to graduate from Airman Leadership School on Dec. 5, 2024.
Dec. 20, 2024
Diamond Sharp Award: The actions behind caring for others

There are few who rise above their peers but even fewer who give their own personal time to support their wingmen. Senior Airman Julian Elson, Air War College executive services admin, just so happens to do both. 
Dec. 20, 2024
Air Staff Development Course Team Assists Newly Formed Air Task Forces

In an effort to modernize and enhance operational effectiveness, the U.S. Air Force has shifted its structural strategy, leading to the establishment of Air Task Forces.
Dec. 5, 2024
Global College of Professional Military Education: CMSAF Flosi

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi details how the Global College of Professional Military Education provides the force with agility needed to re-optimize the force for Great Power Competition at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, December 5th, 2024.
Nov. 22, 2024
Williams named Air University Chief Academic Officer and Provost

Dr. Yolanda Williams accepted the role of Air University’s Provost and Chief Academic Officer during an assumption of leadership ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Nov. 22, 2024.
Nov. 22, 2024
Agile Combat Employment

This is a video that details what Agile Combat Employment is per Air Force Doctrine, it gives a brief example of what it is in a real world scenario, and how the Air Force is training Airmen on the concept.
Nov. 21, 2024
SECAF PhD Fellowship program leads to groundbreaking research in AI weather forecasting

U.S. Air Force Capt. P. Trent Vonich, Secretary of the Air Force PhD Fellow studying weather prediction, recently published a paper with his advisor Dr. Greg Hakim showing how using AI to adjust initial atmospheric data allows a nearly perfect prediction of a 10-day weather forecast.

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