Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told the National Defense magazine in an interview that he's pleased that industry partners believe that the service’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control program has "staying power."
Read More »Air Force Dept Unveils Strategy for Arctic Region; Barbara Barrett, Gen. David Goldfein Quoted
The Department of the Air Force has released a strategy on how to support the National Defense Strategy through unique functions in the Arctic region. The strategy would focus its efforts in alignment with inter-domain vigilance, combat-credible power projection, cooperation with allies and Arctic operational preparations.
Read More »Gen. David Goldfein: Pentagon May Need Separate Account for Strategic Nuclear Deterrence
Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense may need a separate account to fund nuclear weapons, Defense One reported Wednesday.
Read More »Gen. Charles Brown Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gen. Charles Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces, as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force in a unanimous vote, the service reported Tuesday.
Read More »Mark Esper Eyes Phased Approach to Reopening Pentagon
Mark Esper, defense secretary and 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense is planning to facilitate a phased reopening of government operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense One reported Monday.
Read More »Gen. David Goldfein: USAF Progresses in Dev’t of Advanced Battle Management System
Gen. David Goldfein, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, said the service branch is moving forward to develop the Advanced Battle Management System, a new integrated situational awareness platform, addressing a certain report by the Government Accountability Office, C4ISRnet reported Thursday. Goldfein’s statement addresses a GAO report that USAF does not have a detailed plan to develop and implement ABMS.
Read More »Gen. David Goldfein Works With Overseas Counterparts to Maintain F-35 Supply Chain Amid COVID-19
Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said he has been in talks with his international counterparts to discuss ways on how to maintain the supply chain for the F-35 fighter jet program during the coronavirus pandemic, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday.
Read More »Bill Marion to Step Down as Air Force CIO
Bill Marion, deputy chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, is slated to depart from the service branch by the end of the month to take on an industry role, FedScoop reported Thursday.
Read More »David Goldfein: USAF Takes Action to Continue Operations Amid COVID-19
Gen. David L. Goldfein, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, said the service branch has been working to improve the protection of airmen against the COVID-19 outbreak. Speaking virtually with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, he said USAF has made practice adjustments to address the pandemic's effects on readiness and ensure the required work continues, the service branch said Wednesday.
Read More »Space Force to Absorb Missions of 23 Air Force Units
The Department of the Air Force has listed 23 Air Force organizations whose space missions will transition to the U.S. Space Force within the next three to six months. Approximately 1,840 billets from across the 23 organizations will be moved to the Space Force under the transfer plan, which does not cover the physical transfer of units to a new geographic location, the service said Tuesday.
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