July 25, 2026 CMSAF visits Malmstrom AFB, recognizes Airmen driving nuclear deterrence The visit highlighted the critical nuclear deterrence mission of the 341st Missile Wing, operational readiness and the essential role family support plays in sustaining the force.
July 23, 2026 Air Force launches myBodyComp, reinforces July 31 deadline for waist-to-height ratio measurements All Airmen without a qualifying exemption must have a current WHtR measurement recorded no later than July 31. Air Reserve Component members have until Aug. 31.
July 13, 2026 CSAF Letter to the Force on Standards Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach released a letter to Airmen on standards.
July 2, 2026 Secretary of the Air Force sees ongoing modernization at Minot AFB SecAF Troy Meink visited Minot AFB to see the dual missions of the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing.
May 21, 2026 DAF leaders outline readiness, modernization priorities in FY27 budget testimony Department of the Air Force and Department of War leaders testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2027 budget request.
April 28, 2026 DAF launches plan to bolster AI workforce The DAF recently approved a new strategy to build and maintain a highly skilled AI workforce to secure a technological and competitive advantage.
April 22, 2026 DAF releases data, AI strategies to accelerate military dominance These strategies provide a strategic roadmap for the department to become an AI-first force, operationalizing data and AI as decisive force multipliers and strategic assets to maintain air and space dominance from the boardroom to the battlefield.
April 21, 2026 Budget request directs record $338.8 billion to Air Force, Space Force to meet 'challenges of today and tomorrow' The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $338.8 billion budget proposal, a significant boost in funding designed to sharpen readiness, continue modernizing the fleet and underwrite deterrence while ensuring that any threat to national security can be met and, if necessary, defeated.
April 9, 2026 Meink emphasizes technological excellence, acquisition transformation during Ohio immersion Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink concluded a visit to Air Force Materiel Command and Wright-Patterson AFB units April 3, reinforcing the importance of technological innovation and acquisition reform to ensuring warfighter readiness and lethality.
March 27, 2026 Sentinel program advances with silo prototype The silo prototype will validate a modular, repeatable construction approach designed to accelerate fielding, reduce cost growth and enable learning before full-rate production.