A Rand Corp. report released on April 18, 2025, found that airmen are confused on elements of Agile Combat Employment, a combat strategy introduced by the service in 2021, and that ACE efforts ...

Members of the 35th Air Expeditionary Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, board a C-130H Hercules during the Resolute Force Pacific exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2025.

Holloman AFB is home to the 49th Wing, the Air Force’s largest F-16 and MQ-9 FTU (Formal Training Unit). Held for three weeks beginning Mar. 13, 2025, the unique exercise has been increasingly ...