AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News To best optimize itself for Great Power Competition, the Air Force plans to, among other things, bring back warrant officers within the cyber and information technology professions, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin during a presentation Feb. 12 at the Air Force Association's 2024 Warfare Symposium. That change was among two dozen announced by senior Air Force officials. Eac  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News To best optimize itself for great power competition, the Air Force plans to, among other things, bring back warrant officers within the cyber and information technology professions, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin during a presentation Feb. 12 at the Air Force Association's 2024 Warfare Symposium. That change was among two dozen announced by senior  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in the "Rising Intensity of Competition and Conflict" panel with commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark D. Kelly, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander Gen. James B. Hecker, and Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kevin Schneider, Feb. 13, at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convent  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in the "Rising Intensity of Competition and Conflict" panel with commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark D. Kelly, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander Gen. James B. Hecker, and Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kevin Schneider, Feb. 13, at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium at the Gaylord Rocki  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Department of the Air Force senior enlisted advisors addressed an audience of Airmen and Guardians in a wide-ranging discussion about 'Airmen and Guardians in the Fight,' the theme of their panel, on Feb. 14 at the Air and Space Forces Warfare Symposium in Aurora. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna spoke on a panel moderated by the 14th Chief Master S  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: Department of the Air Force senior enlisted advisors addressed an audience of Airmen and Guardians in a wide-ranging discussion about 'Airmen and Guardians in the Fight,' the theme of their panel, on Feb. 14 at the Air and Space Forces Warfare Symposium in Aurora. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna spoke on a panel moderated by the 14th Chief Master  more

NORWOOD, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests welcome the recent arrival of Tanner Hutt as the Norwood Acting District Ranger. Tanner joins the GMUG from the Rocky Mountain Region, where he has served in the Cooperative Fire Program for the last 18 months. "I am extremely exci  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: AURORA, Colorado - The U.S. Space Force 2023 Polaris Award winners were recognized at the AFA Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, on Feb. 12. A Guardian from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was among those honored. The Polaris Award is an annual awards program, originally established in 2022, that is built from the four Guardia  more

BEALE AFB, California, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs In the fields of Beale AFB, looms a large concrete structure home to the 7 Space Warning Squadron (7 SWS). The U.S. Space Force unit is geographically separated from its home station at Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. 7 SWS is charged with monitoring the North American space domain,   more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall sat down with retired Lt. Gen. Bruce "Orville" Wright, AFA president and chief executive officer, for a "Fireside Chat" to close out the AFA Warfare Symposium Feb. 14 on the same note that it started, with a look at how the services will operate in an era of Great Power Competition. The Q&A-style discussion addressed key takeaways from the re-optimization announcement, how the De  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Joseph Hark, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa Public Affairs Gen. James B. Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command, provided updates on USAFE-AFAFRICA's priorities during multiple engagements at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium, Feb. 13. During a media roundtable, Hecker spoke with reporters to emphasize the unwavering com  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a final rule to list a subspecies of silverspot butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This action follows a public comment period on the draft rule and the completion of a peer-reviewed Species Status Assessment. While the silverspot butterfly is  more