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Air Force releases new mission statement focused on airpower by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) Apr 8, 2021 The Air Force released its new mission statement -- "To fly, fight, and win ... airpower anytime, anywhere" -- Thursday in a press release. The statement is meant to emphasize the "primary advantage and capabilities airpower provides to the nation and joint operations," according to the Air Force. "As we developed this new mission statement, we consulted Airmen from across the entire spectrum -- enlisted, officers, reservists, guardsmen and civilians," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., said in the release. Currently, the "mission" section of the branch's website reads, "The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace." Thursday's announcement notes that with the creation of the Space Force at the end of 2019, the Air Force can now focus on airpower and "core air domain missions." After its creation, the Space Force was mocked as a vanity project of then-President Donald Trump, and is even the subject of a Netflix sitcom. But Space Force chief Gen. John Raymond said last month that President Joe Biden's backing of the new force demonstrates that space is a national security issue, not a political issue.
U.S. F-16s to participate in Greek-led training exercise Washington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021 U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Italy's Aviano Air Base have arrived in Greece for a multinational field training exercise. INIOCHOS 21, which is led by the Hellenic air force and which will take place from April 12 through April 22, is intended to enhance combat readiness and fighting capability, while also offering the opportunity to plan conduct complex air operations in a multinational, joint force environment, according to an Ai ... read more
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