July 21, 2026 Air Force Fields Next-Generation Roll-On Conference Capsule The Air Force successfully fielded the new Roll-On Conference Capsule (ROCC) in March 2026, marking the official retirement of the legacy "Silver Bullet" airstream trailers and ushering in a new era of safe, secure, and modern inflight communications for government and military senior leaders.
July 17, 2026 B-2 ‘Spirit of Ohio’ Returns to Fleet A B-2 Spirit, tail number 82-1070, also known as the Spirit of Ohio, returned to operations after completing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) in Palmdale, California on June 23, 2026.
June 4, 2026 Team Hanscom CGO selected to represent USA during chess tournament A company grade officer here has been selected to represent the United States at the NATO Chess Championships in Europe later this year.
June 4, 2026 New Data Exchange Boosts Real-Time Operational Awareness Data access and sharing between business systems is paramount to accelerating Air Force leaders’ decision-making processes and expediting capability delivery to the field.In March 2026, the Geospatial Engineering Operations Mapping and Analysis Portal (GEOMAP) program office successfully implemented
May 12, 2026 Air Force, Boeing accelerate KC-46 upgrades to target readiness The plan pursues three primary lines of effort: repurposing early-built aircraft for immediate operational impact, accelerating the Remote Vision System 2.0 retrofit schedule and implementing a targeted performance-based logistics effort to resolve systemic readiness challenges.