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  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Oliver Ngayan, 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail air battle manager, performs a system check at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)
    Emerging Tech

    DAF fuels up for ‘Ringleader’ exercises to test all-domain sensor fusion capabilities, tactics

    “Over the last few years, we’ve built out the necessary software, hardware and network infrastructure — now it’s time to test it,” Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said.

  • Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey speaks about the future of the DAF BATTLE NETWORK during the Accelerating Decision Superiority: Harnessing Data and AI for Mission Readiness panel as part of the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, here, Sept. 23, 2025. (Air Force Photo by Richard Blumenstein).
    Emerging Tech

    Cropsey confirmed as Air Force acquisition military deputy

    Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey is being promoted to three-star general and will serve as military deputy for the Air Force’s acquisition, technology and logistics directorate.

  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Balmer, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron cyber transport system technician operates a T-BERD 5800 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 10, 2024. Balmer used the device for stress testing communication networks as the 85th EIS revamps Andersen’s cyber infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
    IT

    DISA moving out on Mission Network-as-a-Service effort in 2026

    “Combatant commanders need to be able to communicate globally. So what they plug into, it’s got to work and it’s got to be able to get data across different regions of the world,” DISA’s deputy director said.

  • U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the Royal Air Force participate in the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis Capstone (ShOC-N) experiment event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 17-21, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt) (Documents blurred for security purposes.)
    AI

    Latest Air Force capstone tests AI, joint integration for battle management

    “This integration revealed new insights on how AI and machine learning can support diverse tactics and align exercises with [Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control] goals,” 805th commander Lt. Col Shawn Finney said.

  • Then-Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, Department of the Air Force Integrating Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Command Control Communications and Battlefield Management (C3BM) provides an overview of the progress being made to stand up the directorate to the audience at the 9th Annual Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) in Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)
    Tech

    Luke Cropsey, Air Force’s C3BM exec, tapped for promotion to top acquisition job

    As program executive officer for command, control, communications and battle management, he’s played a leading role in the development of the DAF Battle Network.

  • An instructor with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, engages targets from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Bravo Company, 1-140th Aviation Regiment, during Advanced Sniper Course 25-2 hosted by EOTG, I MEF, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2025. ASC is designed to train personnel in the marksmanship skills necessary to provide sniper support to expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)
    AI

    Marines’ Force Design plan urges modernization to tackle ‘the changing character of war’

    The Marine Corps commandant’s 24-page plan was released Thursday.

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