Air Combat Command

ACC’s readiness is driven by the grit of our people.

Congratulations to the 2026 ACC Outstanding Airmen of the Year!

-Airman: SrA James P. Shivery, 9 AF, Shaw Air Force Base
-Noncommissioned Officer: TSgt Marc Rouisse G. Quijano, 355 SFS, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
-Senior Noncommissioned Officer: MSgt Catherine L. Young, 4 SFS, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
-First Sergeant: MSgt Anastacia K. Schroeder, 9AF, Al Udeid Air Base
-Company Grade Officer: Capt Samer H. Sholi, 94 FS, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
-Field Grade Officer: Maj Alexander J. Trembly, 55 FS, Shaw Air Force Base
-Civilian (Category I): Ms. Madison T. Mc Cormick, 325 CS, Tyndall Air Force Base
-Civilian (Category II): Ms. Pamela S. Bloomer, 609 ACOMS, Shaw Air Force Base
-Civilian (Category III): Mr. Trebor J. Boynton, 513 EWS, Eglin Air Force Base

Air Combat Command announces 2026 Outstanding Airmen of the Year LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., -- Air Combat Command recently announced the 2026 Outstanding Airmen of the Year command-level winners. These Airmen were recognized for their outstanding achievements,

A testament to our ACC Airmen!

55th Fighter Squadron Pilots Earn Distinguished Flying Cross ACC commander awards six Airmen with one of the nation’s highest military honors for extraordinary heroism during Operation Midnight Hammer

Today, as we mark Victory in Europe Day, we remember that the flight path to victory started right here at Langley Field.

Two decades before the outbreak of World War II, the Air Corps Tactical School 1920-31, transformed our grass runways and the former National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) lab into the ultimate proving ground for modern airpower. It was here, at the present day location of Headquarters, Air Combat Command, that officers developed the pursuit, bombardment, and reconnaissance tactics that would ultimately turn the tide of the war. Visionaries like future first Air Force Chief of Staff, General Carl Spaatz and General Frank M. Andrews honed their skills in our local skies long before they secured victory in Europe. History happened here.

Today, we honor the Langley legacy that made allied victory possible.

Keeping air superiority STARTS with our maintainers in the ground! 🛠️

This is how we train for ANY future fight!

Air Combat Command’s warfighting readiness is built in the air, not on paper!

During Checkered Flag 26-2 exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, we are bridging the gap between high-level strategy and tactical reality by integrating 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft from the Air Force and Navy in a massive, live-fire environment.

By stress-testing how these joint platforms fight together today, we ensure our Airmen are never sent into a fight they aren’t equipped to win, and strict human-in-the-loop decision-making in the cockpit guarantees absolute operational accountability during these complex, high-speed scenarios.

Checkered Flag exercise returns to Tyndall, bringing joint airpower integration The 325th Fighter Wing will host Checkered Flag 26-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, bringing together 14 Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps units to conduct large-scale, integrated air-to-air training. The

Air Combat Command is building real-world readiness by getting our warfighters out of the briefing rooms and into the dirt.

During exercise Ready Tiger 26-3, the 23d Wing was pushed to its limits in a contested, degraded combat scenario. We are bridging the gap between high-level strategy and tactical reality to ensure our Airmen are never sent into a fight they aren’t equipped to win.

IG assesses 23d Wing combat readiness during Ready Tiger Airmen from the 23d Wing participated in a combat readiness exercise April 13-17, 2026, in the Savannah Air Dominance Center at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, as part of the Air Force’s

Air Combat Command just stood up a new Artificial Intelligence Integration Division to get machine learning out of the tech labs and into the hands of our warfighters.

We are bridging the gap between high-level concepts and tactical reality to ensure our Airmen are never sent into a fight they aren’t equipped to win. This is a direct, data-driven way to ensure our forces are equipped with highly reliable, mission-ready tools built to dominate the future fight.

Generating Excellence: Air Combat Command operations directorate activates new AI Integrat ACC’s Operations Directorate (ACC/A3) stood up a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Integration Division April 1, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The new division, designated A3AI, will serve

Air Combat Command is building real-world readiness by getting new hardware out of the lab and into the sky!

Recently, ACC’s Experimental Operations Unit put actual warfighters at the controls of the YFQ-44A uncrewed aircraft to test its limits in the field. We are bridging the gap between planning and tactical reality to ensure our Airmen are never sent into a fight they aren’t equipped to win. We aren't moving fast and breaking things; we are methodically proving this hardware can survive and succeed in a real fight.

This hands-on, operator-first approach also fundamentally changes how ACC scales its combat power smartly. Uncrewed systems are a highly cost-effective alternative and by getting tactical feedback from the warfighter on day one, we identify hardware flaws early—eliminating expensive mid-cycle redesigns and significantly reducing long-term maintenance overhead. It is a direct, data-driven approach that guarantees our personnel deploy with durable, mission-ready equipment built to get the job done.

Experimental Operations Unit accelerates Collaborative Combat Aircraft program The Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit, under Air Combat Command, concluded a critical exercise with Collaborative Combat Aircraft recently at Edwards Air Force Base, putting principles of the

Historically, planning blind spots and flawed models have resulted in troops entering conflicts ill-equipped for the realities of the battlefield.

The U.S. Air Force is actively working to prevent these errors with WarMatrix, a newly operational AI-enhanced wargaming system tested during the GE 26 Benchmark Wargame. By bridging the gap between high-level strategy and tactical reality, WarMatrix runs rigorous, physics-based simulations that stress-test every scenario. This ensures we never send our Airmen into a fight they are not fully equipped to win.

USAF GE 26 showcases new AI-enabled WarMatrix wargaming capability The wargames delivered a rigorous, fast-paced environment designed to test concepts, capabilities and force design considerations critical to future conflict scenarios.