Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins, left, Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency celebrates the Air Force’s 65th birthday on Tuesday by cutting a cake. The Air Force was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947, making it the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed.
The rise of software factories across the Department of Defense illustrates the art of the possible in developing applications and services across multiple clouds.
707th Communications Squadron client system technicians update software for computers that will be used on Air Force networks at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
Lauren Knausenberger, Air Force chief information officer, receives a mission brief from the 2nd Communications Squadron during an official visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)