Air & Space Forces Association launches new partnership program

The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) has launched the AFA Association Partners Program during its Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Through this initiative, the AFA signed memorandums of understanding with three organizations: the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation, and the Arnold Air Society/Silver Wings. The program extends membership benefits to these partner organizations and facilitates advocacy for their shared members.

During the same conference, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) highlighted the security risks associated with large-scale technology exhibitions. Officials noted that foreign intelligence collectors may use such events to establish relationships and gain access to sensitive information. AFOSI agents monitor these activities to identify potential intelligence-gathering behaviors and share findings with the broader Intelligence Community to protect future air and space power innovations.