Airman sits down with the Air Force’s senior-most leaders to get a top-down perspective on a number of topics. You’ll hear directly from high-ranking commanders as they discuss issues they face, decisions they make and the direction the Air Force is headed.
Episodes
At Altitude - Col. Tucker Hamilton
Col. Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, 96th Operations Group commander at Eglin AFB and Air Force AI test and operations chief, discusses the current state of AI within the Air Force, ongoing research, development and testing and AI’s place in building the force of the future.
01/30/2024
At Altitude - Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein - AFRS
Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein took over command of Air Force Recruiting Service in June of 2024 in the middle of the service's first recruiting shortfall in decades. Now he speaks to Airman magazine about changes needed to meet future recruiting goals.
12/11/2023
At Altitude: SEAC Ramon Colon-Lopez
Airman magazine interview with Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, SEAC Ramon Colon-Lopez. After a storied career in joint special operations, Colon-Lopez is in a unique position to advise on the military's enlisted personnel and promote the warfighting benefit of NCO's empowered to make operational decisions in the battlespace.
09/29/2023
At Altitude: AF Chief Scientist Victoria Coleman
Dr. Victoria Coleman is the Air Force chief scientist and is responsible for providing the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of staff and Chief of Space Operations with assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues impacting the mission. After identifying, analyzing and briefing leadership about these issues, she interacts with operational commanders, combatant commands, acquisition, and science and technology communities to address cross-organizational issues and provide solutions.
09/21/2023
At Altitude: CMSAF JoAnne Bass
Airman magazine interview with Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass covering her accomplishments, priorities and the need to increase the capabilities and resilience of Airmen for a potential future fight with peer adversaries.
08/24/2023
At Altitude - Lt. Gen. James Slife / AFSOC
Sgts. Janiqua Robinson and Sara Voigt interview AFSOC commander and special operations lifer Lt. Gen. James Slife to discuss new technologies, capabilities and priorities as the United States shifts focus from decades of conflict in Afghanistan, Iraq and the War on Terror to countering peer adversaries; Russia and China.
02/28/2022
At Altitude - Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia / ABMS
Airman Magazine interviews Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia on how development of the Advanced Battle Management System will facilitate Joint All-Domain Command and Control for U.S. military commanders and our allies.
10/15/2021
Red Flag 21-3 B-52 Stratofortress take off, KC-46 Pegasus taxing
B-roll of a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Bomb Squadron taking off and a KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing taxing during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
08/03/2021
At Altitude - Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr. / AFRS
Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr., commander of Air Force Recruiting Service discusses the need for, and benefits of, diversity within the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, recruiting during a pandemic and the integration of recruiting across the total force.
12/01/2020
At Altitude - Maj. Gen. Patrick C. Higby
Maj. Gen. Patrick C. Higby, director of DevOps and Lethality, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, discusses his mission and responsibilities and the roles of DevOps, cyber resiliency and diversity in increasing Air Force readiness and lethality.
08/23/2020
At Altitude - Brig. Gen. Patrice A. Melancon
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael devastating Tyndall Air Force Base, Brig. Gen. Patrice A. Melancon, Tyndall Air Force Base Reconstruction Program Management Office executive director, discusses the challenges of planning, funding and building a Base of the Future while still supporting daily mission requirements.
10/21/2019
At Altitude - ASAF John Henderson
Airman Magazine interview with John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy.
10/07/2019
At Altitude - CAP Maj. Gen. Mark E. Smith
At Altitude podcast of Airman's interview with Maj. Gen. Mark E. Smith, national commander of the Civil Air Patrol, covering the CAP's history and current missions supporting national, state and local agencies, as well as it's role as the United States Air Force Auxiliary.
06/20/2019
At Altitude - Dr. Will Roper
In early 2019, Airman interviewed Dr. Will Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Dr. Roper discussed how reforming the acquisition process is foundational to building the Air Force we need to maintain dominance in the battlespace today and tomorrow.
04/02/2019
At Altitude - Dr. Will Roper
Airman's interview with Dr. Will Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Dr. Roper discusses how reforming the acquisition process is foundational to building the Air Force we need to maintain dominance today and tomorrow.
03/19/2019
At Altitude - Brig. Gen Christopher Amrhein - AFRS
Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein took over command of Air Force Recruiting Service in June of 2024 in the middle of the service's first recruiting shortfall in decades. Now he speaks to Airman magazine about changes needed to meet future recruiting goals.
