Chicagoland Chapter Welcome to the Chicagloand Chapter website. Upcoming EventsView Local Events View National Events2026 Warfare Symposium February 23 to 25, 2026Learn More2026 National Convention September 12 to 13, 2026Learn More2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference September 14 to 16, 2026Learn More2027 Warfare Symposium March 1 to 3, 2027Learn More News from AFA Drone Technology Educator Honored Across Virginia AFA November 6, 2025 The D.W. Steele Sr. Chapter and the Virginia State AFA recognized one of the Commonwealth’s most accomplished educators, Anthony Frazier,...… Steele Chapter Honors 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year November 5, 2025 AFA’s D.W. Steele Sr. Chapter hosted its “Salute to Service” event on September 23, a continuation of AFA’s formal recognition...… Military and Veteran Organizations Urge to End Shutdown October 31, 2025 Six organizations have joined forces to speak with one voice on behalf of America’s military community. The shutdown is harming… View All AFA News on AFA.ORG Air & Space Forces Magazine Hegseth: Pentagon ‘Fundamentally Reshaping’ Weapons Buying Process November 7, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a… Air Force’s New Fighter Goal: More Jets, But Who’s Paying? November 7, 2025 A new Air Force plan for how many fighters it needs in the next decade marks a sharp upturn from… Dick Cheney’s Legacy with the Air Force November 7, 2025 Dick Cheney, who died Nov. 3 at 84, is best remembered by most Americans as among the most powerful Vice… Read More on airandspaceforces.com