A panel convened by AFA’s Eaker Institute Tuesday in Washington talked about Air Force initiatives in the cyberspace domain, but they also described the larger threat—attacks on a nation’s government and commercial electronic enterprises, so many of which are now...

Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, commander of 8th Air Force and top officer for cyberwarfare, says USAF has come up with a new “cyber sidearm” program to help defend vital networks. Elder disclosed the move on Tuesday to a gathering of...

Speaking at an Eaker Institute event in Washington Tuesday, Lt. Gen. Robert Elder said that fighting in cyberspace is very similar to other mediums, where control is the key. Just as sea-lanes and airspace need to be secured and policed,...

Air Force cyberwarriors, in an effort to defend the service against computer threats from without, have forged a large number of alliances with like-minded American organizations (see above). Lt. Gen. Robert Elder told AFA’s Eaker Institute that there is “a...

Air Combat Command has sent four B-2 bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo., to Andersen AFB, Guam, to assume the next “strategic presence” rotation in the Pacific. The Whiteman aircraft replace Barksdale AFB, La., B-52s, which...

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Co.) has been worrying about encroachment issues at Buckley, Peterson, and Schriever Air Force Bases in Colorado, declaring earlier this week that “development has come in and essentially encapsulated the perimeters of the bases,” according to The...

The launch of the first Wideband Global Satellite slated for Oct. 9 from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., was delayed for 24 hours because of a “possibly incorrect data signature” related to its Atlas V launch vehicle, reports Patrick Peterson of...

SrA. Alanna Jolley is a network administrator with the 1st Air and Space Communications Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, but she deployed to Afghanistan “in lieu of” a soldier to provide radio support to convoy teams. She completed combat skills...

A four-man crew from the 36th Rescue Flight at Fairchild AFB, Wash., saved a 77-year-old man injured in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho last week, and they say it was the most difficult rescues of more than 600 made by...

The Royal Air Force may need to cut force structure to counter budget shortfalls. British Ministry of Defence officials tell Jane’s Defence Weekly that problems stem from funds diverted to air elements supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Jane’s reports...

Romania’s Mihail Kogaliceanu Airbase has been the site of tactical training for US and Romanian soldiers. Jumping with the ground forces was USAF 1st Lt. Chandra LeCompte, who is serving as a staff weather officer with the Southern European Task...

The Massachusetts Military Reservation needs power for its groundwater treatment plants, so Air Force and Army officials are working on getting up to seven wind turbines installed in the next two years, reports the Cape Cod Times. The reservation includes...

Oct. 8, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 20 8 28 CAS/Armed Recon 69 43 112 Airlift 163 163 Air refueling 50 50 Total 89 51 213 353 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...