Nineteenth Air Force Stands Down

Air Education and Training Command inactivated 19th Air Force last week during a ceremony at JBSA-Randolph, Tex. The numbered air force oversaw AETC’s flying mission for nearly two decades, but the Air Force identified it as one of three numbered...

AFMC’s Reorganization Takes Shape

This past week, large pieces of Air Force Materiel Command’s restructuring plan fell into place at Hill AFB, Utah, and Tinker AFB, Okla. On July 12, officials redesignated Hill’s Ogden Air Logistics Center a complex—the Ogden Air Logistics Complex—and it...

Schwartz Makes Fini Flight

Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz last week made his final flight as an active duty officer, piloting an MC-130E Combat Talon I on a local training sortie from Hurlburt Field, Fla. Schwartz, CSAF since August 2008, is retiring from...

End-of-Production Planning for C-17

By Arie Church and Evan Milberg
The Air Force awarded Boeing a $500 million contract to transition from production of the C-17 transport to post-production support, announced the Pentagon. “The contract allows the US Air Force to purchase critical spare assemblies and also allows for post-production...

Eglin Wing Flies 100th F-35 Sortie

The 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., last week completed its 100th F-35 strike fighter sortie, according to wing officials. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Berke, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, on July 11 flew...

Boeing Bows Out of Launch Range Competition

By Evan Milberg
Boeing will no longer pursue the $3 billion contract to provide operations and maintenance support at the Air Force’s space launch ranges on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, reported the Washington Business Journal. It was in the company’s best interest...

Supply-Side Go

Lockheed Martin and the Taiwanese government-owned Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation last week inked an agreement to cooperatively upgrade Taiwan’s F-16A/B fighter fleet, announced AIDC. “We are confident this collaboration effort will position both of our companies to better support our...

Three Cheers for Liberty and Valor

The Defense Department intends to establish a data base to validate veterans’ alleged claims of decorations. “We are exploring options to stand up a data base of valor awards and medals,” said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on July 10....