Sequester Pressuring PACAF’s Readiness and Engagement

By Marc V. Schanz
Sequestration’s impacts are rippling through Pacific Air Forces, degrading readiness, Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, the major command’s director of operations, plans, requirements, and programs, told the Daily Report on Wednesday. The sequester’s spending cuts are also affecting activities and engagements...

KC-46A Beddown Decision Expected Soon

The Air Force intends to announce this month where it will establish the KC-46A tanker schoolhouse and first two KC-46 operational units, said Secretary Michael Donley. The basing decision “is on track,” Donley told the Senate Armed Services Committee on...

Four Years about Right

Four years is about the correct length of time for an airman with a permanent-change-of-station assignment in the continental United States, Chief of Staff Mark Welsh told lawmakers on Wednesday. “I believe that four years is about right,” Welsh told...

Fourth Estate under the Microscope

By Marc V. Schanz
With sequestration now playing havoc with budgets, Defense Department officials are going to look very closely at ways to gain savings by “driving down tail to strengthen tooth,” said Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Along these lines, DOD is scrutinizing...

Still Need an Army

By John A. Tirpak
There are plenty of potential wars around the world after Afghanistan that would require a fully manned and capable Army, said the land service’s Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. Speaking with defense reporters in Washington, D.C., on May 7,...

Zambian Air Chief Visits Ramstein

Lt. Gen. Eric Chimese, Zambian air force chief, led a military contingent from his nation on a three-day visit to US Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa headquarters at Ramstein AB, Germany, according to a base release. The...

Wright-Patt Gets C-17 Training Center

Boeing delivered a C-17 training center to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing operates nine C-17s, announced the company. The facility, which includes a new and fully networked C-17 weapon system trainer, a training management...

Martinsburg Fixes C-5A Instead of Depot

Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg are executing a repair on one of the unit’s C-5A transports that previously had only been done in depot, according to a unit release. “To our knowledge,...