Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) last week became the 68th secretary of state during a swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan administered the oath of office to Kerry on Feb. 1 in the Capitol Building, according to...

Air Force Secretary Michael Donley approved the posthumous promotion of Capt. Lucas Gruenther, who died in an F-16 training mishap last week, to the rank of major, according to 31st Fighter Wing officials at Aviano AB, Italy. “Major Gruenther earned...

The Air Force’s combat rescue mission at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan is coming to a close after 11 years, announced officials there. On Jan. 30, airmen at Kandahar came together to mark the inactivation of the 46th Expeditionary Rescue...

Members of the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis inaugurated the unit’s transition from the C-5A transport to the C-17, reported Memphis’ The Commercial Appeal. The Feb. 2 ceremony featured two of the eight C-17s on display...

The Veterans Affairs Department issued its most comprehensive report ever on the scope of veteran suicides across the United States, according to a release. “The mental health and well-being of our courageous men and women who have served the nation...

To replace the Afghan air force’s now-scrapped C-27A fleet, the Air Force is exploring options for delivering four older model C-130s in the next two years, a service spokesman told the Daily Report. The Air Force is “committed to provide...

Instructors from the Air Force Air Advisor Academy at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., last month traveled to Yokota AB, Japan, to train mobility airmen from Yokota’s 36th Airlift Wing to be more effective as advisors to partner nation air forces in...

The 19th Operations Group at Little Rock AFB, Ark., is reaping dividends from the decision made nearly one year ago to truncate the unit’s C-130 flying operations from five days to four to leave Fridays dedicated to training, according to...