Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Nov. 19 the US is “prepared” to change the rules of engagement in Iraq and Syria to better attack ISIS, though looser rules may not have a dramatic impact on targeting the terrorist group. “We’ve...

Lawmakers who led the fight to keep the A-10 in the Air Force’s inventory said this week the use of the Warthogs to destroy more than 100 ISIS oil trucks demonstrate the jets’ “lethality and irreplaceable role in our military...

Raytheon has finished three preliminary launch exercises as it prepares to launch GPS III satellites, according to a company release. The exercises demonstrated capabilities needed to deploy the satellites during launch and checkout, the ability to switch contacts between multiple...

Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso this week became the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services. Grosso, who received her third star during the ceremony, is the first woman to hold the position. The deputy chief of...

Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 tankers supported the state’s international partnership with the Liberian armed forces, shuttling a contingent of Army National Guardsmen to Monrovia, Liberia, last week. Two KC-135s from the 127th Wing at Selfridge ANGB, Mich., airlifted civil...

Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke was nominated by the Guard’s enlisted force to receive its highest honor, induction into the Order of the Sword. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 “took the Air National Guard from a...

The Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance version of the Global Hawk, the MQ-4C Triton, began its final series of operational tests to clear it for low-rate initial production, Naval Air Systems Command anno?unced. “We worked very hard to demonstrate system...