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In addition to ensuring that the Stockpile Stewardship Program is “adequately funded and supported” in coming years, the US needs a more comprehensive stockpile management program so that the nation’s nuclear weapons are safer, more secure, and remain effective, says...

Much like the procurement holiday that the Defense Department embarked upon in the 1990s in the euphoria of the initial post-Cold War period, Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton contends that the US also took “a holiday from serious thought on...

Maj. Gen. Hank Morrow relinquishes command of 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) to Maj. Gen. Garry Dean Thursday during a ceremony at Tyndall AFB, Fla. Gen. Gene Renuart, US Northern Command boss, and Gen. William Fraser, head of Air...

WC-130J Hurricane Hunter aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler AFB, Miss., were flying nonstop in the Gulf of Mexico as of Tuesday to collect critical data on Ida, a major storm raging in the...

Efforts by airmen in Afghanistan are making a big difference, says Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. “You should be very proud of the work you’ve done,” Schwartz told airmen during his Oct. 30 address at the 41st...

Airmen of the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s Det. 6 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, have been preparing for the US military drawdown in Iraq by leveling a former munitions storage area on the base to create the space for...

The Air Force plans to begin a year-long demonstration at several air bases in the coming weeks to assess the viability of using commercially available jet fuel, known as Jet A, instead of military standard JP-8 fuel to power its...

The Air Force Research Lab’s munitions directorate intends to test an autopilot system originally designed for micro-sized unmanned aircraft in munitions. Military and Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday that the lab essentially wants to ascertain how such autopilot technology could enhance...

The House on Nov. 5 passed a resolution introduced by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) recognizing the US Air Force Academy’s inaugural class that graduated 50 years ago. The measure, which also recognizes the academy’s continued excellence and the graduates’ outstanding service to the nation, passed by a vote of 411 to 0. On June 3, 1959, the 207 cadets of this first class graduated. Of them, 205 received Air Force commissions as second lieutenants. Among them were a future astronaut, farmers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and generals. These graduates “have served this country with distinction and honor,” said Lamborn, in whose district the academy lies, in a release. And they “created lasting traditions and set high standards for the 41,000 cadets who have followed in their steps,” he said. As of April, 157 of them were still living. (Full text of resolution) (For more on the first class, read First Class and The Class of 50 Years Ago from http://www.airforce-magazine.com/ archives)

Two members of the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Dover AFB, Del., received Bronze Star Medals on Oct. 30 for their meritorious service while deployed to Southwest Asia. TSgt. Jimmy Heater was recognized for his actions as a combat convoy...

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Nov. 2-3, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 48 60 108 14,276 CAS/Armed Recon 30 165 195 29,861 Airlift 256 256 41,138 Air refueling 100 100 14,727 Total 659 100,002 OIF=Operation Iraqi...