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The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday denied US Aerospace's legal complaint against the Air Force alleging that the service unfairly did not accept the company's KC-X tanker bid. GAO attorneys concluded that "the US Aerospace proposal to build the KC-X tanker was received after the deadline for the receipt of proposals," said Ralph White, managing associate general counsel for procurement law, in GAO's statement. He added, "Consequently the Air Force acted appropriately in rejecting the proposal." A company official declined to comment when reached by the Daily Report. Last month GAO ruled that there was "insufficient support" for US Aerospace's claim that Air Force officials engaged in intentional misconduct to prevent the company from turning in a tanker bid. Stay tuned for more coverage. (GAO ruling)

The Combat Air Forces restructure draws to a close this week, as the last of 252 legacy A-10, F-15, and F-16 fighters make their way into retirement. The drawdown concludes on Wednesday and Thursday with the induction of two final...

Army SSgt. Robert J. Miller will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor Wednesday for his heroic actions in Afghanistan in 2008. President Obama will present the award to Miller’s parents during a White House ceremony. Operating in the Gowardesh Valley...

JB Langley, Va., and JB Charleston, S.C., have both reached full operational status. This means that they are fully up and running after having completed the BRAC 2005-mandated mergers of Langley Air Force Base with the Army’s Fort Eustis and...

Lt. Gen. Thomas Owen, USAF’s program executive officer for aircraft, said he’s pleased with the C-5M Super Galaxy transport’s performance so far and said it’s meeting promised capability and reliability goals. He made these comments to reporters last week at...

The Air Force has used the GBU-54 bomb for the first time in combat in Afghanistan. An F-16 deployed to Bagram Airfield from Aviano AB, Italy, recently dropped a GBU-54 during a combat sortie, according to Bagram officials. The GBU-54...

Airmen who aren’t keeping up with the uniform changes that went into effect Oct. 1 may find themselves out of regulation. Airmen may no longer wear the black fleece as an all-purpose environmental camouflage parka liner. Further, the 2EXX, 3AXX,...

The 76th Maintenance Wing at Tinker AFB, Okla., completed depot maintenance on 55 KC-135 tankers in Fiscal 2010—a significant improvement over the 46 it serviced in Fiscal 2009. “This is an Eisenhower-era airplane, so it’s 50-plus years old and operates...

The Air Force is one step closer to the goal of eliminating fighter aircraft mishaps. Air Force and NASA researchers and test personnel recently completed flight tests at Edwards AFB, Calif., to evaluate the automatic ground-collision avoidance system on an...

Col. Eric Single, who in 1999 led the first-ever combat mission of the B-2 stealth bomber, has retired from the Air Force after 29 years of service. As commander of the 393rd Bomb Squadron at Whiteman AFB, Mo., then-Lt. Col....

Four newly equipped Mi-17 helicopters have arrived at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, bringing the Afghan Ministry of Defense’s fleet size to 31. Overall the Mi-17 fleet is expected to grow to 56 tails by 2013 before the Afghans begin to recapitalize...

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28-29, 2010 Sortie Type OND OEF OND/OEF Total YTD ISR 46 137 183 20,132 CAS/Armed Recon 24 192 216 26,391 Airlift 326 326 47,159 Air refueling 110 110 13,132 Rescue 43 43 5,988 Total...