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Two expeditionary contingents, each comprising 12 F-22s and nearly 290 airmen, are back home at Holloman AFB, N.M., and Langley AFB, Va., after four-month tours in the Asia-Pacific theater. These overseas deployments—Holloman’s 7th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to Kadena AB, Japan,...

The Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on Tuesday begins its first Cyber 200 and Cyber 300 professional development courses with about 100 students. These courses are designed for cyberspace professionals, including those airmen in...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday accepted a formal invitation from his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Liang Guanglie, to make an official visit to China. The invitation came during a meeting of the two in Hanoi, Vietnam, at the ASEAN defense...

The 820th Security Forces Group at Moody AFB, Ga., has been renamed the 820th Base Defense Group to better represent the unit’s mission: high-risk force protection and integrated base defense for expeditionary air forces. “This unit is special because it’s...

The Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport being built for Australia and several other US allies, has received its military certification, EADS North America has announced. As part of the certification process, one million pounds of fuel were transferred during more...

US Northern Command last week displayed its newly acquired Emergency Response Vehicle at its headquarters at Peterson AFB, Colo. The vehicle is a modified Chevrolet Suburban sport utility vehicle featuring an advanced, mobile communications package that allows NORTHCOM officials to...

Fifteen airmen have set off on an 860-mile trek from Lackland AFB, Tex., to Hurlburt Field, Fla., to honor the memory of 14 fallen special tactics comrades killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. “This walk shows that members of our Air...

DARPA is conducting flight tests with an Army RQ-7B Shadow remotely piloted aircraft this month to demonstrate damage-tolerant control (DTC) technology to improve aircraft survivability in the face of hostile fire or in-flight material failures. Rockwell Collins is supporting this...

The Afghan air force’s Kabul Air Wing has taken responsibility for the Afghan crew chief and air assault academy from NATO advisors of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade. AAF’s crew chief and air assault courses have been taking place at...

Members of the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Fighter Wing at Hancock Field in Syracuse have dedicated an F-86B Sabre fighter into the base’s newly established air park. It is the first of many aircraft that the wing intends...

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Oct. 3, 2010 Sortie Type OND OEF OND/OEF Total YTD ISR 20 70 90 20,460 CAS/Armed Recon 16 93 109 26,829 Airlift 163 163 47,859 Air refueling 56 56 13,341 Rescue 23 23 6,089 Total...