Daily Report

Gen. Robert Kehler last week assumed command of US Strategic Command at Offutt AFB, Neb. Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over the change-of-command ceremony, during which Kehler took the reins of authority from Gen. Kevin Chilton, who led STRATCOM since...

Defense Department officials say they expect to certify the policy changes necessary to implement the repeal of the Clinton-era Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law within the next year. However, the date will be “subjective,” leaving some wiggle room in case...

Starting Tuesday, US military aircraft may no longer refuel in flight in NATO ally Spain’s airspace, Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon announced last week. US officials must also request flight permits in advance and provide more details on US military...

CMSgt. William Gurney, former command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, has received 20 months confinement, reduction in grade to E-1 (airman basic), and a dishonorable discharge for 15 violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The six-member panel...

Beginning in March, airmen deployed in combat roles to Afghanistan will wear the new Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, uniform. Initially only airmen with “responsibilities outside the wire” will receive OCP fatigues, although the uniform will eventually become...

Senior Pentagon officials said last week they do not expect to make any policy changes with regards to housing and benefits following the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law. That’s because the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines...

Canadian defense minister Peter MacKay last week underscored Canada’s commitment to the F-35 strike fighter and the need for timely procurement of the stealth aircraft. “It’s clear that it’s the intention of the government of Canada to proceed with the...

Air Forces Northern officials at Tyndall AFB, Fla., have provided the Civil Air Patrol with new portable communications equipment to help members of the volunteer USAF auxiliary in their domestic search and rescue operations, counterdrug activities, and training. Last week,...

The Air Force has renewed its partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports and the No. 43 car for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This is the 10th season of USAF’s sponsorship for recruiting purposes. Richard Petty Motorsports is “perhaps the...