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Pentagon officials are still fleshing out the new Air Force bomber in the weeks before the Defense Department issues its Fiscal 2012 budget proposal, said Air Force Secretary Michael Donley Wednesday. Speaking at an Air Force Association-sponsored Air Force Breakfast...

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s plan to hold at least one hearing before Feb. 1 to examine the Air Force’s inadvertent disclosure of KC-X tanker data last November won’t affect USAF’s choice, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Wednesday. “I...

The Air Force will consolidate two air and space operation centers in the continental United States and two in Europe beginning as early as this year as part of its efficiency initiatives, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Wednesday during...

Europe is home to some of the United States’ closest and longest standing allies, but risks falling by the wayside as emerging threats in Asia and the Pacific occupy US leaders, warns Maj. Gen. Mark Schissler, US Air Forces in...

While there’s been no final decision yet, “the leading option right now” is for the Air Force to remove 10 operational Minuteman III ICBMs from each of its three missile bases in order to reach the ceiling outlined by the...

President Obama has signed H.R. 6523, the Fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill, into law. The Senate and House reached consensus on the legislation in late December. It authorizes $724.6 billion for national defense, including $548.2 billion for the Pentagon’s base...

The Air Force active and reserve components continue to post strong recruiting numbers so far in Fiscal 2011, as are the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy active and reserve elements, according to the Pentagon’s newest recruiting statistics released Wednesday. Through...

Defense Department officials announced Wednesday that they have identified the remains of two airmen missing in action from the Vietnam War. They are: Col. James E. Dennany, 34, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Maj. Robert L. Tucci, 27, of Detroit. DOD...

The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve plan to host free teen leadership summits this year in Dahlonega, Ga.; Estes, Colo.; and Washington, D.C., for teens 14 to 18 years old with a parent in either reserve component. These...