GEO-2, the second Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite, successfully completed its final integrated system test and is on schedule for launch into orbit from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., as early as July, announced prime contractor Lockheed Martin. The FIST...
Some 30,000 Active Duty airmen spread across the service received Form W-2s for their 2011 taxes that contain errors. “The bottom line is everyone needs to check their W-2 through MyPay and see if they’ve been identified as someone who...
The projected program costs of the Air Force’s extended-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile have decreased from $4.4 billion to $3.8 billion, according to the Pentagon’s latest selected acquisition reports. The cost drop is due primarily to the Air Force accelerating...
House lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calling on him to throw his support behind legislation that would protect the custody rights of deployed military personnel. In the past, some parents—mostly mothers—have sought to use the courts...
Air Combat Command officials are preparing an information package so that the command’s leadership can make the call whether the Raytheon-built Miniature Air Launched Decoy is ready for combat, an ACC spokeswoman told the Daily Report. ACC “has not yet...
Officials have approved plans for the $4.5 million renovation of the Sam Johnson Fitness Center at Homestead ARB, Fla., home of Air Force Reserve Command’s 482nd Fighter Wing. Construction is scheduled to start in mid May. The facility upgrades will...
Boeing delivered the final two F-15K Slam Eagles to the South Korean air force, completing its work in supplying 61 F-15Ks to the US ally, announced the company Tuesday. The F-15Ks arrived Monday at Daegu Air Base, said company officials....
