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The new national defense strategy “very clearly” makes a priority of air and naval forces, and that’s a “tremendous opportunity” for the Air Force to articulate its vision to the nation, said retired Gen. Ron Fogleman, former Chief of Staff,...

The Air Force needs to “look hard at its timeline” for acquiring an all-fifth generation fighter fleet, and maybe accept a fourth generation-plus force for a longer period, said retired Gen. Ron Fogleman, former Chief of Staff, Wednesday. “We shouldn’t...

The Air Force’s number one priority today ought to be “healing” the internal feud about proposed cuts across the active and reserve components, retired Gen. Ron Fogleman, ex Chief of Staff, told attendees of his Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies-sponsored...

The C-5M already has made a big impact on the Air Force’s strategic airlift capability and, as attentions turn to the Asia-Pacific, the Super Galaxy will be even more helpful in overcoming the “tyranny of distance” in the region, according...

Air Force Reserve Command is expanding its enlistee training program from five test bases to more Reserve locations across the United States. The Development and Training Flight initiative aims to integrate new accessions by immersing them in military life as...

The Defense Department is looking to expand its cyber security-related partnerships beyond traditional NATO allies. Specifically, talks are under way with the Japanese, South Korean, and New Zealand defense ministries, said Pentagon officials. At the same time, the United States...

Airmen at Dyess AFB, Tex.—a hub for B-1B bomber operations, testing, and training—have made significant improvements in mission-capable rates and fleet health since the establishment of a special maintenance operations team in September 2010, according to base officials. “No matter...

C-17s and C-130s operating from JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are airlifting more than 250 military medical personnel to remote villages throughout the state for Arctic Care 2012, a medical training exercise that runs through April 23. Since many villages in western...

NASA 905, one of the space agency’s two modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, arrived Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its final shuttle-related mission—ferrying the Space Shuttles Discovery, Endeavour, and Enterprise to their final resting places by fall....