Daily Report

Brig. Gen. Abdulhussein Lafta Ali Ali, who oversees the Iraqi air force’s operations directorate, last week led an Iraqi delegation to the Air Force’s international F-16 schoolhouse at Tucson International Airport in Arizona to observe first-hand the training Iraqi pilots...

The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing last week opened an Airman and Family Readiness Center at its undisclosed operating location in Southwest Asia, becoming the first Air Force unit in the region to host this type of facility, stated wing officials....

An aerospace medical services technician with the 2nd Medical Operations Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La., SrA. Bryenna L. Brooks is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2012. Deployed for 205 days for Operation Enduring...

Airmen from Yokota AB, Japan, last week participated in a mobile aeromedical staging facility exercise with soldiers from a nearby installation to practice tactical aeromedical evacuation. For the Aug. 28 event, members of the 374th Medical Group, 374th Logistics Readiness...

Building upon the success of the ORS-1 satellite, the Defense Department’s Operationally Responsive Space office is progressing with its next three satellite projects, said office officials. ORS-2, the next satellite in the series, is envisioned, like ORS-1, to provide combatant...

Boeing has begun a five-year fatigue test on a B-1B bomber wing at the company’s facility in Tukwila, Wash., to help validate the aircraft’s predicated life expectancy, announced the company. The test will reveal potential areas of concern and help...

A winged version of Boeing’s joint direct attack munition recently completed wind tunnel testing, announced the company. Boeing is building the 500-pound JDAM Extended Range weapon for the Royal Australian Air Force under a contract awarded in 2011. First delivery...