In light of the recent spike in so-called insider attacks by members of Afghan security forces on coalition troops, US special operations forces have temporarily suspended the training of roughly 1,000 Afghan Local Police recruits pending the re-vetting of all...
NORAD and Russian air force officials wrapped up Exercise Vigilant Eagle 12 at Peterson AFB, Colo. This year’s iteration of Vigilant Eagle was a computer-based command post exercise designed to practice the procedures for passing information and intercept control of...
One of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2012, SSgt. Cory T. Branham is a customer support supervisor with the 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Air Combat Command designated Branham’s reports program...
Airmen and civilian engineers from the Arnold Engineering Development Complex played a crucial role in ensuring that the landing of NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars last month was a victory instead of a $2.5 billion tragedy. Curiosity, NASA’s roving space...
Two firefighting C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard that had been battling wildfires in the western United States returned home to Cheyenne after a decline in fire activity, announced US Northern Command on Sept. 4. These C-130s, equipped with...
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh promoted Brig. Gen. Howard Stendahl, the Air Force’s new chief of chaplains, to the rank of major general during a ceremony at JB Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Major general is the highest rank an Air Force...
Members of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall AFB, Fla., are preparing to transition from Air Education and Training Command to Air Combat Command on Oct. 1 as part of the Air Force’s reorganization of its F-22 fleet. Tyndall, already...
The Air Force last month awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin ($35.9 million), Northrop Grumman ($34.7 million), and Raytheon ($35.2 million) for the continued development of the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Rader system. Over the next 15 months, the three companies will...
Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Alain Parent became NORAD’s deputy commander on Sept. 4 during a ceremony at Peterson AFB, Colo. “You are the right leader at the right time for this critical job for both our countries to...
