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April 15, 2014
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ISR, Strike at Core of Combat Airpower Reset

By Marc V. Schanz
While the United States has built up a capable portfolio of combat airpower that has provided a key advantage over its adversaries since World War II, the Pentagon and Congress must rebalance this force, argued the authors of a new...

Integrating the Combat Cloud

By Marc V. Schanz
While modernizing combat airpower is critical to countering advanced threats, the United States also needs to realize it is at a critical point in history where information processing and dissemination, as well as advances in technology and sensors, are demanding...

Senate Approves Hyten to Lead Space Command

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Lt. Gen. John Hyten to receive a fourth star to lead Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colo. In this role, he will oversee the more than 40,000 airmen around the globe who...

Mobility Changes in the Air

The Senate approved Gen. Paul Selva to take the helm of US Transportation Command at Scott AFB, Ill., replacing Gen. William Fraser. The latter led the unified combatant command since October 2011 and is retiring, effective July 1, ending a...

On the Brink of Invasion?

Russian forces are using the same tactics to destabilize and potentially seize further territory in southern and eastern Ukraine that they used to grab Crimea, according to the State Department. Simultaneous seizures of key buildings and infrastructure in Ukraine on...

Space Acquisition Leadership Change

Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski will become the military deputy in the Air Force’s acquisition shop if the Senate approves President Obama’s nomination of her for that role. The Defense Department announced this nomination on Monday. Pawlikowski has overseen Air Force...

One Star, Not Two

Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, special assistant to the commander of Air Force Space Command, will retire from the Air Force as a one-star general, effective June 1, service spokesman Maj. Eric Badger told the Daily Report on Monday. Carey’s last...

Air Guardsmen Going to Australia for Radar Set-up

Thirty-five civil engineers from the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station are set to depart this week for Australia to help set up a US radar system for space surveillance, announced the...

Friendly Match on Canadian Ice

A pair of LC-130 Skibirds from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia joined Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft to provide airlift and reconnaissance support during Operation Nunalivut in the Arctic. This marks the first time...

Lawmaker Wants New Control Tower for Maxwell

Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) wants Fiscal 2015 military construction funding to cover a new air traffic control tower for Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. “I’ve personally climbed up the tower at Maxwell, and can attest to how badly it...

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