A joint US Air Force and Japanese search team found the body of a second airmen swept out to sea when Typhoon Phanfone struck the northwest coast of Okinawa on Oct. 5. The airman was found “close to the shore,...
Two months after USAF’s two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcons were grounded for cracks in the canopy sills, two have been cleared for limited flight after receiving temporary fixes, an Air Combat Command spokesman said Tuesday. The two aircraft at Edwards AFB,...
The Air Force awarded Raytheon a $19.5 million contract for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) system, which will track aircraft, missiles, and remotely piloted aircraft, Raytheon officials announced. The 3DELRR system operates in the C-band portion of the spectrum,...
US personnel deploying to counter the Ebola epidemic in western Africa will have the training and the protective equipment and procedures to ensure their safety, Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of US Africa Command said Tuesday. Of the 4,000 Americans...
The US support for the international effort in western Africa to stop the spread of Ebola will involve at least 4,000 personnel, but only a very few highly trained specialists will have any contact with individuals who may have the...
The 2014 Warrior Games concluded Oct. 4 at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force athletes brought home the third-highest medal count across the six-day competition with 48 medals—16 each gold, silver, and bronze. Army competitors...
Active Duty airmen as well as members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are part of a joint US and international force supporting the annual Operation Deep Freeze scientific research in the Antarctic. Active and Reserve C-17...
President Barack Obama has nominated retired Lt. Gen. Susan Helms to the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Helms retired from the Air Force last year as commander of the 14th Air Force, after Sen....
A total of 955 US and coalition munitions have been expended during offensive strikes on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria as of Oct. 6, according to a US Central Command analysis. Although Air Forces Central Command has not provided...
