Daily Report

May 20, 2014

White House Threatens Veto of Defense Policy Bill

White House officials on Monday warned they’d recommend that President Obama veto a defense policy bill for Fiscal 2015 that resembles H.R. 4435, the House’s current version, unless Congress addresses the President’s concerns by the time such legislation reaches his...

Razorback’s A-10 Finale

Arkansas Air National Guard pilots flew the final A-10 training sortie from Ebbing ANG Base before the 188th Fighter Wing’s conversion to intelligence and remotely piloted aircraft missions, announced the unit. “I’m going to miss flying over Arkansas and seeing...

Medal of Honor for Marine

President Obama will present the Medal Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration for heroism in combat, on June 19 to retired Marine Corps Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter, 24, a native of Flowood, Miss., announced the White House on Monday. Obama...

Viper Olympics

F-16s from Misawa AB, Japan, wrapped up Exercise Eager Tiger where they flew against Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16s and Marine Corps F-18s in northern Jordan. Pilots, crew chiefs, and weapon loaders squared off for combat strike, quick-launch scramble, and...

Another New C-130J for Little Rock

The 61st Airlift Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark., took delivery of a factory-fresh C-130J airlifter, announced aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Lt. Gen. Brooks Bash, Air Mobility Command’s vice commander, ferried the C-130J from the company’s assembly facility in Marietta,...

Mountain Home Celebrates Partnership with Singapore

Members of the 366th Fighter Wing and Singaporean airmen celebrated five years of the Peace Carvin V program, under which Singaporean air force F-15SG pilots and maintainers train at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. “Peace Carvin V helps increase partner capacity...

From Dryden to Armstrong

NASA officials dedicated the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., in honor of the first man to set foot on the Moon. The flight research center, previously named after the late Hugh L. Dryden, former NASA...

Wanted: Catholic Priests

The Air Force in mid-June will host the next iteration of its Come Be With Us tour that gives Catholic priests the opportunity to meet face-to-face with recruiters to discuss the military lifestyle and job requirements of serving in the...