Daily Report

Aug. 9, 2010

Redefining Endurance

On Monday, the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb., will surpass 20 years of non-stop support of operations in Southwest Asia. This is believed to be the longest single continuous deployment in Air Force history, according to wing officials. “This...

Standing Pat for Wright-Patt

The Defense Department is standing, for now, by its timetable to award the KC-X tanker contract later this year, despite the legal protest filed last week by US Aerospace that threatens to derail the process. “We will award this contract...

Mattis Gets Senate Nod For CENTCOM

Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis has been approved by the Senate to lead US Central Command. Mattis will now oversee the US military’s efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, He fills the leadership void at CENTCOM left by Army Gen. David...

US Has New Intel Czar

James Clapper is the new director of national intelligence. As we first reported on Friday, the Senate approved his nomination on Aug. 5. His vote came after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) lifted his hold on the vote once McCain received...

Time to Flesh Out the Details

: The Air Force and Navy have held the first meeting of a newly created joint working group for their respective RQ-4 Global Hawk and Broad Area Maritime Surveillance remotely piloted aircraft fleets. “We are out here to see how...

Airmen Shine in 5th-Gen Maintenance

F-22 maintainers deployed from Langley AFB, Va., to Andersen AFB, Guam, have made history. Last week, they completed the first-ever scheduled maintenance on an F-22 that is operating away from its home nest. In this case, the F-22 is deployed...

Space Ops Unit Gets New Home

Construction in now complete of the new Ellison Onizuka Satellite Operations Facility at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The $40 million facility will house the 21st Space Operations Squadron. The unit is a geographically-separated component of the 50th Space Wing at Schriever...

EOD Airmen Train Kyrgyz Counterparts

Airmen of the 376th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal flight at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, continue to build bonds with the Kyrgyz military. The unit has just completed its fourth training class at Manas for Kyrgyz EOS...

Arkansas Air Guard Innovation Benefits A-10C Fleet

: Members of the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing at Fort Smith have developed two fixes for their A-10C ground-attack aircraft that have already reaped big savings for the entire Air Force. Airmen of the wing’s avionics intermediate...

World War II Airman’s Remains Recovered

The remains of Sgt. John P. Bonnassiolle, a crewman in a B-24J bomber that went down over Germany in 1944, have been identified and returned to his family, Defense Department officials have announced. Bonnassiolle, a native of Oakland, Calif., will...

Air Sorties from SWA 073010

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, July 30, 2010 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 28 69 97 14,600 CAS/Armed Recon 18 73 91 20,091 Airlift 211 211 36,556 Air refueling 55 55 9,701 Rescue 35 35 4,440 Total...