Daily Report | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Dec. 9, 2014

Next Target: Retaliation

The newly released results of the Defense Department’s 2014 sexual assault prevalence survey show the Air Force is “moving in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go,” Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry...

Mental Roadblocks to Integration

By Autumn A. Arnett

The Air Force would reap great benefits from fully integrating aerospace and cyberspace, said Air Force Space Command boss Gen. John Hyten. Doing that would give airmen “amazing capability,” he said during a Dec. 5 space forum in Washington, D.C.,...

Expeditionary Wing Expands Support of Coalition Anti-ISIS Operations

As the United States and its coalition allies continue their campaign against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria, Air Forces Central Command is expanding its support presence at several locations in theater, and enhancing allied capabilities as well. Airmen who...

NATO Joint Command Concludes Mission in Afghanistan

NATO officials, including International Security Assistance Force Commander Army Gen. John Campbell, and their Afghan counterparts on Monday attended the end-of-mission ceremony in Kabul for ISAF’s Joint Command. “Everyone made a tremendous sacrifice, but those sacrifices have not been in...

Increased 2015 Troop Presence in Afghanistan Announced

By Marc V. Schanz

In a joint appearance with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the Obama Administration was adjusting its planned troop drawdown and would keep an additional 1,000 US troops in the country into 2015. While stressing...

Reservists Assist With AC-130U Instruction

Air Force Reservists of the 5th Special Operations Squadron are now helping to train Active Duty airmen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in operating the AC-130U gunship, according to a release. They began their instructor roles in September in support of...

Some Like it in the Truck, On the Line Cold

Airmen at Luke AFB, Ariz., home to future F-35A strike fighter training, are testing a fuel truck with a white-painted, reflective tank scheme to reduce solar heating and keep fuel temperatures within the F-35’s tolerated heat range. The F-35 “may...

District Dedicates F-16 on Static Display

By Arie Church

The District of Columbia Air National Guard dedicated an F-16 static display outside the Joint Forces Headquarters at the D.C. National Guard Armory. The early-block F-16A arrived from storage at Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz., in 2012, and was repainted in...