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Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said that preserving the nation’s long range strike capability is a critical challenge, placing it among four top imperatives the Pentagon must address. Lynn said Jan. 21 at a Washington defense conference that the US...

Ash Carter, Pentagon acquisition chief, said last week at a Washington conference that he recognizes USAF’s unique recapitalization challenges and continues to press on with a “family of systems” approach to handle long range strike and other critical missions to...

Lt. Gen. William Lord, Air Force chief of warfighting integration, used a short video Jan. 21 during his Air Force Association-sponsored Air Force Breakfast Series presentation in Arlington, Va., to illustrate the havoc that non-kinetic attacks can wreak. In the...

In remarks last week as a Washington aerospace and defense conference, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn talked about the Pentagon’s four current imperatives. First is the “full institutionalization” of the ability to fight irregular wars and defeat unconventional threats. Second...

According to Defense Deputy Secretary William Lynn, the US will field more than 1,000 fifth generation fighters before China can get its first comparable aircraft operational. The US force at that point in time—still open for debate but China is...

Pentagon acquisition boss Ash Carter said the 2011 budget would employ the same guiding principles—performance, adaptability, and quantity—that led to the 2010 program cuts, and he said Defense Secretary Bob Gates is committed to “continued real growth” to maintain skills...

Late last week, USAF announced it would establish a C-17 integrated program office at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia to oversee the C-17 airlift fleet sustainment efforts, with support from Boeing, the prime contractor. Additionally, the service said...

The Department of Justice announced last week that it had settled a lawsuit it brought on behalf of Wisconsin Air National Guardsman Michael Crivello, who claimed that Milwaukee violated his rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2010 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 27 32 59 1,158 CAS/Armed Recon 18 85 103 1,876 Airlift 165 165 3,096 Air refueling 40 40 860 Total 367 6,990 OIF=Operation Iraqi...