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Lt. Gen. John Hesterman took charge of Air Forces Central Command during a ceremony last week at Shaw AFB, S.C. Hesterman took the reins from Lt. Gen. David Goldfein on July 11. The latter had led AFCENT since August 2011...

Retired Gen. Robert L. Rutherford, who led US Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command from October 1994 to July 1996, died of natural causes on July 4 in San Antonio, announced AMC. “It is with great sadness that we learn...

Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan—Aircrews assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing here flew 133,415 sorties between the unit’s standup on Jan. 26, 2009, and the end of May, according to officials here. Those sorties resulted in 877,007 hours in the air...

Maj. Robert Miller, a test pilot assigned to Edwards AFB, Calif., became the 100th pilot to fly the F-35 strike fighter after going through training at the F-35 schoolhouse at Eglin AFB, Fla., announced F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin. “The...

A C-17 aircrew flew specialized medical teams and a patient requiring special equipment never before used on board a transatlantic mission some 5,000 miles from Ramstein AB, Germany, to San Antonio, announced Ramstein officials. During the July 10 flight, the...

Officials at Ramstein AB, Germany, hosted a senior delegation from the Romanian air force for discussions on training cooperation and strengthening the bilateral military relationship, according to a base release. Among the sites Romanian air force Maj. Gen. Niculae Tabarcia...

Lockheed Martin and the Air Force recently completed a series of captive-carry flight tests of the company’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile design on a B-1 bomber, announced the company. The tests, which took place off the southern California coast, supported...

Testers at Tyndall AFB, Fla., last week destroyed a QF-4 drone over the Gulf of Mexico “for safety considerations” during its return to the base following a routine operation, announced base officials. The incident happened on July 10. Operators triggered...