The Defense Department’s entire F-35 fleet remains grounded almost two weeks after an F-35A caught fire at Eglin AFB, Fla., said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby. “The root cause of the incident remains under investigation. Additional inspections of F-35...
US forces have reinforced the American embassy in Baghdad and have secured key logistics nodes and areas of the Baghdad International Airport in order to “preserve options” for the future, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey and Secretary...
Brig. Gen. Mark Brown received his second star and assumed command of 2nd Air Force during a July 3 change of command ceremony at Keesler AFB, Miss. Brown, who previously served as the comptroller at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command...
The State Department has released the biannual assessment of strategic nuclear weapons in the stockpile of both the Russian Federation and the United States, with details on both deployed and non-deployed weapons. As of March 1, the US fielded 778...
The Defense Logistics Agency announced the start of the sale of “white goods,” or non-military vehicles, appliances, and other equipment no longer needed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, due to force level drawdowns. The DLA, the Pentagon’s logistics arm responsible for...
The Air Force recently deployed the second increment of Gorgon Stare, a wide-area persistent surveillance system flown on the MQ-9 Reaper, announced manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corporation. The latest generation achieved initial operating capability and was deployed to Afghanistan earlier this...
All Air Force security forces training has now been consolidated into one ground combat readiness center with the opening of the Desert Defender Ground Combat Readiness Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, on July 3. “It’s important to remember that...
Boeing will be the prime contractor in the development of the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System, the largest rocket ever made. The $2.8 billion deal between Boeing and NASA was signed after the completion of the critical design...
