The A-10s of the 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Mont., have flown more than 1,700 combat sorties in Afghanistan since Sept. 15. “Our A-10s have provided non-stop presence and lethal firepower since we arrived,” says Lt. Col. Martha McSally, squadron...

New Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told airmen in Germany that he is convinced the Air Force has outlived the term Future Total Force. “I think we need to stop [talking about FTF,] says Wynne. Wynne may be thinking about...

Fires are raging across Oklahoma and Texas and National Guard Bureau officials say they have Air Guard and Army Guard helicopter crews on alert in both states to provide assistance. States officials have said the fires are the worst in...

Capt. Andi McElvaine from Minot AFB, N.D., was among 83 other graduates of the Air Force Weapons School earlier this month at Nellis AFB, Nev. McElvaine, who graduated at the top of her class, mades history as the first female...

US Central Command Air Forces reports that coalition aircraft flew several close air support missions on Dec. 28 to support troops in Iraq. USAF F-15s flew CAS for coalition troops fighting anti-Iraqi forces near Balad, Al Iskandariyah and Al Mahmudiyah....

Two Air Force Reserve Command units at different bases on the Pacific Coast recently hooked up to get aircrew and aeromedical evacuation training on one weekend mission aboard a relative newcomer to medevac—the KC-135 tanker. Ten aircrew members of the...

Bomb Robot Comes to Seymour: The explosive ordinance disposal technicians of the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C., recently showed off some new equipment that will help them defuse and disarm explosives. The squad now has a Bomb Squad...

AFRC’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” from Keesler AFB, Miss., have flown their last mission of the 2005 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season—a record season with more than 145 missions covering 25 storms. (The unit also got displaced to Dobbins...

Chemical engineers deployed in Southwest Asia with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron are helping to ensure the quality of both fuel and gases used in the AOR by running tests at a forward laboratory. The lab analyzes fuel samples...

Wireless airwave frequencies highly sought after by industry are going up on the auction block as soon as June, as DOD along with 11 other federal agencies move to new airspace. According to the Associated Press news service, the Commerce...

The Air Force has issued a small business grant to ADA Technologies of Littleton, Colo., to study arsenic levels following use of three different absorption media in well water near Castleford, Idaho, reports the Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News. The goal...

A branch of the American Federation of Government Employees union at Davis-Monthan AFB, Mont., has challenged bans the base has placed on the use of handheld cell phones. In addition to imposing a DOD-wide ban on the use of cell...

The Air Force has chosen a Montana-based business to build 243 modified Ford F-130 trucks that are prototypes for use as flight-line tractors. The vehicles will move aircraft around on tarmacs, using a telescoping, rotating center hitch that the company—International...

We learned an esoteric fact today about what happens to the remains of birds that have run afoul of a military aircraft—they go to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. According to the MacDill Thunderbolt, airmen at MacDill AFB, Fla., thoroughly...

The Air Force awarded a $17 million contract to Northrop Grumman to continue radar development for the Global Hawk UAV program. The company will provide updates to the system requirements, delivery of logistics/technical manual source data, delivery of an Electronic...

The Pentagon has lauded the Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Tex., and Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews AFB, Md., for their efforts toward providing a safe environment for patients. Wilford Hall implemented an emergency room process to ensure rapid...

December 28, 2005 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 9 3 – 12 CAS/Armed Recon 36 20 – 56 Airlift – – 200 200 Air refueling – – 28 28 Total 45 23 228 296 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation...