Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Pentagon said that Air Force civilian employee Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30,...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgLockheed Martin has completed assembly of the first production F-35 Joint Strike...

Ten Democratic Senators led by Presidential-hopeful Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts penned a letter to leaders of the Senate Budget Committee to protest the 2.2 percent military pay raise included in President Bush’s 2007 defense budget proposal. They say it is the smallest since 1994. They wrote: “Such a paltry increase neglects the value of their service and the very real challenges of recruiting and retaining an all-volunteer military in time of war.”

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgIn a conference call with reporters today, Gen. Lance Lord, soon-to-be-retired head...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgNorthrop Grumman has just received a new contract from DARPA to continue...

Air Education and Training Command is bringing together the enlisted ground schools from seven aircrew specialties to form a mega Career Enlisted Aircrew Center of Excellence at Lackland AFB, Tex. AETC plans to move the first school—ground training for enlisted airborne battle managers—in time to start its first class at Lackland on April 11. In all, Lackland will gain about 40 instructors. Officials told the Lackland Talespinner that they expect the consolidation to streamline training, since each includes some common material, and reduce travel expenses.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgPrototype UAV Returns From War: Global Hawk UAV No. 3, a pre-production...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgUS Pacific Command activated the airmen of the 36th Contingency Response Group...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgPacific Air Forces had to scrub plans to use the first C-17...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgSpace Boss Receives Sword: The enlisted personnel of Air Force Space Command...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force has awarded Boeing a $148 million contract to start...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgLt. Gen. Gary L. North is the new commander of 9th Air...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgNew Jersey ANG Deploys to SWA: About 150 Air Guardsmen from New...

VA Secretary James Nicholson assured lawmakers that his agency has done its homework this year—there will be no shortfall as there was with the 2006 budget request. Questioned as to his level of confidence in the 2007 budget projections, Nicholson told the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee last week, “We’re very confident.” He explained that the agency had gone “back to the model” it had used for years, but it also had “applied some Kentucky windage to it” because it doesn’t cover all VA activities. (Check here for background on the shortfall.)

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force has 20 Fighter Aircraft Command and Control Enhancement...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgTwo US Air Forces in Europe bases recently highlighted the success of...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgFebruary 17-20, 2006 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 51 15...