A recent operational readiness exercise gave testers from the active duty 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, Calif., and the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center in Tucson, Ariz., the opportunity to join forces in conducting...

The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins AFB, Ga., now owns the mission of C-130J sustainment, taking the task over from the product team at Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. ASC had contracted for sustainment of the new...

Army Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, the head of the National Guard Bureau, believes he has the answer for rising military personnel costs—exchange National Guardsmen for active duty personnel. How will this help? The Guardsmen who only serve part-time are generally...

Three airmen from the 374th Medical Group at Yokota AB, Japan, have deployed to the Navy’s hospital ship, USNS Mercy, as it sets a course through Southeast Asia, giving medical aid throughout the region. The airmen will be working with...

Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and head of US European Command, clearly has high hopes for NATO, which he recently told a crowd at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., has a “quite bright”...

The Pentagon has delivered its latest quarterly report on progress in Iraq to Congress, citing momentum on political, economic, and security fronts. Air Force Lt. Gen. Victor Renuart, the Joint Staff’s director for strategic plans and policy, said that the...

American adults continue to express pessimism over the situation in Iraq, saying they do not believe US policies will succeed, according to a new Harris Poll released May 26. The poll reveals that Americans increasingly are negative about President Bush’s...

Friendlies and aggressors squared off over Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, in May at the first Gunfighter Flag held at the base. Some 40 aircraft of six different types participated in offensive and defensive air operations, reports The Gunfighter. Alongside F-15C/Ds,...

US Air Forces in Europe medics joined other US military and Moroccan medical personnel, treating patients in rural Morocco for diseases such as tuberculosis and intestinal infections as part of the humanitarian medical aid portion of African Lion 06, an...

Majorities of Americans and Russians surveyed in a new poll believe that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons and are concerned about it. However, opinions split when asked what should be done about it. According to WorldPublicOpinion.org, about two-thirds...

Time to Crank Up Aerial Firefighters: Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson AFB, Colo., have to recertify their ability to conduct modular airborne fire fighting system missions to suppress wild fires each year—and the season...

Officials of Romania and US Joint Forces Command on May 30 signed a memorandum to establish formal liaison contacts between the US and Romanian defense organizations. It also calls for Romania to assign a full-time military officer to the JFCOM...

May 29-30, 2006 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 29 11 40 CAS/Armed Recon 72 42 114 Airlift 325 325 Air refueling 64 64 Total 101 53 389 563 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance