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.orgAir National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley convened ANG senior leaders...

Aircrews flying the B-1B bomber, known as the Bone, in Southwest Asia say it is the “backbone of America’s long-range bomber force.” Air Force journalist Maj. Ann Knabe reports on one Bone mission over Afghanistan, quoting Lt. Col. David Been, 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander, who said the B-1 is “wicked fast,” making it possible to “respond anywhere in Afghanistan within minutes.” That time is crucial when the bomber crew must answer a “troops in contact” request, which means friendlies are under attack and “there’s no time to spare,” said Been. The B-1 can put precision munitions on target or simply rout an enemy force by its presence. Capt. Craig Morrison, weapons systems officer, describes the B-1 as “great for showing power, [because] we fly low, we fly fast and let the enemy know we are there.”

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 just ordered four more C-130J tactical airlifters, three...

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.orgKansas National Guard and elected officials on Dec. 19 unveiled new missions...

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 Air Force officials investigating the Sept. 26 accident at Manas Airport...

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 Defense Secretary Robert Gates lost no time assembling a group to...

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 his first message to Defense Department personnel, Defense Secretary Robert Gates...

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 White House chief budgeteer Rob Portman told reporters Tuesday that the...

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’s program to provide Initial Flight Screening in one location—a...

US airmen with the 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at Kirkuk AB, Iraq, have succeeded in getting Erbil Airport operating regularly schedule commercial flights to and from Vienna, Austria—the first of any scheduled passenger flights since 2003. Air Force journalist TSgt. Russ Wood reports that the 506th airmen worked with coalition officials to develop new procedures for the commercial flights, building on those in place for chartered services.

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.orgOfficials at Eglin AFB, Fla., have improved the base’s BASH—for Bird and...

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 selected 2,518 captains for promotion to major, in...

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.orgDec. 19, 2006 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 13 5...