A US Air Force AC-130 gunship conducted another strike against al Qaeda in Somalia this week, reported the Washington Post. If so, it would be the second this month, but Pentagon officials, so far, have refused to confirm the report....
Speaking with reporters at Langley AFB, Va., Gen. Ronald Keys, head of Air Combat Command, acknowledged that he has to be realistic about the number of F-22A Raptors he will get. “I’ve always said I need 381,” asserted Keys. However,...
The head of Air Combat Command told reporters visiting Langley AFB, Va., Tuesday that a recently released DOD test and evaluation report aside, the F-22A is combat ready. Gen. Ronald Keys said that some data contained in such reports—in this...
Airmen serving as “in lieu of” convoy drivers drove a total of more than six million miles in Southwest Asia last year, according to Air Force data. These airmen working in traditional Army jobs handled 393 convoys, during which they...
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee met last week—in closed sessions—with the Air Force and Navy in one session, the Army and Marine Corps in another, and Guard and Reserve in a third. The subject was readiness. According to Government Executive,...
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) believes military readiness is in jeopardy, as well (see above). Army and Marine Corps leaders appeared before his panel Tuesday, citing equipment shortfalls that have led to training deficiencies. Skelton targeted President...
Congressional appropriations subcommittees have approved some $21 million for additional construction at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to continue base construction to support the new C-17 strategic airlifter. Hickam received its first C-17 just a year ago. The money will go toward...
The Pentagon says that the “Blue to Green” interservice transfer program recently logged its 1,000th taker. The program enables airmen and sailors, many of whom face getting cut from the Air Force and Navy, to become soldiers. Just a year...
US Air Force airmen at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, are engaged in air-to-air combat training with and against the F-5s and F-16s of the Singapore Air Force, in an exercise known as Commando Sling. For the 18th Fighter Squadron...
The 2006 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award winners have been selected: Lt. Col. Eric Axelbank, assigned to Kadena AB, Japan, won in the Senior Officer Category; Capt. Matthew Allen, at Pope AFB, N.C., won in the Junior Officer...
Most Air Force, Army, and Naval Academy cadets say they feel safe from on- and off-campus sexual harassment, according to DOD’s just released 2006 survey at the military schools. Of the 2,080 females and 3, 969 males who responded, about...
In an effort to bolster health care access and services for military personnel and their families scattered throughout Alaska, the Pentagon on Feb. 1 plans to start a three-year test during which Tricare will offer physicians reimbursement at 1.35 times...
Air Force Reserve nurse Lt. Col. Debra Muhl sued the Sutter Health hospital chain in federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday for firing her allegedly because she deployed to Iraq. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Muhl claims she...
A 15-member medical team comprised of Air Force and Army personnel is working in Chouleuteca, Honduras, for two weeks, providing free optometry and ophthalmology services to needy people. The team has performed more than 30 surgeries and anticipates doing about...
Jan. 22, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 13 9 22 CAS/Armed Recon 44 23 67 Airlift 140 140 Air refueling 29 29 Total 57 32 169 258 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance