February 2, 2007 | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Still Worried About China’s Intentions:

Republican leaders of the House Armed Services Committee are eager for the United States to spend money on developing new classified space systems, especially after China launched an anti-satellite missile last month. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Terry Everett (R-Ala.) sent...

Budget Wars:

Gen. Michael Moseley, Air Force Chief of Staff, already has flung a gauntlet, telling lawmakers earlier this month that the Air Force cannot have its budget raided to pay for enhancements to ground forces without incurring “significant risk.” And, if...

Fill ’er Up?:

According to the latest Air Force data, the service’s aerial refueling fleet of KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft flew almost 7,300 sorties in 2006, offloading fuel to nearly 40,000 aircraft. USAF also notes that coalition refueling aircraft—KC-135 and VC-10—flew about 700 sorties. The combined offload of fuel amounts to 4.5 billion gallons.

North Dakota Presses Case Minot:

The North Dakota Congressional delegation—Democrats Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, and Earl Pomeroy—and Minot city officials met with Air Force and Air National Guard leaders this week to talk about plans for Minot Air Force Base that ranged from the 17...

Norway on Board for JSF:

Defense officials from the Pentagon and Norway have signed a memorandum of understanding to proceed with the next phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program. The MOU covers production, sustainment, and follow-on development. A few days earlier, the Pentagon and...

Is This What He Meant?:

The Defense Department has finished implementing the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application, says William Winkenwerder Jr., the top Pentagon health official. The AHLTA is the DOD’s electronic health records system, providing a repository with information on all beneficiaries that...

Bronze Stars at Charleston:

The Air Force has awarded Bronze Stars to seven airmen at Charleston AFB, S.C. Five went to combat camera members: Capt. John Clagnaz, MSgt. Christopher Nolan, TSgt. Jeremy Lock, SSgt. James Harper, and SSgt. Richard Rose. Two went to security...

Integrate Titles 10 and 32, Says Blum:

Army Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Wednesday that the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 “went over the Guard like a speed bump.” He believes that the Guard...

Ukrainian Delegation Visits USAFE:

Gen.-Col. Anatoliy Yakovich Toropchyn, chief of the Ukrainian Air Forces, recently toured a variety of units within US Air Forces in Europe. He said his delegation is interested in USAFE’s training and military education, airlift operations and execution, and logistics...

Another “Green” for USAF:

The Air Force voluntarily bought 457,500 megawatt-hours of “green power” last year, thereby winning the service placement at the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Top 10 federal government green power purchasers in the Green Power Partnership. All...