Air Mobility Command has put together an 18-page white paper explaining the Air Force rationale for considering “floors and doors” in its KC-X tanker replacement program an essential requirement. The document—which just recently appeared unheralded on the AMC Web site—runs...

Six B-1B bombers and some 173 airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., have arrived at Eielson AFB, Alaska, to lead the action for the first Red Flag-Alaska of 2007, now underway and continuing through April 21....

The Air Force is considering whether it should create a new specialty just for pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles, but Air Force spokesperson Maj. Brenda Campbell told the Daily Report Wednesday that, contrary to some rumors, there is “no move...

Air Combat Command has provided more than $260,000 in additional funding to support the transition assistance program run by the Airmen and Family Readiness Center at Langley AFB, Va. With USAF’s drawdown of some 40,000 airmen in full swing, ACC...

US Central Command Air Forces boss, Air Force Lt. Gen. Gary North recently toured areas of Africa under the umbrella of CENTCOM’s Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and confirmed that “to get to some of the places in CJTF-HOA, you’ve got to have airpower.” And, he sees airpower’s role growing, not diminishing, as DOD establishes its new Africa Command, reports journalist TSgt. Carrie Bernard. North explained, “Many people don’t realize the actual size of Africa—you can put the United States, China, and Europe inside its outline—so airpower … is going to be critical.”

An F-15 from Eglin AFB, Fla., flying out of Nellis AFB, Nev., lost its canopy a few minutes after taking off about 10:18 a.m. April 4, according to the Associated Press news service. The pilot flew the fighter back to...

The Air National Guard’s 143rd Airlift Wing at Quonset State Airport in Rhode Island has received its seventh new C-130J Super Hercules, according to Lockheed Martin. ANG Director Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley accepted the aircraft for the 143rd AW, which...

Air Force Capt. Michael Frasco, a logistics officer who volunteered to serve in an “in lieu of” role with the Army as a supply convoy commander during his 2006 tour of duty in Afghanistan, now tells his story via DOD’s...

A review of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program run at Sheppard AFB, Tex., has led the ENJJPT Steering Committee to call for a change in the program’s syllabus, airframes, and entry and exit points for student pilots. Since...

Americans continue to believe the President and Congress should concentrate on dealing with the Iraq War above all other issues confronting the country. A new Gallup Poll shows that 67 percent of Americans put the war at the top of...

DOD has embarked on a novel partnership with Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration to share medical data electronically, even as lawmakers continue to criticize the Pentagon for slow-rolling electronic record sharing with the VA. How this pilot project, which...

April 3-4, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 37 14 51 CAS/Armed Recon 119 69 188 Airlift 295 295 Air refueling 79 79 Total 156 83 374 613 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance