Predator Hours Add Up:

The Air Force says its MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle fleet has amassed more than 250,000 flying hours. A Predator flying from UAV-central at Creech AFB, Nev. blew past the quarter-mil mark on June 22. The much-in-demand UAV began its...

Ding, Another Protest:

Various news reports claim Raytheon has filed a protest over the award of the Joint Cargo Aircraft program to rival L-3 Communications. It hasn’t yet made the online list of protests filed with the Government Accountability Office, but, as an...

96 Get Boot in Ohio:

Air Force Materiel Command has issued reduction-in-force notices to 96 civilians that work at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The base already had approved 187 early retirements or separations. Both actions are part of the command’s share of the Air Force-wide reduction...

Blue Flag Running in Arizona:

Air Forces Southern at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., is in the middle of Blue Flag 07-2, an exercise primarily designed to train those who staff air operations centers. Capt. Nathan Broshear reports that more than 900 US and coalition military personnel...

Let’s Play Nice:

We’re not certain if this action will end the debate over executive agency status for unmanned aerial vehicles, but, Reuters news service reports that the Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian has directed the Air Force and Army to jointly work acquisition...

Back-Up Plan for the Back-Up:

The Air National Guard not only organized air cover for the recent shuttle launch, but also set up emergency landing sites at various airports around the country. Shuttle Atlantis landed at its primary back-up site, Edwards AFB, Calif., but Air...

Four Receive Bronzes:

The Air Force has awarded the Bronze Star to four explosive ordnance disposal airmen assigned to Hill AFB, Utah. They are: SSgt. Evan Knight, SSgt. Bradley Kline, SSgt. Steven Overstreet, and SSgt. William White. SrA. Brok McCarthy reports that Knight...

Tinker Looking to Privatize Housing:

Air Force officials have issued a new request for proposals to take over a three-base housing project, which probably will include demolishing 432 units and constructing 398 at Tinker AFB, Okla., reports the Tinker Take Off. The base had been...

Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism

June 23-24, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 32 20 52 CAS/Armed Recon 146 86 232 Airlift 322 322 Air refueling 103 103 Total 178 106 425 709 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...