Brig. Gen. C.D. Moore, head of the Aeronautical Systems Center unit overseeing production and fielding of the F-22A Raptor, says, “It’s been a banner year so far” for Raptor delivery and upgrades. ASC journalist Chris McGhee reports that deliveries have...

The Air Force has presented Air Medals to Capt. Brian Crum and Capt. Julie Moore, both F-16CJ pilots with the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, S.C. The two had just taken off for an Operation Noble Eagle mission last...

The recently thwarted terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom haven’t slowed the pace of activity at either RAF Lakenheath or nearby RAF Mildenhall, the US Air Force’s two largest bases in the UK, reports Stars and Stripes. Although British officials...

Depending on how you calculate military compensation, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report that military pay now compares “favorably” with civilian compensation. The report must come as vindication for some defense observers who have claimed for years...

Engineers and technicians at the Arnold Engineering and Development Center in Tennessee have finished aerodynamic tests on a two-percent model of the blended-wing-body concept aircraft in the center’s 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. AEDC journalist Philip Lorenz III reports that the...

Air Combat Command’s 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins AFB, Ga., hosted the fourth United Architecture, a two-week exercise in which USAF and Royal Air Force combat communicators join forces—this time in the field. Robins journalist Holly Birchfield reports that...

The Navy version of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, has completed its air system critical design review, paving the way for the carrier-variant to enter low rate initial production. In a Lockheed Martin release, Air Force Brig. Gen. C.R....

Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 87th Aerial Port Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, are handling aerial port operations at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, over a two-week deployment in a “port takeover,” according to TSgt. April Martinez, the Reserve coordinator with...

In Kennebunkport, Maine, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared fishing stories and seem to have cleared the air on the hot topic of missile defense. Just over a month ago, the Russians test fired a new ICBM, touting...

Northrop Grumman says it led a contractor team to design and integrate a one-of-a-kind laser positioning system in a Boeing 737 flight simulator to study aircrew exposure to lasers. Northrop worked with the Air Force and FAA to create this...

June 30-July 1, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 32 20 52 CAS/Armed Recon 143 74 217 Airlift 310 310 Air refueling 100 100 Total 175 94 410 679 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes...