Four F-16s deployed to Balad AB, Iraq, destroyed an al Qaeda training camp near Kabala on July 21, following the targeting directions provided by Joint Terminal Attack Controllers on the ground. The fighters dropped 500-pound and 1,000-pound precision guided munitions...

Carrying through with its plan to root out military capabilities duplication, the House Armed Services Committee has formed a panel to investigate the state of roles and missions. In a joint statement, Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), committee chairman, and Rep....

President Bush has nominated Air Force Space Command boss Gen. Kevin Chilton to lead US Strategic Command, headquartered at Offutt AFB, Neb. If confirmed by the Senate, Chilton would replace Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright who is headed toward duty...

A test CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft will be flying over the Allegheny Mountains through the month of August as airmen from the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, Calif., check out the new aircraft’s terrain-following radar during early morning fog....

The Secretaries of Defense, State, and Energy this week submitted to Congress the Bush Administration’s strategy for maintaining deterrence in the 21st century. The three Secretaries released a summary paper, saying a “detailed report” would follow with the data and...

The Air Force A-10 force deployed to Al Asad Airfield in Iraq now is getting back into the action much quicker, courtesy of the Marine Corps. Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 currently handles all aircraft refueling at the field, working...

As part of US Air Forces in Europe participation in the creation of the new US Africa Command, USAFE boss Gen. Tom Hobbins told a Capitol Hill audience July 24 that the command had recently hosted African air chiefs at...

On a visit to Charleston AFB, S.C. on July 24, President Bush talked about the war on terrorism, specifically attempting to explain in a 3,600-word speech that the al Qaeda element in Iraq is “a full member of the al...

US airmen at RAF Fairford are now cleaning up after monsoon-like downpours in England in the last week caused about $200,000 worth of flood damage to the base’s facilities. The estimate includes 10 facilities and eight housing units as well...

We reported earlier this week that a wildfire in southern Idaho posed a threat to the pilot training range used by Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, but the base’s fire chief, Cliff Lewis, says there’s currently no threat to the training...

The Air Force has awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor to SSgt. Jason Kimberling for his efforts in Qalat Province in Afghanistan. The Army has presented the airman with its Commendation Medal. Kimberling, who serves with the 366th Security...

The Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency plans to name its headquarters building at Lackland AFB, Tex., for retired Maj. Gen. Doyle Larson, who was the first commander of Electronic Security Command. Larson started his Air Force career in...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 75th Air Base Wing commander at Hill AFB, Utah, announced that an Idaho man, William Jeffrey Stiffler, 39, has been arrested for alledgedly threatening Hill via the Internet. A July 24 statement says...

July 22, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 16 11 27 CAS/Armed Recon 68 37 105 Airlift 140 140 Air refueling 55 55 Total 84 48 195 327 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...