The Air Force has cemented its multi-year procurement of 60 F-22A stealth fighters, awarding prime contractor Lockheed Martin $5 billion for three production lots of 20 aircraft each. Per Lockheed, that will extend the production line through 2011. The Air...

The 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., formally welcomed the 23rd Fighter Group to the Moody family, signaling the start of the physical shift of the A-10 unit from Pope AFB, N.C. The group has operated under the wing for...

There is life after a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program reaches a ripe old age, according to Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, Calif. SMC, NOAA and satellite-maker Lockheed Martin just proved that their concept for a “gyroless”...

New Portable Maintenance Aids at one of the Air Force’s premier technical training centers are simplifying F-22 Raptor maintenance to the point that—with a click of a computer key—a single maintainer can consult aircraft tech data and click another key...

The 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB, Fla., plans to launch the final Defense Support Program satellite from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., on Aug. 28. The United Launch Alliance has readied a Delta IV Heavy Vehicle to receive the 23rd...

The 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa AB, Japan, recently joined with the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena AB, Japan, on the island of Okinawa, and elements of the Japan Air Self Defense Force for four days of aerial combat in...

SrA. Jacob Henry became the first senior airman in the Air Force to graduate from the Advanced Weapons Director Course at Nellis AFB, Nev., in June. Assigned to Misawa AB, Japan, Henry was selected for the course, normally reserved for...

The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star Medal to Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Christopher Mitchell for his work in Afghanistan in 2006. A1C Julius Delos Reyes reports that Mitchell, who is assigned to AFOSI Det....

US Transportation Command enlisted the help of USAF aerial porters to test a new Joint Modular Intermodal Distribution concept—a new means to deliver cargo to austere locations without the need for onsite materiel handling equipment, reports Maj. Chris Allen. Airmen...

The Police Technical Advisory Team at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, has been training up to 20 Afghan National Police and the Afghan National Auxiliary Police every week, reports Capt. Nora Eyle. They are learning use of force, hand-to-hand...

July 30, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 15 9 24 CAS/Armed Recon 51 45 96 Airlift 151 151 Air refueling 49 49 Total 66 54 200 320 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...