Steady Goes It:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgA transition that has been in the works for more than a...
A Generational Issue:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force has to change the ground control segment for the...
Covering all Bases?:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAir Force acquisition leader Sue Payton told reporter Tony Capaccio of Bloomberg...
BRAC so Soon:
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alk definitely has started about the next Base Realignment and Closure round—just when many folks thought they'd seen the last. A recent Congressional Research Service report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program notes that many lawmakers wishing to "BRAC-proof" bases are actively petitioning the Air Force to locate F-35 units in their states. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that having the new fighter in its stable may save Hill AFB, Utah, home of the Ogden Air Logistics Center. The Air Force already has indicated it plans to base at least one squadron of F-35 Lightning IIs at Hill, where the 388th Fighter Wing currently flies the F-16. More importantly perhaps is the fact that Ogden is the depot for the F-16s the new fighter is designed to replace. One would think work on the replacement aircraft would be done at the same depot. However, former Republican Congressman Jim Hansen told the Tribune that he expects another BRAC and "would not be too surprised if one of the three remaining [Air Force] air logistics centers goes on the list in 2012."
alk definitely has started about the next Base Realignment and Closure round—just when many folks thought they'd seen the last. A recent Congressional Research Service report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program notes that many lawmakers wishing to "BRAC-proof" bases are actively petitioning the Air Force to locate F-35 units in their states. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that having the new fighter in its stable may save Hill AFB, Utah, home of the Ogden Air Logistics Center. The Air Force already has indicated it plans to base at least one squadron of F-35 Lightning IIs at Hill, where the 388th Fighter Wing currently flies the F-16. More importantly perhaps is the fact that Ogden is the depot for the F-16s the new fighter is designed to replace. One would think work on the replacement aircraft would be done at the same depot. However, former Republican Congressman Jim Hansen told the Tribune that he expects another BRAC and "would not be too surprised if one of the three remaining [Air Force] air logistics centers goes on the list in 2012."Is the Air Force Serious About Bombers?:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgSydney Freedberg writes in the National Journal of the age-old fighter mafia...
Multiply This:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB, Fla. is feeling the strain...
Airman Identified from Vietnam:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Pentagon says it has identified remains belonging to Lt. Col. Alton...
Rolls Royce Nabs Next-Gen Engine Work:
Air Force Research Lab has given a $300 million contract to Rolls Royce’s LibertyWorks unit in Indianapolis to develop the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology program leading to a next-generation propulsion system that will operate over a broad range of altitudes and speeds without sacrificing fuel efficiency. AFRL calls the ADVENT program “the next big step in turbine engine technology.” Rolls Royce has contributed technology to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine and other advanced engine programs. Phil Burkholder, COO for LibertyWorks, says that his unit and AFRL “will deliver some lasting changes that will dramatically reduce fuel consumption.” The Air Force expects work to be completed by September 2012.
Proceeding with STSS:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgNorthrop Grumman has completed two ground test milestones for the Space Tracking...
“Like a Dream”:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgFaiz Mohd Ramaki, an Afghan translator who has worked with coalition forces...
Tbird One Dies:
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgRetired Maj. Gen. Richard C. Catledge, the first commander of the Air...
Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAug. 14-15, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 34 22...
