“On Target” for Year End KC-X:

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 slowed down the award process for its KC-X...

The ORS Plan:

The Pentagon issued a "Plan for Operationally Responsive Space" with no fanfare in April, in response to Congressional direction. We have a copy now. The focus of the plan is on the establishment of the ORS office, which it has placed at Kirtland AFB, N.M., "to enable a quick stand up and to maximize synergy with on-going Air Force efforts in small satellites, launches, and ranges." The plan confirms that the DOD Executive Agent for Space—a position filled by the Undersecretary of the Air Force—will oversee the new office and serve as acquisition executive. The ORS office will comprise 10 to 20 military and civilian positions and will be a joint duty assignment for military personnel. DOD expects to staff the ORS office with "small integrated teams of experienced and diverse backgrounds consisting of warfighters, operators, scientists, engineers, and acquisition specialists."

Revamped Hog Goes Operational:

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 Combat Command plans to declare initial operational capability for the modernized...

On Dean Patrol:

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.orgUS Northern Command has dispatched personnel from various bases to Texas and...

Another Vote for a Sole Engine:

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.orgDefense analyst Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute has come down on...

A New Stress Factor:

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 new study under the auspices of the University of Michigan which...

Enabling Space Comm and More:

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 team of scientists working under an Air Force Office of Scientific...

Other Housing Efforts Continue:

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.orgDespite problems with one of its privatized housing contractors, the Air Force...

Worth the Ordeal:

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.orgABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl finally got his long-sought flight in a...

Not as Bad as It May Seem:

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.orgPrompted by Congressional concerns over the growing number of homeless veterans in...

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. 17-18, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 36 22...