A Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman told reporters over the weekend that a coalition air strike on Sept. 3 had killed “the terrorist responsible for the planning and conducting of the horrific attack against the Yazidis [sect] in northern Iraq on Aug....
The blaze in New Jersey triggered by a flare from an Air National Guard F-16 on a training mission in May could cost the Air Force at least $200 million, reports The Press of Atlantic City. That is the total...
The Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Fighter Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base last week dispatched the first two of its F-15 fighters to their new home with the 104th FW, also of the Massachusetts ANG, at Barnes Airport....
Financial management within the Air Force is undergoing a massive transformation that will return approximately 600 jobs to the warfighting effort, budgetary guru John Vonglis told reporters at the Pentagon last week. The Financial Services Center the Air Force plans...
Lockheed Martin has mated the satellite bus to the payload for the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous-orbit satellite, which is slated for launch in 2009. This successful marriage means that prime contractor Lockheed and payload subcontractor Northrop Grumman can...
The new boss of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Arthur Lichte, took the reins of command on Sept. 7, vowing to “keep raising the bar; we’ll keep going farther and farther in this command.” He does intend to continue with the...
Air University has unveiled the first issue of its new Strategic Studies Quarterly, which AU’s Carl Bergquist reports is designed to provide a means of “interjecting air, space, and cyberspace perspectives into the intellectual battle space.” After USAF Chief of...
The Air Force has just released a policy update on wear of the new Airman Battle Uniform, now that it is becoming more prevalent, reports SSgt. Monique Randolph. For one thing, the message reaffirms that November 2011 is the date...
Despite protestations to the contrary, a new poll of 22 countries undertaken by BBC World Service indicates that many people believe the US intends to install permanent bases in Iraq. An average of 49 percent holds this belief, compared to...
The enlisted force of Air Mobility Command has bestowed its eighth Order of the Sword upon Gen. Duncan McNabb, who just relinquished command on Sept. 7. CMSgt. Joseph Barron, AMC command chief, said at a Sept. 6 ceremony, “Those who...
Sept. 6-7, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 33 19 52 CAS/Armed Recon 117 82 199 Airlift 310 310 Air refueling 110 110 Total 150 101 420 671 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...