DOD announced Monday that SSgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26, of Riverside, Calif., died Nov. 18 from injuries sustained during a vehicle accident in Kuwait. He had deployed from the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. The accident is...
The maintainers deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan had the F-15Es under their care back in the air quickly once USAF lifted the grounding order for the E model F-15s. Now the maintainers are using a new 400-hour phase inspection process...
The new head of US Strategic Command thinks the Air Force’s arguments to be executive agent for unmanned aerial vehicles are pretty persuasive, since he’s all for acquiring intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems “as efficiently as possible.” Air Force Gen....
The 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein AB, Germany, slowly is shedding its old C-130E airlifters, sending off a 44-year-old recently, but the wing must maintain most of its elderly Hercules through the 2009-11 timeframe. The wing doesn’t begin to get...
Four airmen deployed for a year to Forward Operating Base Lagman in Afghanistan are maintaining more than 30 Army vehicles, keeping them ready for every mission conducted by the Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team, reports SSgt. Trevor Tiernan. The airmen are...
The Government Accountability Office plans to conduct a second review of the trouble-plagued construction of the new Kaiserslautern military community center project at Ramstein AB, Germany. Greg Kutz, GAO’s director of forensic audits and special investigations and lead author of...
The Air Force has activated a new unmanned aerial vehicle unit, Det. 4 of the 53rd Test Management Group. The detachment, located at Creech AFB, Nev., comprises some 10 airmen—program managers, flight test analysts, and engineers—whose job is to manage...
An op-ed in The Reporter expresses support for the commissioners of the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, who, earlier this month, refused to “rubber-stamp” a request by Wal-Mart to build a super center near Travis AFB, Calif. Commissioner John...
The US Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force have signed an agreement to partner on the Wideband Global SATCOM system. SSgt. J.G. Buzanowski reports that the arrangement means USAF can expand the WGS constellation to six satellites, instead of...
Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, Mass., “showcased” two new combat identification systems during the recent Bold Quest demonstration at Nellis AFB, Nev., reports Monica Morales. The Laser Target Imaging Program and the Synthetic Aperture Radar Aided Target Recognition Capability...
The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley, has just capped his 35-year career, with a final flight during which he piloted an AC-130H gunship from AFSOC’s newest facility, Cannon AFB, N.M., to AFSOC’s home at...
The enlisted force of US Air Forces in Europe inducted Gen. Tom Hobbins into the Order of the Sword on Nov. 18. SMSgt. Kelly Mazezka reports that CMSgt. Gary Coleman, USAF command chief, said Hobbins “has been a devoted advocate...
The President has nominated Maj. Gen. Richard Newton III for promotion to lieutenant general as deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. • Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., has dedicated the nine-foot-tall bronze statue...
Nov. 16-17, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 53 16 69 CAS/Armed Recon 94 73 167 Airlift 303 303 Air refueling 83 83 Total 147 89 386 622 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...