Eight and Counting
The Air Force has now found eight F-15s with cracks in their upper longerons, the problem identified as the likely cause of the Nov. 2 crash of a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C on Nov. 2. The Air National Guard,...
More to Worry About
The continued grounding (see above) of the F-15 A-D fleet is a nightmare come true. Air Force officials now believe that years of patches made to the aircraft, coupled with flying high-stress missions far longer than anticipated, has caused the...
A New Unit for ACC’s Ground Airmen
Air Combat Command plans in late January to activate the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing at Moody AFB, Ga. The new wing will oversee ACC’s battlefield airmen—tactical air control party and combat weather—and specialized force protection elements of the 3rd...
Down One in Georgia?
If the Valdosta Daily Times is correct, at least one of locales vying for USAF’s new Common Battlefield Airmen Training center has been knocked out of the running. An editorial in the newspaper states: “The Times has learned that the...
Flying Old, Wanting New
The New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing has at least one airman who is older than the KC-135Rs the unit flies, at least according to a report by Foster’s Daily Democrat. Col. Richard Martel, vice commander of...
Home On The (Melrose) Range
Just a few months after the base transitioned to Air Force Special Operations Command, air commando officials at Cannon AFB, N.M. are preparing to ramp up training at one of the facility’s key assets—the nearby Melrose Bombing and Gunnery Range....
Cross Training at Melrose
While AFSOC’s 27th Special Operations Wing would have priority access to the open training space on Melrose (see above), the air commandos won’t be alone according to Lt. Col. Toby Corey, ops boss for the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron....
First On the Ramp:
The last F-16 will fly off the ramp at Cannon AFB, N.M. by the end of the month, according to Col. Tim Leahy, the commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, the new boss at Cannon. The base is undergoing...
Northrop’s New Bomber:
Northrop Grumman has a new high-energy laser bomber concept in the works that the company believes could tackle a mix of interdiction, strike, and special operations missions. The maker of the B-2 stealth bomber demonstrated its new concept—in a virtual...
Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism
Dec. 7, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 29 10 39 CAS/Armed Recon 48 44 92 Airlift 150 150 Air refueling 42 42 Total 77 54 192 323 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...