Despite comments from top Pentagon officials that the F-22 and F-35 are comparable—and perhaps interchangeable—they are not, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley told defense reporters Thursday in Washington. The best analogy, he said, is to think of...

Iran is taking delivery of double-digit surface-to-air missiles, Gen. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff, acknowledged, speaking with defense reporters Thursday morning in Washington. The SA-20 system, like the ones Iran is buying, represents a “quantum, leap” forward in air...

Tying the annual defense budget to four percent of the nation’s gross domestic product makes sense and it appears to be an opportune time to take up the issue at a national level, Gen. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, said...

House Armed Services Committee head Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) says, “I cannot help but conclude that a significant factor in the current strain on the Air Force is a lack of people.” Skelton was addressing the Air Force’s two top leaders...

The Air Force is pursuing a many-faceted approach to the problem of electronic attack and electronic warfare, chief of staff Gen. Michael Moseley told defense reporters in Washington Thursday. The Air Force “may very well” go back to the concept...

The last of 450 new guidance sets have been deployed on the Minuteman III ICBM force, ending the $2.4 billion guidance replacement program “on time and on budget,” said Maj. Gen. Roger Burg, 20th Air Force commander, during a ceremony...

The Air Force has been meeting its recruiting goals, but the Air Staff’s top personnel officer, Lt. Gen. Richard Newton tells lawmakers that last year enlisted retention “fell short about eight percent below the goal.” Conversely, he noted that officer...

President Bush has nominated three Air Force general officers for new positions. If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. Stephen Lorenz would receive a fourth star and take charge of Air Education and Training Command, replacing Gen. William Looney. Maj....

The 554th RED HORSE now officially calls Andersen AFB, Guam, home, in a move started in 2005 as part of the drawdown of US forces in Korea. The move of the 554th from Osan AB, South Korea, entailed shifting more...

Feb. 26, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 27 8 35 1,451 CAS/Armed Recon 61 39 100 4,481 Airlift 142 142 6,682 Air refueling 45 45 2,130 Total 322 14,744 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance...