Policymakers have not put forward a complete discussion yet of what land-based nuclear deterrence looks like in the 21st century, the commander of 20th Air Force told a Capitol Hill breakfast symposium April 15. Maj. Gen. Roger Burg, who oversees...

The Air Force has pushed back the date of announcing the winner of its CSAR-X combat rescue helicopter recapitalization contest by at least several months to around October, according to various press reports. The Air Force issued the draft version...

The Air Force has begun to work with the French and British air forces to cooperate on incorporating alternative aviation fuels into their respective fleets and to learn from each other how to be more efficient and environmentally friendly consumers...

Air Force Space Command has decided to push forward on re-emphasizing the ICBM career path, Maj. Gen. Roger Burg, commander of 20th Air Force, told a Capitol Hill breakfast audience April 15 (see above). Burg, who oversees USAF’s Minutman III...

JEFX 08-3, the third leg of the Air Force-led biennial Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008, began April 14 and will run through April 25. The Global Cyberspace Integration Center at Langley AFB, Va., leads the experiment, which is designed to...

The Hunt Pinnacle building and development group has formally expressed interest in taking over the failed American Eagle housing projects at Air Force bases in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Massachusetts, reports the Associated Press (via El Paso Times). Lawmakers have...

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced April 15 that Dover AFB, Del., has been selected as one of the five DOD locations that have won a 2008 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The award recognizes these installations...

Retired Lt. Gen. Gordon M Graham died of a stroke March 22 at his home in Virginia, according to an April 12 Washington Post report. Graham, who was 90, flew 73 combat missions in the P-51 Mustang during World War...

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaApril 13, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 23 9 32 2,792 CAS/Armed Recon 66 40 106 8,486 Airlift 157 157 12,623 Air refueling 46 46 3,880 Total 341 27,781...