The Air Force is adjusting its procedures in the air war in Afghanistan to reinforce its methods to avoid civilian casualties in close air support operations. FoxNews.com reported yesterday that the service is tightening its rules in part to help...

Lt. Gen. William Fraser received his fourth star Oct. 8 during a promotion ceremony in the Pentagon and became the Air Force’s 34th vice chief of staff. President Bush nominated Fraser for the post in July as part of the...

Air Force Special Operations Command has consolidated all of its training units under the Air Force Special Operations Training Center, a new organization that formally stood up Oct. 6 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AFSOTC will be responsible for all...

Construction of the first phase of the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Park at Hill AFB, Utah, began Oct. 10 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Ogden’s Standard-Examiner reported Oct. 11 that a group of roughly 15 Air Force and government officials participated...

About 300 members of the 366th Fighter Wing returned home to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, Oct. 6, after a four-month deployment at Andersen AFB, Guam. These F-15E pilots, weapons system officers, aircraft maintenance specialists, and support personnel went to Guam...

Rescue airmen from the 18th Wing at Kadena AB, Japan, participated in an exercise with Japanese rescue personnel Oct. 8 off the coast of Japan to practice joint emergency response procedures. During the event, members of the 31st Rescue Squadron...

Construction of the new basic military training facilities at Lackland AFB, Tex., is set to commence next May under an ambitious $900 million project to replace the base’s current dormitories and dining facilities, some of which date back to the...

The Air Force Recruiting Service joined with Kenny Bernstein Racing Inc., for the first time last month to scope the viability of the Air Force marketing itself at National Hot Rod Association drag-racing events. As part of a four-race test...

Severe Congressional funding cuts have caused DARPA to cancel its plans to pursue the Blackswift hypersonic flying test bed for the time being. Flight Global reported yesterday that the agency has said it would “not be possible” to continue the...

Oct. 9-11, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 85 44 129 10,297 CAS/Armed Recon 131 187 318 29,159 Airlift 417 417 36,884 Air refueling 154 154 14,395 Total 1,018 90,735 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance...