That’s what Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said about the Air Force’s attempt to generate money for recapitalization of aging weapon systems by cutting end strength. During his first visit to Southwest Asia since taking the top uniformed position,...

The Bayou State’s Congressional delegation wants the Air Force to know that Barksdale Air Force Base is the logical choice for its new nuclear command and should retain already-in-place cyber components whether as a numbered air force or major command....

Technicians at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia have been working 10-hour days, seven days a week since getting approval Aug. 25 to produce new aileron actuator levers for T-38 trainers. Now, the ALC believes they will be able...

An initial cadre of 12 personnel from four nations has started work on the new Heavy Airlift Wing base at Papa, Hungary. NATO’s Strategic Airlift Capability partnership, which recently suffered a setback with the loss of Latvia, plans to operate...

The Great Falls Tribune reports that supporters of Malmstrom AFB, Mont., are “cautiously optimistic” that a Nov. 4 bond measure will pass, keeping open the option to restore Malmstrom’s runway to active service. There is a proposal to develop a...

DOD’s POW/Missing Personnel Office announced Oct. 21 that it has identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Ray D. Packard, declared missing following the crash of his P-38 on Aug. 25, 1944 during an engagement with enemy fighters over Beauvais, France....

A Defense Science Board task force formed in late 2006 and led by retired Adm. Henry Chiles has concluded that the nation lacks a current national strategy for the nuclear security enterprise and could lose its nuclear deterrence competency sooner...

According to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, its Young Investigator Research Program drew 210 proposals in major areas of interest to the service, providing an “intense” competition that AFOSR narrowed to just 39 scientists at universities around the...

DOD has formally activated the Defense Media Activity, which will consolidate, per BRAC 2005, all the internal information functions within the department and services at Ft. Meade, Md., by 2011. That includes the Air Force News Agency and former Army/Air...

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaOct. 18-20, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 88 41 129 10,679 CAS/Armed Recon 132 206 338 30,144 Airlift 410 410 38,059 Air refueling 154 154 14,872 Total 1,031 93,754...