No matter how the new Administration molds the size of the nation’s nuclear deterrent, the leadership must remain vigilant in ensuring that the nuclear mission is not neglected going forward, says Air Force Secretary Michael Donley. “If there is one...

The Air Force expects to name a provisional location for its new Global Strike Command, as well as the interim leadership, by the end of the calendar year, Secretary Michael Donley said Wednesday during a speech in Washington, D.C. (see...

The debate appears to be over—officially—as to whether the reserve components have morphed from a Cold War strategic force to a present-day operational force. The Pentagon late last month to little or no fanfare published two documents: one, a white...

Air Force space officials have cleared the first space based infrared system sensor payload, HEO-1, and its ground element for operational service after an extensive period of on-orbit evaluations. “This is a great moment for the SBIRS program,” said Col....

Airmen from Aviano AB, Italy, and members of the local Santa Lucia di Piave communities gathered Nov. 8 on the one-year anniversary of an Army Black Hawk helicopter crash southwest of the base to dedicate a memorial to the crash...

Air Combat Command will kick off its third annual Angel Thunder personnel recovery and combat search and rescue exercise Dec. 1 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. This year’s exercise is DOD’s largest and most complex event of its type, ACC said...

The Air Force awarded pilot wings posthumously to 2nd Lt. Alec Littler, presenting the wings to his father Bob Littler during the graduation ceremony Nov. 7 for Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program Class 08-08 at Sheppard AFB, Tex. Lieutenant...

Active duty airmen, reservists, and civilians gathered Nov. 11 at McGuire AFB, N.J. to pay tribute to those airmen who lost their lives flying the C-141 Starlifter. The Veterans Day service took place at the base’s new Starlifter C-141 Memorial...

The third and final Air Force Week of 2008 kicks off today in Los Angeles and runs through Nov. 21. Air Force Weeks were conceived several years back to celebrate the service, build ties with local communities, and get the...

The Air Force on Oct. 31 transferred the 314-acre Davis Global Communications Site, an annex of the former McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif., to Yolo County for use as parkland. The property will be added to the 320-acre...

A new $250,000 kennel that will be used for the training of Air Force Materiel Command military dog handlers opened earlier this month at Eglin AFB, Fla. The facility, belonging to the base’s 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, will host...

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaNov. 11, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 32 14 46 11,549 CAS/Armed Recon 46 62 108 32,446 Airlift 141 141 41,020 Air refueling 49 49 15,918 Total 344 100,933...