The Defense Department plans to issue information on the details of the Fiscal 2010 defense budget before President Obama sends his entire budget proposal to the Congress, according to Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee....

That’s where Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who heads the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he is going soon to talk to the Russians about ballistic missile defense cooperation. Earlier this month, Levin came out in favor of the US placing...

Aircrews flying six C-17s strategic airlifters were put through their formation-flying paces recently as engineers with the Global Reach Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, Calif., worked to pinpoint the source of “electronic interference” on the aircraft’s formation flight system...

That’s the sentiment in March 26 letters sent to heads of DOD and OMB by two key lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee, chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and readiness panel chairman Solomon Ortiz (D-Tex.). The two veteran Congressmen point...

Canada has reached an agreement with the US and Germany that will let it use Spangdahlem AB, Germany, served as a transit and marshalling center for Canadian Forces commitments, such as reaching Afghanistan. Canadian Forces Maj. Gen. Daniel Benjamin, said...

The Air Force’s sole wing devoted to maintaining its force of specialized battlefield airmen has activated the 820th Combat Operations Squadron under the 820th Security Forces Group. The Air Force last year stood up the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing,...

The Air Force last week began Phase II of its noncommissioned officer retraining program, giving airmen identified for retraining until April 6 to submit a request to retrain and April 29 to follow with a retraining package. The service has...

Pratt & Whitney has begun production on the first F100-PW-229 engine enhancement package (EEP), which a March 26 company release says is the latest evolution in the F100 series that powers F-15 and F-16 fighters. Warren Boley, vice president of...

The Polish Air Force last week received the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules transports at its Powidz Air Base. Maj. Gen. William Chambers, director of air and space operations at US Air Forces in Europe, said the Poland is...

Northrop Grumman has just received another contract from the Air National Guard and Marine Corps for additional LITENING G4 targeting and senor pods, pushing the company’s order book over 500 pods, according to a March 26 company release. “With 534...

Retired Maj. Gen. LaRita Aragon, the first woman to achieve one-star rank and serve as a commander in the Oklahoma Air National Guard was inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame last week, reports The Norman Transcript. Commented Aragon,...

Col. Calvin Williams, vice commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, received a Bronze Star medal for his exceptional service during a year-long deployment to Iraq. Among his achievements while serving as engineering and environmental director...

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaMarch 26-27, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 52 18 70 3,387 CAS/Armed Recon 56 120 176 8,506 Airlift 290 290 11,415 Air refueling 88 88 3,906 Total 624 27,214...