The strategic airlift capability (SAC) consortium, the 10 NATO and two NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations that will jointly operate an airlift wing of three C-17 transports from Papa Air Base in western Hungary, yesterday celebrated the arrival of...

It’s official. The activation ceremony for Air Force Global Strike Command will take place on Aug. 7 at Barksdale AFB, La., according to an Air Force release. Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz will preside over the ceremony. Lt. Gen....

The Air Force has accepted for operations the second space based infrared system on-orbit payload, moving that payload one step closer to full operational status later this year, according to lead contractor Lockheed Martin. In a release July 24, the...

An amendment added by Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) to the House’s version of the Fiscal 2010 defense appropriations bill aims to thwart the Air Force’s plans to cut 98 positions with the Washington Air National Guard’s 194th Regional Support Wing...

Boeing announced late last week that it has moved into the production phase of the Air Force’s E-3 airborne warning and control system aircraft block 40/45 upgrade program with the award of the first low-rate initial production contract. Under the...

The US Air Force Special Operations School is hosting the inaugural building partner aviation capacity course (BPACC) through the end of this week at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Participating are representatives from the US military as well as Costa Rica and...

US Air Force Academy officials have integrated unmanned aerial vehicle operations into the school’s curriculum. “The Air Force has made unmanned aircraft systems a priority for our service, and the value of these capabilities is evidenced on a daily basis...

Iraqi Air force 2nd Lt. Omar AlNuaimi graduated July 24 from his specialized undergraduate pilot training class at Columbus AFB, Miss., becoming the first Iraqi pilot to complete the Air Force Aviation Leadership Program. “It feels great [to graduate],” said...

July 24, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 28 23 51 8,588 CAS/Armed Recon 22 93 115 19,567 Airlift 39 39 27,052 Air refueling 56 56 9,431 Total 261 64,638 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance...