The Air Force’s newest combat-coded B-52 unit, which is set to stand up next week at Minot AFB, N.D., has been officially designated the 69th Bomb Squadron, Laurie Arellano, chief of public affairs for Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing, told the...

The 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord AFB, Wash., shone in the newly completed no-notice limited nuclear surety inspection carried out by Air Mobility Command, receiving a “satisfactory” rating, the highest grade possible for this type of demanding going-over. Despite the...

US Strategic Command has certified the second on-orbit space based infrared system sensor payload, HEO-2, and its associated ground systems for operations, thereby adding significant new capability to the US missile-warning network, prime SBIRS contractor Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday. “The...

Ten airmen from Air Force Reserve Command’s 512th Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, Del., flew one of the base’s C-17s to Canada to visit members of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s active duty 8 Wing at Canadian Forces Base Trenton,...

Rescue forces from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., earlier this month conducted the base’s first multilift HC-130 airdrop on its own flightline. HC-130 aircrew from the active duty 79th Rescue Squadron practiced with pararescue jumpers from Air Force Reserve Command’s 943rd Rescue...

The Defense Business Board this week released its final assessment of the National Security Personnel System, saying the “depth of the systemic problems discovered” could not be overcome by a “fix” and warranted a “reconstruction.” That announcement prompted an American...

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc assumed command of 3rd Air Force, US Air Forces in Europe’s numbered air force that serves as air component to US European Command, during an Aug. 24 ceremony at Ramstein AB, Germany. USAFE Commander Gen. Roger...

Members of the Montana Army National Guard, working with airmen from Malmstrom Air Force Base, used a CH-47 helicopter on Aug. 21 to bring four microwave antenna dishes to the peak of Highwood Baldy Mountain, about 40 miles northeast of...

A specially formed team from the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group at Tinker AFB, Okla., have rapidly devised and validated a streamlined process for aircraft mechanics at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center to enter information on their daily tasks that...

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Aug. 25, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 27 30 57 10,239 CAS/Armed Recon 24 75 99 22,777 Airlift 138 138 31,123 Air refueling 54 54 11,113 Total 348 75,252 OIF=Operation Iraqi...