The House on Thursday approved the final version of the 2010 defense authorization bill by a vote of 281 to 146, leaving the Senate’s vote as the final step before this legislation goes to President Obama for signature. On the...

Air Force officials gathered Oct. 7 at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., to celebrate the 50th anniversary later this month of the nation’s operational ICBM fleet. It was on Oct. 31, 1959, that three long-range, liquid-fueled Atlas D missiles armed with...

With the Obama Administration’s new missile defense policy almost one month old and better understood by the members of NATO and Russia, there is hope that the Russians will now engage the US and NATO in constructive talks that yield...

The Air Force’s JASSM cruise missile, built by Lockheed Martin, performed well in the recent series of 16 flight tests that concluded on Oct. 4 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to the service. In a response to a...

Pacific Air Forces’ new humanitarian assistance rapid response team arrived by C-17 in Padang, Indonesia, Oct. 5 to provide medical treatment to local residents after a devastating earthquake struck Indonesia Sept. 30. The 69-member HAART brought about 200,000 pounds of...

Air University’s Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development at Maxwell AFB, Ala., on Oct. 1 took over management of Air Force Space Command’s professional continuing education center for excellence, known as the National Security Space Institute, which is located...

Air Force officials at Brooks City-Base, Tex., have reorganized the base’s 311th Human Systems Wing into the 311th Air Base Group. This move is meant to allow for better management of base operations as the Brooks installation nears its closure...

Airmen have been granted an extension to keep wearing the battle dress uniform cold-weather Gore-Tex and field jacket with the current airman battle uniform until next May since the demand for cold weather gear is outweighing the supply of the...

Oct. 5, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 26 31 57 12,627 CAS/Armed Recon 27 88 115 27,008 Airlift 160 160 36,847 Air refueling 55 55 13,350 Total 387 89,832 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance...