Two F-16 fighters collided Thursday about 8:30 p.m. over the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles east of Folly Beach, S.C., according to a release from their home unit, the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, S.C. One pilot managed to...

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is evaluating the decision by Congressional defense authorizers to continue the F-35’s second engine, the F136, over its objections in Fiscal 2010 and whether to advocate a White House veto of the defense...

Press reports emanating from the Middle East earlier this month stated that the F-22 would be appearing at the Dubai airshow in November in the United Arab Emirates. This would be stealth fighter’s first publicly acknowledged appearance in that part...

The Air Force Research Laboratory announced Thursday that it will continue to sponsor teams from General Electric and Rolls-Royce into the next phase of its ADVENT advanced technology development program for next-generation turbine engines, based on the results of two years' work during phase I. “We have two unique technology approaches that will each bear fruit in the future,” said AFRL Commander, Maj. Gen. Curt Bedke. AFRL said it has notified Rolls-Royce’s LibertyWorks advanced concept shop in Indianapolis to complete its technology demonstrator engine development and testing during phase II and called on GE to continue with its technology demonstrator core development and testing, along with selected critical component risk-reduction activities.

Boeing announced Wednesday that has shipped the third Air Force Wideband Global Satcom spacecraft from the company’s assembly facility in Los Angeles to Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., in preparation for the satellite’s launch into space next month. “This is another...

More than 190 airmen will represent the US during SALITRE II, a Chilean air force-led coalition exercise that starts Saturday and runs through Nov. 2 in Antofagasta and Iquique, Chile. Accompanying them will be six Louisiana Air National Guard F-15Cs,...

A hand-selected team of eight F-16 maintainers from the 20th Maintenance Group at Shaw AFB, S.C., recently came together for a week as part of the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century process-improvement initiative. They devised ways to...

Department of Justice lawyers have prosecuted a landlord that failed to return prepaid rent and a security deposit to Col. Deborah Bean, vice commander of the 78th Air Base Wing at Robins AFB, Ga.. This is the first DOJ lawsuit...

Members of Det. 1 of the 314th Troop Carrier Wing received the Presidential Unit Citation for their service during the Vietnam War during an Oct. 9 ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented them with the high honor, which recognizes extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy. These former special operations airmen flew MC-130E Talons in support of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group from 1966 to 1968 on missions such as transport, air rescue, and leaflet drops over enemy territory. Although the MACVSOG and its supporting units received the citation on June 8, 2001, Det. 1 was not included as a supporting unit on the citation, prompting former Capt. Richard Sell of Det. 1 to wage a six-year campaign for the unit’s recognition, which finally came this past July. (Hurlburt report by A1C Joe McFadden)(General Order 25 plus Det. 1 amendment)

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Oct. 11-12, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 52 64 116 13,025 CAS/Armed Recon 42 170 212 27,741 Airlift 306 306 37,899 Air refueling 101 101 13,708 Total 735 92,373 OIF=Operation Iraqi...