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Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgWithout fanfare, President Obama has signed into law the Fiscal 2010 defense...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe move to secure flying rights within US airspace for remotely piloted...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgOver the course of late summer and fall, Congress appeared to cool...

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The Fiscal 2010 defense appropriations act, newly signed into law by President Obama (see above), contains language originating from Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) that calls on the Air Force to keep executing its project to install new engines on E-8C Joint STARS ground-surveillance aircraft and to fund the effort properly. Earlier this year, there was speculation that the re-engining initiative might fall victim to other funding priorities, despite the fact that Air Force officials had deemed it essential to the viability of the Joint STARS fleet, one of the most heavily taxed and valued air assets in Southwest Asia for its ability to track moving ground targets. But Ash Carter, the Pentagon's acquisition executive, in September directed that the project continue. Still Chambliss' "sense of the Senate" calls for the $221 million in funds provided by the act for the project to be applied properly. (Language text)

On the way back from his most trip to Southwest Asia, Adm. Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs Chairman, signed out his new Joint Guidance, which closely follows the guidance issued last year, except for the addition of South Central Asia to the "defending US interests" priority. The 2009-10 guidance focuses on three priorities: defending US interests in the Middle East and South Central Asia; maintaining the health of the US military force—people and systems; and balancing global strategic risk. Mullen acknowledged the deterioration in Afghanistan over the past year, but he wrote, "Reversing the Taliban's momentum is achievable." He emphasized "strengthening professional relationships with our regional counterparts" in the Middle East and South Central Asia as "essential to addressing our shared interests." He advocates "finding the right size, shape, and posture to globally detect, deter, and defeat current and future threats." (CJCS Guidance for 2008-2009; CJCS Guidance for 2009-2010)

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgMembers of Air Force Reserve Command’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler...

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Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Boeing has announced that the Royal Air Force will acquire a...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAir Sorties in Southwest Asia, Dec. 17, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF...