Air Mobility Command will restructure some functions of the 18th Air Force and the US Air Force Expeditionary Center in an effort to become more effective and efficient. Headquarters, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and Headquarters, 615th Contingency Response Wing—both...

Air Force Materiel Command plans a number of organizational changes, including consolidating its acquisition mission under the new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. AFMC’s three acquisition centers—Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson, Armament Systems Center at...

Air Force Materiel Command’s latest restructuring plan (see above), announced Tuesday, would reduce the number of its centers from 12 to five, as officials strive to cut overhead costs and eliminate redundancy. The restructure will eliminate 1,051 civilian positions and...

A B-2 flew from Edwards AFB, Calif., to the North Pole and back, during an 18-plus hour mission intended to test the aircraft’s computer upgrades, including new communication and navigation equipment. “This is the first time the B-2 has operated...

TSgt. Scott Lagerveld, a flight engineer with the 33rd Rescue Squadron, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic action in Afghanistan last summer. On June 27, 2010, Lagerveld was part of a search and rescue team charged with...

Israel test fired a new ballistic missile Wednesday amidst speculation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was planning an attack against Iran. The Israeli defense ministry said the launch was pre-planned and intended solely to test a “new missile propulsion system,”...

The Air Force is working to address concerns raised by Michael Gilmore, director of Operational Test and Evaluation, regarding the proper time to begin F-35 flight training at Eglin AFB, Fla., senior leaders told members of the House Armed Services...

Both of the Air Force’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node-equipped aircraft have received new designations intended to reflect BACN’s “special electronic mission,” announced Northrop Grumman. The Bombardier Global Express BD-700, which is used as an overhead communication’s relay platform in Southwest...

Procurement funding increased by 97 percent in real terms from Fiscal 2000 to Fiscal 2010 and research, development, test, and evaluation funding increased by 66 percent over the same time period, according to a new policy paper from the Center...