The Air Force’s $3.9 billion request in Fiscal 2013 for military construction, military family housing, and facilities reflects the “difficult decisions” that the service made across its budget build to align its force structure to the new defense strategic guidance...
Of all the items in the Air Force’s just-submitted Fiscal 2013 budget proposal, the one that has attracted a bit of heat is the planned cut to the Air National Guard, said Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), House Armed Services Committee...
While Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, does not see changes coming to the structure of the US nuclear deterrent anytime soon, there is potential in the years ahead to find savings in...
Gen. William Fraser, head of US Transportation Command, this week voiced support for the proposed changes to the air mobility fleet that would result in a smaller, but more modern force of transports and aerial tankers. Testifying before the Senate...
The Air Force’s future Long Range Strike Bomber is essential to keeping America’s adversaries nervous, Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz told defense reporters this week in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, Schwartz asked rhetorically why China and Iran have...
Closing bases would help make the F-35 a lot more affordable, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. Speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Schwartz said he doesn’t have “high confidence” in F-35 lifecycle-cost estimates that...
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a dinner for veterans of the Iraq war and their families at the White House to honor them for their service and sacrifice. “Tonight, on behalf of Michelle and myself, on behalf...
Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Raymond Johns ferried the Air Force’s newest C-17 transport from Boeing’s assembly plant at Long Beach, Calif., to JB Lewis-McChord, Wash. “Every time our nation calls, you never hesitate,” said Johns, in addressing the airmen...
The 17th Training Wing at Goodfellow AFB, Tex., last month dedicated the base chapel in the name of retired Maj. Gen. Robert Taylor, former Air Force chief of chaplains and a prisoner of war during World War II. Taylor died...
A second T-1A Jayhawk flight simulator joined the 71st Operations Group at Vance AFB, Okla. When fully up and running later this year, the simulator will help relieve strain on the base’s advanced specialized training fleet. The $3.7 million 240-degree...
Swanton, in northwest Ohio, near Toledo, is home to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing. It’s not Rickenbacker ANG Base, which is found on the outskirts of Columbus in the central part of the state. We’ve updated the...