Welsh Confirmed as Chief of Staff

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 Senate on Aug. 2 approved Gen. Mark Welsh to become the...

Luke Named Home of F-35A Pilot Training Center

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.orgLuke AFB, Ariz., will host the Air Force’s F-35A pilot training center,...

Fanning Eyed as Next Air Force Undersecretary

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.orgPresident Obama said he intends to nominate Navy Deputy Undersecretary Eric Fanning...

Senate Appropriators Approve Defense Spending Bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Aug. 2 passed its version of the Fiscal 2013 defense spending bill by a vote of 30 to zero, announced the committee. This clears the way for the full Senate to take up the legislation. The committee adopted the July 31 mark-up of its defense panel that met the President's spending request by providing $604.5 billion for the Pentagon next fiscal year. That total includes $511.2 billion for the Pentagon's base activities and $93.3 billion to fund the war in Afghanistan and other overseas contingency operations, according to the committee's bill summary. Of note, the bill retains the defense panel's language that calls on the Air Force to take a "strategic pause" in making force structure adjustments next fiscal year.

NRO Launch Set for Friday After One-Day Delay

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 Air Force on Aug. 2 announced a one-day delay to the...

Air Force Olympic Update

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.orgSixteen-year-old Gabby Douglas, daughter of Virginia Air National Guard SSgt. Timothy Douglas,...

Edwards Testers Try New Tricks with Old Airdrop System

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 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, Calif., is putting the...

Forty Years of Soaring Eagles

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 Air Force marked the 40th anniversary of the first F-15 flight....

Software Milestone for Next-Generation GPS Ground Control System

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.orgRaytheon announced that it successfully completed the critical design review for software...

New Missile-Tracking Ship Starts Sea Trials

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 USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25), the US military’s newest missile...