Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV, 54, and his wife, Sue S. Brown, 52, died on April 19 when the Cessna 210 that he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. General Brown had been the commandant of the Dwight D....

President Obama last week appointed Eric Fanning as Air Force undersecretary, clearing the way for his swearing-in later this month, announced service officials. The April 19 appointment came one day after the Senate confirmed his nomination for the post. Fanning...

A federal judge last week denied Beechcraft’s motion and ruled that work on the Air Force-sponsored Light Air Support program may proceed while the Government Accountability Office investigates Beechcraft’s bid protest, according to service spokesman Ed Gulick. “Sierra Nevada Corp....

The Air National Guard has fallen below its congressionally authorized end strength in this fiscal year thanks in large part to recent uncertainties regarding missions and budget turmoil, Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, ANG director, told lawmakers last week. As of...

Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Air Force Reserve chief, outlined his top three priorities during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill last week. Jackson said his top focus area is to “remember the fight today and tomorrow.” Of the roughly 70,000...

p, .ExternalClass Participants last week at Angel Thunder 2013, the world’s largest personnel recovery exercise, trained in an urban operations scenario at Playas, N.M. Exercise planners said the April 17 drill involved the detonation of at least four simultaneous improvised...

The Air Force’s four remaining in-service MC-130E special-mission airplanes flew their final sorties last week from their home at Duke Field, Fla., before retirement, announced base officials. The four Combat Talon Is, assigned to Air Force Reserve Command’s 919th Special...

While leading experts who participated in a study came to agreement in support of a sustainable US nuclear posture, they held differing views on the practicality, feasibility, and desirability of nuclear weapons, said Clark Murdock, senior adviser for nuclear issues...