The Air Force has filled a senior acquisition post after a prolonged search, announced Secretary Michael Donley on Tuesday. Speaking with defense reporters in Washington, D.C., Donley said William LaPlante of the Mitre Corporation would start on May 6 as...
The Air Force’s civilian workforce is so crucial to the service’s day-to-day functioning that it can’t be separated out when discussing readiness issues, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer told lawmakers. “I don’t [make] a distinction between...
The Air Force in July plans to commence the analysis of alternatives for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, the system meant to succeed the nation’s nuclear-tipped Minuteman III missiles, according to Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, head of Air Force Global...
p, .ExternalClass Three of the four surviving Doolittle Raiders gathered in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., for what they’ve said would be the Raiders’ final public reunion. Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, retired Lt. Col. Edward Saylor, and retired SSgt. David...
Air Force Global Strike Command has cancelled its 2013 Global Strike Challenge competition, typically held at Barksdale AFB, La., due to budget shortfalls, according to a command release. “We regret cancelling Global Strike Challenge this year, but we’re committed to...
The 673rd Air Base Wing at JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and the 78th Civil Engineer Group at Robins AFB, Ga., are among the winners of the 2013 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards. The wing won the award for sustainability at a...
The Air Force awarded Raytheon an $81.7 million contract for Lot 6 production of 202 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammers and their containers, announced the company on Monday. “This weapon will provide unprecedented capability and flexibility to the US Air...
The final F-4 regenerated from storage in the Air Force’s aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., earlier this month departed the base for Mojave, Calif., for conversion to a QF-4 target drone, announced base officials. This RF-4C airframe, dubbed “Last...
The Pentagon notified Congress of the potential foreign military sale of a second C-17 transport to Kuwait. The deal, announced to Congress on April 16, is worth an estimated $371 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s release on...