A B-1 bomber assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth, S.D., crashed on the morning of Aug. 19 local time near Broadus, Mont., northwest of the base, during a routine training mission, announced the wing. Broadus, about 170 miles...
JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh and CMSAF James Cody arrived here on the first stop of their first leadership tour of the Asia-Pacific region. They touched down late on Aug. 18 local time; on Monday’s...
The convergence of drastic spending restraints, the end of America’s longest war, and a new Quadrennial Defense Review represents a real opportunity for the Pentagon to adapt to real-world needs, but it’s going to take uniformed leadership, said Mark Gunzinger,...
The US military services need to take advantage of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review to carve out new, forward-looking missions or risk becoming simply smaller—and increasingly irrelevant—versions of themselves, according to Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Senior Fellow Mark...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he had “a very productive meeting” with Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Chang Wanquan during the latter’s visit to the Pentagon on Monday. “We both agreed that our military-to-military relationship is an important component of our...
US Transportation Command earlier this month declared that the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group is fully mission-capable to provide domestic disaster-response assistance to civilian authorities, according to a release. TRANSCOM rendered the decision after the group on...
Gen. Paul Selva, head of Air Mobility Command, praised the efforts of the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 137th Air Refueling Wing and Air Force Reserve Command’s 507th ARW during a visit to Tinker AFB, Okla. The two wings operate KC-135...
Officials at Ramstein AB, Germany, marked the third anniversary of the Air Force Deployment Transition Center there. The anniversary celebration featured prior participants in the center’s post-deployment reintegration program who shared their experiences, according to Ramstein’s Aug. 15 release. Since...
Lt. Col. Timothy Webster, instructor pilot with the 96th Flying Training Squadron at Laughlin AFB, Tex., reached his 3,000th flying hour in the T-38 trainer, announced base officials. Webster achieved this milestone on July 31 during a flight with a...
F-16s based at Aviano AB, Italy, are now serviced on-base at a quarter of what it formerly cost thanks to the installation’s new corrosion-control facility, according to a base release. The 31st Fighter Wing used to have to ship its...