Obama Asks Congress to Delay Syria Vote

In an address to the nation on Tuesday evening, President Obama said he’s asked Congress “to postpone” a vote on authorizing a limited military strike on Syria in order to give diplomats time to advance an initiative to rid Syria...

Militarily Significant

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Tuesday President Obama directed him to come up with a plan for a “militarily significant strike” that would deter the Syrian regime of Bashar al Assad from ever using chemical weapons again. “We’ve...

Spotlight: MSgt. Celeste C. Okokon

MSgt. Celeste C. Okokon, a flight chief with the 7th Aeromedical Dental Squadron at Dyess AFB, Tex., is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2013. Okokon pursued national hygienist certification, becoming one of only...

Remembering 9/11

On the eve of the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, President Obama called on Americans to honor those killed that day by building a nation worthy of their memories. “As we mark the anniversary of Sept. 11, I...

Reserve Leadership Moves

Maj. Gen. Mark Kyle, who has led Air Force Reserve Command’s 4th Air Force at March ARB, Calif., since March 2011, is moving on to his next assignment as head of 22nd AF at Dobbins ARB, Ga., according to an...

Sustaining the Momentum

The most recent talks between US and Chinese defense officials focused on ways to “sustain the positive momentum” in strengthening the military-to-military relationship, said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on Tuesday. During the 14th annual defense consultative talks, held in...

Missile Defense Interceptors Knock Down Targets in Test

US ballistic missile defense assets shot down two target missiles in a “complex” live-fire test in the Pacific Ocean area on Tuesday local time, announced the Defense Department. Flight Test Operational-01, conducted in the vicinity of the Reagan Test Site...