20th Air Force Commander Fired

Air Force Global Strike Command boss Lt. Gen. James Kowalski has relieved Maj. Gen. Michael Carey of duty as 20th Air Force commander “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment,” announced the command on...

Fanning: Remaining Furloughed Civilians not Forgotten

As of earlier this week, there were still some 800 Air Force civilian employees on furlough due to the partial federal government shutdown, said Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning. “Every day, we work diligently to bring more of our...

F-35 Pacific Basing Criteria Finalized

The Air Force has finalized the basing criteria it will use to select F-35A overseas candidate bases in the Asia-Pacific theater, said service spokeswoman Ann Stefanek. Service officials briefed Congress on the guidelines on Thursday, she told the Daily Report....

Obama Signs Death Benefits Legislation

President Obama on Thursday signed legislation into law that provides funding to cover the death gratuities paid to the grieving families of fallen service personnel, reported NBC News. The federal government’s partial shutdown had disrupted these payments. The House unanimously...

Ash Carter Stepping Down

Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter is stepping down from his post on Dec. 4, announced Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday. Hagel said he “reluctantly accepted” Carter’s resignation. “Ash has been an extraordinarily loyal and effective deputy secretary,” said Hagel....

Cashing Out

President Obama relieved Vice Adm. Tim Giardina of his post as deputy commander of US Strategic Command amid a Navy investigation into allegations that Giardina used $1,500 in counterfeit chips at a casino in Iowa. Obama made the decision on...

Boneyard Queens or Still Life in Those Wings?

The Office of the Secretary of Defense has yet to decide if any of the Air Force’s now-retired C-27J airlifters will get a second life with another Pentagon organization, or if to make them available to other federal agencies, Air...

Pacific Air Chiefs Meeting Postponed

Citing the federal government’s partial shutdown and fiscal constraints, Pacific Air Forces announced that it is postponing the 2013 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium from this fall to a yet-to-be-identified date in 2014. PACAF Commander Gen. Hawk Carlisle hosts the symposium...

Pushing for Cyber Policy

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said 80 percent of the networks operated within the United States are in the private sector, making closer communications between government and business essential when tackling cyber security issues. Speaking at a...

Tyndall Flies its 25,000th F-22 Training Sortie

The F-22 schoolhouse at Tyndall AFB, Fla., flew its 25,000th Raptor sortie since it began instructing F-22 pilots more than 10 years ago, according to a base release. An F-22 with the 43rd Fighter Squadron flew the milestone sortie on...

Afghans Make Herculean Airlift Leap

The Afghan air force became the newest C-130 operator with the arrival of two C-130Hs at Kabul International Airport from the United States, according to a base release. “Today’s acceptance ceremony reflects a significant increase in [the AAF’s] capabilities that...