Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning said the Fiscal 2015 budget “is going to upset a lot of people,” but sequestration is forcing the Air Force to shrink in order to preserve modernization and readiness. Speaking Nov. 14 at the...

Lockheed Martin announced Thursday it will close or consolidate operations at six facilities and shed 4,000 jobs by 2015. CEO Marillyn Hewson, in a memo to employees, said the move is part of the company’s “proactive actions to address our...

Members of the House Armed Services Committee met with ambassadors from six Asian and Pacific nations on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion regarding the Defense Department’s planned shift to the Asia-Pacific region. The roundtable is part of a larger rebalance...

A Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, scored a direct hit on a mobile ship target after launching from a B-1B bomber earlier this week, announced Lockheed Martin Thursday. It was the second of two air-launched successes for the missile so...

A group of airmen recently graduated from the Air Force’s first formal course on remotely piloted aircraft avionic systems maintenance. The class received their diplomas and pinned on their occupational badges during a Nov. 7 ceremony at Sheppard AFB, Tex.,...

The multinational Heavy Airlift Wing that operates three C-17s out of Pápa AB, Hungary, reached 12,000 total flight hours, announced the wing on Thursday. The unit, which supports NATO and several partner nations, hit the mark during a sortie on...

More than 160 children gathered alongside community leaders and service members last week at the South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Tex., as retired Col. Gail Halvorsen—known by most as the “Candy Bomber”—took to the skies once again in a...

advertisement AFA/Air Force Breakfast Series Hosts Acting Secretary Fanning The joint Air Force Association/US Air Force Breakfast Series Program will feature Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. The event, which is being held at the...