China Declares Air Defense Zone around Disputed Islands
As tensions between China and Japan continue to ratchet up over the Senkaku/Diayou Islands in the East China Sea, China has announced the creation of an air defense identification zone encompassing the area around the disputed islands. Japan and the...
Command and Control Across the Pacific
Pacific Air Forces staff officers say they are examining how US forces work with regional partners and allies, and how clearly defined is the command and control of these forces. From operations ranging from coalition humanitarian relief to combat in...
Burne Tapped for Air Force’s Top Lawyer Spot
President Obama has nominated Brig. Gen. Christopher Burne for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as the Air Force’s judge advocate general, announced the Pentagon on Monday. Burne has been Air Combat Command’s staff judge advocate...
Initial Deal on Iran’s Nuclear Program
The United States, other UN Security Council permanent members, and Germany reached an initial understanding with Iran aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. The six-month agreement freezes parts of Iran’s uranium-enrichment programs, halts...
Post-2014 Afghanistan Operations in Limbo
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a bilateral security agreement that would allow thousands of US troops to remain in country as trainers and advisors to Afghan security forces following the end of NATO combat operations in 2014....
Doolittle Defined by Integrity
The one word to describe the late Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, Medal of Honor recipient, aviation pioneer, and famed World War II air commander, is integrity, said Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, his granddaughter. He led by example, didn’t micromanage, and displayed an...
Pentagon Issues First Arctic Strategy
The Pentagon issued its first Arctic strategy, laying out how the US military will work to promote security, stewardship, and international cooperation in the region. “This strategy identifies the department’s desired end-state for the Arctic: a secure and stable region...
Global Hawk Block 40 Enters the Fight
An RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft recently left Grand Forks AFB, N.D., on the first combat deployment for this Global Hawk variant, according to base officials. “Although Global Hawks have been supporting our warfighters in Afghanistan and...