Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Beijing on Wednesday as tensions continued to mount over China’s recently declared air defense identification zone over parts of the East China Sea. Following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Biden said he...

House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is seeking to organize a bipartisan coalition that will back a bill aimed at clearly defining congressional expectations for any final nuclear deal with Iran, reported the National Journal. Under the interim deal...

The Air Force in mid-November appointed Troy Meink to serve as deputy under secretary of the Air Force for space. Meink has served in a variety of Air Force jobs since 1988, including his most recent role as director of...

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman an $81 million follow-on contract to begin design and test work for upgrades to its air and space operations centers, the company announced Dec. 3. Northrop Grumman won the overall contract to modernize...

The Air Force announced Tuesday it will offer some ROTC cadets and recently commissioned graduates in the Individual Ready Reserve an opportunity to get out of their military service commitment early. In an effort to align its policies and programs...

The Pentagon has commissioned RAND Corp to conduct a cost/benefits study of Defense Department elementary and secondary schools, according to a Dec. 3 Air Force release. The $905,000 study—slated for completion in mid-2014— will consider a variety of options ranging...

As budgets tighten, the Air Force intends to cut “nice-to-have” programs such as base bowling alleys and golf courses, said Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh during a visit with airmen in Grand Forks, N.D. “We have already decided what...