Although the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2014 is now law, Congress must still act soon to reconcile its authorizations with its appropriations or risk once again getting slammed by sequestration’s deep cuts, a leading budget expert notes. BBA advocates claim...

The Syrian government failed to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to transport the first shipment of the country’s chemical weapons arsenal to the port of Latakia for international supervision and destruction, reported The Guardian. The Organization for the Prohibition of...

The 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, inactivated during a ceremony at Camp Losano on Dec. 27. During the ceremony, squadron commander Maj. Richard Zeigler and Col. Sean Tyler, 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, cased the...

Airmen deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in Southwest Asia learned their home units at Keesler AFB, Miss., would inactivate this fiscal year. “The 815th Airlift Squadron, which is a Reserve unit,...

Air Force Global Strike Command recently concluded its first command-sponsored and developed wargame—codenamed “Strategic Vigilance”—at Barksdale AFB, La. The four-day war game was assembled under a directive from US Strategic Command to renew emphasis on nuclear wargaming across the command’s...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Tinker AFB, Okla., awarded Boeing an omnibus contract worth up to $750 million to provide support for the B-1 bomber. The Defense Department announced the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in a Dec. 30 release....

Sixty-six assignments to Incirlik AB, Turkey, have been extended to 24-month tours regardless of accompanied status, states a late December release from the Air Force Personnel Center. This change applies to anyone selected for assignment to Incirlik after Jan. 1,...

MacDill AFB, Fla., recently unveiled 10 newly constructed base homes specifically designed to assist special needs families. The homes, which were constructed as part of a partnership between MacDill and Arlington, Va.-based Clark Realty Capital, include unique features such as...

Cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., are trying to find a new method to prevent costly bird strikes from occurring during takeoffs and landings. Specifically, the cadets are looking at whether speakers designed for much slower...