Making her first public appearance as Air Force Secretary, Deborah Lee James testified before the final public hearing of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, telling the panel more work must...

Although the Air Force will continue to shrink, rebuilding and maintaining readiness must remain a top priority, said Deborah Lee James Thursday during her first public appearance since becoming Air Force Secretary. Testifying before the National Commission on the Structure...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel thanked airmen of the 90th Missile Wing at F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo., for their oft-overlooked commitment to assuring the US’ nuclear deterrence, while stressing the importance of nuclear arms reduction. The Jan. 9 visit, which...

The first five combat-coded F-22 Raptors transferring from Holloman AFB, N.M., to Tyndall AFB, Fla., landed at their new home on Jan. 6. “The 95th Fighter Squadron showing up represents a new era,” said 325th Fighter Wing Commander Col. David...

The Air Force’s first-ever association between a Reserve and Air National Guard unit is no more. The Guard’s 107th Airlift Wing and the Reserve’s 914th Airlift Wing joined forces as a result of the 2005 BRAC decision, jointly flying and...

Weapon-bay modifications are underway to nearly double the B-52’s guided-weapon capacity, enabling internal carriage of JDAM, JASSM, Miniature Air Launched Decoy, and MALD Jammer. “With this modification, we’re converting the bomb bay from dropping just gravity-type bombs to releasing precision-guided...

The State Department on Thursday hosted the first-ever ministerial-level meeting focused on bolstering global cooperation in space exploration during which some 35 space-faring countries gathered in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns called the International Space Exploration Forum...

The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin two production contracts worth up to $449 million for Lots 11 and 12 of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and its extended range variant. The contract includes production of 340 baseline missiles and 100...

Seven countries have eliminated, or greatly reduced, their arsenal of weapons-usable nuclear materials since the Nuclear Threat Initiative first released its annual index of nuclear materials security in 2012, according to an NTI release. The 2014 NTI Index, which was...

The 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB, Fla., recently supported the successful launch of a Space Explorations Technologies communications satellite at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, announced base officials. The Thaicom 6 satellite—SpaceX’s second commercial launch—took off in a...