F-35 Espionage

A federal grand jury in Connecticut indicted former Pratt & Whitney employee Mozaffar Khazaee on Jan. 21 on two counts of interstate transport of stolen property for attempting to ship sensitive materials about the F-35 strike fighter program to contacts...

Syrian Peace Talks Begin, Sans Iran

Diplomats and representatives from over 40 countries convened outside Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday in an effort to find a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war, in which more than 130,000 people have been killed. The first day featured statements from...

PACAF Releases Report on Fatal HH-60 Crash

An accident investigation board report, released Jan. 21, found an HH-60 crashed northeast of Kadena AB, Japan, last August after the pilot made a steep, low-altitude maneuver in an effort to avoid a perceived collision with his wingman. Two HH-60s...

Out of Control and Unresponsive

A flight control system failure caused an F-15C to crash during an air-to-air training flight near Kadena AB, Japan, last spring, Pacific Air Forces investigators determined. The 44th Fighter Squadron aircraft had completed a two-ship scenario on May 28, 2013,...

Lancer Makeover

Boeing delivered the first B-1 bomber upgraded with the Integrated Battle Station to the Air Force on Jan. 21. The modification “essentially turns the B-1 into a new aircraft with the addition of the full color displays, moving maps, and...

451st AEW Transitions Back to Group

The 451st Air Expeditionary Wing was redesignated the 451st Air Expeditionary Group during a transition ceremony held at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, last week. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan, presided over the...

Luke’s Living Cornerstone

Capt. Joshua Arki, the first F-16 pilot to transition to F-35s at Luke AFB, Ariz., recently began training on the base’s future airframe at Eglin AFB, Fla., base officials announced. “Captain Arki has a lot riding on his shoulders,” said...

AETC Updates Its Mission, Vision Statements

Air Education and Training Command has updated its mission and vision statements in an effort to bring airmen back to the basics. “Recruit, train, and educate airmen to deliver airpower for America” is their new mission statement. The new vision...