Cheating Alleged at Navy Nuclear Reactor School

The Navy is investigating allegations that some 30 watch-standers at the Charleston Nuclear Power Training Unit in South Carolina cheated on a written qualification exam, said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert on Tuesday. The news comes on the...

Gates Versus the Air Force

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” paints a highly unflattering picture of the Air Force; a service he describes as “one of my biggest headaches” during his five-year tenure as head of the...

Welsh Emphasizes Training in Video Message

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has released his latest edition of “Airman to Airman,” a monthly video series in which he speaks directly to airmen. In his Feb. 3 video message, he acknowledged the Air Force is...

Defense Leaders, President Discuss Afghanistan

President Barack Obama met with his senior defense advisors Feb. 4 to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon release. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs; Army Gen. Lloyd Austin,...

The Perfect Storm

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper outlined a long list of global threats during his testimony before House legislators Tuesday, including the Syrian conflict and its spillover in Iraq and Lebanon; the millions of refugees in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon;...

Arkansas Warthogs Get Some Sleep

The Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing logged its final night mission with the A-10C in late January. The wing is transitioning to an MQ-9 Reaper mission, according to a Feb. 2 release. Maj. Patrick Coggin flew tail number...

AFGSC’s Public Affairs Team Visits Bases

Air Force Global Strike Command boss Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson has tasked an Air Force public affairs team to spend one month visiting six AFGSC bases to cover stories and document critical mission areas within the Air Force’s nuclear enterprise,...

Integrating Air Operations and Missile Defense Assets

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth some $8 million to provide an air and missile defense planner that can be integrated into the Air Force Air Operations Center, according to a Feb....

Persistent Close Air Support Program Enters Stage Three

DARPA has exercised an 18-month, $25.5 million option with Raytheon to enter phase three of the persistent close air support program, according to a Feb. 4 release. Originally designed for the A-10 Warthog, the PCAS software was expanded in 2013...

AFA Launches eMembership

The Air Force Association is introducing its new membership option, the eMember. An eMembership will be identical to the current membership in every way except one: eMembers will not receive the print copy of Air Force Magazine, but rather only...