Air Force Space Command last week launched a National Reconnaissance Office intelligence satellite from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. The successful launch was treated as routine, but it quietly marked a significant milestone in USAF launch history. It was the Air...

The Pentagon’s just-released list of additional pain the services will endure if sequester persists past Fiscal 2015 forecasts $66 billion more will be cut from modernization accounts through 2019. For the Air Force, that includes 15 fewer F-35 strike fighters...

Companies that want to keep doing business with the Air Force will have to be more efficient, accept lower profits, and perform on-time and to budget, said Maj. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for contracting. Speaking at...

NATO members agreed to deploy additional military forces to ensure European members’ security in light of Russian military escalation and unrest in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. “Today, we agreed on a package of further military measures...

One of the best ways to speed up the acquisition process is to make sure a program gets off on the right foot, said Maj. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for contracting, on Wednesday. Addressing an AFA-sponsored,...

Maj. Gen. Wendy Masiello outlined her priorities for the Defense Contracting Management Agency during an AFA-sponsored, Air Force breakfast event in Arlington, Va., Wednesday. The Senate confirmed Masiello, who currently serves as the Air Force’s deputy assistant secretary for contracting,...

The joint service F-35 Lightning II fleet recently notched up 15,000 total flying hours, announced Lockheed Martin. “Flying 15,000 hours itself demonstrates that the program is maturing, but what I think is even more impressive is the fact that operational...

Royal Jordanian Air Force fighters intercepted and destroyed “a number of armored vehicles” on Wednesday on the country’s border with Syria, according to a Jordanian military statement. The statement claimed a number of “camouflaged vehicles” were spotted attempting to enter...

The Air Force Inspector General recently recognized the 21st Space Wing at Peterson AFB, Colo., as the first Active Duty or Reserve wing to fully implement the Air Force’s new inspection system, states an April 15 release. “We worked aggressively...

A new high-definition, digital edition of Air Force Magazine is available now. Members can view the digital edition on browsers today. Beginning in May, members also will be able to view the digital edition on an iPad, Android, or Kindle...