Obama Commemorates End of Combat Mission in Afghanistan

President Obama on Monday commemorated the end of the US combat mission in Afghanistan in a speech at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. “In just two weeks, the transition that we’re making in Afghanistan will be complete. Afghans will take full responsibility...

JazziER and Ready for Full-Rate Production

The extended-range variant of the stealthy Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile completed operational testing and has been cleared to enter full-rate production, announced builder Lockheed Martin on Monday. “The full-rate production decision demonstrates that our customer, at all levels of the...

Montana Lawmakers Concerned Over Range-Expansion Plan

The Air Force’s planned expansion of the Powder River Training Complex would hinder economic development and threaten safety in parts of Montana, warned the state’s congressional delegation. “We remain extremely troubled” about the proposal, wrote Sen. Jon Tester (D), Sen....

NRO Payload Launched

The Air Force and its industry partners launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload into space from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. “This Atlas V launch marked the last of the year and I am...

Warren Recaps Vehicle Fleet

The 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., is preparing to deploy a fleet of new half-ton four-wheel drive trucks to ferry missile crews and equipment to the ICBM fields surrounding the base, announced wing officials. “The current trucks...

Back From a Bellyache

Maintainers at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., returned an A-10C ground-attack jet to flying status after its pilot had to make a belly landing with it several months before, according to a base release. The aircraft, serial number 78-0694, made a wheels-up...

Iraqi Forces Building Strength

By Marc V. Schanz
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s recent meetings with senior US military and Iraqi officials in Baghdad left him “encouraged” about progress both in terms of governance and military operations inside the country, Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters....

Airmen Help Iraqis Mature Airdrop Capability

As Iraqi security forces and military units roll back the advances of ISIS terrorists across their country, Iraqi airmen, with the support of US airmen, have expanded the use of airdrops with their nation’s C-130 fleet. Over the last several...