USAF Officer Dies in Qatar

Air Force officials are investigating the death of Maj. John Gerrie, 42, who was found dead at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, on Jan. 16. Gerrie, of Nickerson, Kan., was assigned to the 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, Texas, according to...

The Australian Commitment

Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull pushed back on the need for additional troops to combat ISIS in Iraq and Syria during his first official visit to the White House on Tuesday, but maintained the importance of the existing alliance between...

Super Tucanos Land in Afghanistan

The Afghan Air Force now has its own fixed-wing close air support capability. The US Air Force on Jan. 15 delivered the first four of 20 A-29 Super Tucano close air support aircraft to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul....

Mixed Results in Afghanistan

Last year was a year of “mixed results” for Afghan forces as they lead the fight for the first time, with the country making advances in mission planning but still suffering from continued problems in handling crisis, said Operation Resolute...

Planning AETC’s Future

Air Education and Training Command released a strategic plan for 2016 aimed at “forging innovative airmen to power the world’s greatest Air Force,” according to a release. AETC is “foundational to everything the US Air Force does. This plan clearly...

Logistics Training in Iraq

A new Air Force squadron focused on training the Iraqi Air Force is up and ready. The 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group on Jan. 10 activated the 870th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, according to an Air Forces Central release. The...

DOD To Change Anthrax Testing, Inactivation

Despite the fact that the Army sent more than 180 potentially live samples of anthrax to labs in all 50 states and nine countries, neither the lab technicians nor the American public were ever at risk, officials said Jan. 15...