Expanding Operations in Libya

The US strike against ISIS in Libya likely killed Tunisian national Noureddine Chouchane, who was described as a “senior facilitator in Libya” and was the mastermind of a March 18, 2015, attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis. Pentagon spokesman...

Lakenheath F-15s Hit ISIS in Libya

US Air Force F-15s and remotely piloted aircraft conducted an airstrike against an ISIS training camp near Sabratha, Libya, in the early morning hours of Feb. 19, killing a senior leader and likely dozens of recruits to the terror group....

Greaves: No Plans to Decertify SpaceX

The Air Force is still working on its independent assessment of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion, and could still disqualify SpaceX from National Security Space launches—but there is no indication it should, the commander of the Space and Missile...

An OCX Insurance Policy

The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $96 million contract as an “insurance policy,” in case Raytheon cannot deliver the first block of the next-generation GPS ground control system, known as OCX, in time, the commander of the Space...

Upgrading Command and Control

Hanscom AFB, Mass., is working toward a net-centric command and control air operations suite to replace the Theater Battle Management Core System, and plans to release a request for proposal for the final piece of the program later this month,...

Poseidon Partnership at the Pump

Air Force and Navy testers are teaming to certify the Navy’s new P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to receive fuel from boom-equipped Air Force tankers, officials at Edwards AFB, Calif., announced. Since the P-8 is the only current naval aircraft...

Dutch Lightning II’s Domestic Debut

A Dutch F-35A Lightning II will touch down on home soil for the first time for environmental compatibility trials this spring, the Royal Netherlands Air Force announced. The F-35 will conduct several low-altitude circuits, take-offs, and landings at both Leeuwarden...

Hold the Embassy

The East Africa Response Force practiced responding to a US embassy crisis by rapidly loading and deploying aboard a C-130J at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. “A quick response is critical because we need to be able to respond if an embassy...