Service Members Disciplined for Kunduz Strike

Sixteen servicemembers, including a general officer, involved in the October 2015 airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, have been punished for their conduct. Forty-two civilians were killed in the attack. A US Central Command investigation released...

Leadership Failures at Many Levels

The ground troops and the crew of the AC-130U that struck a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan on Oct. 3 “did not know they were striking a medical facility” at any point during the engagement, Army Gen. Joseph Votel...

Before the Strike, a Dire Situation

On the day a USAF AC-130U inadvertently struck a Doctors Without Borders trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan, the ground forces that called for the strike had already been engaged in four days of “pretty intense combat,” and the air crew...

Walking the Third Offset Tightrope

Some “Third Offset” technologies will be coming in only a couple of years, Air Force Materiel Command chief Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski said April 28, but for the longer-term projects, the trick will be deciding which ones to fast-track and which...

Highly Decorated Airman Dies in California

Former TSgt. Sean Harvell, a combat controller who earned two Silver Stars, multiple Bronze Stars, and a Purple Heart, died April 26 in Long Beach, Calif. Harvell, 33, was one of only three airmen to receive two Silver Stars. Retired...

Beale to Lead Energy Resiliency Initiative

Beale AFB, Calif., has been selected to be the lead site for the Air Force’s Resilient Energy Demonstration Initiative, which looks to bolster USAF’s energy assurance and mitigate threats to critical infrastructure. Experts from the Air Force, Department of Energy,...