President Barack Obama has nominated Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson for a fourth star and to serve as the Air Force vice chief of staff, the Pentagon announced Friday. Wilson has been the deputy chief of US Strategic Command since July...
Air Force Chief of Staff nominee Gen. David Goldfein chose his words carefully on June 16 while explaining why he believes the B-21’s contract award value needs to remain classified. “I believe that if we’re not transparent with the American...
Russian aircraft on June 16 targeted US-backed Syrian rebels, resulting in injuries and deaths of fighters trained by Americans. A “small number” of Syrian fighters were killed after the strike near al-Tanf, Reuters reported. The US used its “line of...
The Air Force would be unable to execute the defense strategic guidance if sequestration returns, Air Force Chief of Staff nominee Gen. David Goldfein told lawmakers on June 16. During his nomination hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Goldfein...
The next rotation of US aircraft to the Philippines arrived June 15, as a group of Navy EA-18G Growlers landed at Clark Air Base from NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. The four aircraft and about 120 personnel are part of a...
Poland will likely deploy four F-16s to surveil ISIS fighters within the next few weeks as part of a NATO reconnaissance mission. Speaking after the alliance’s defense ministers met in Brussels on Wednesday, Poland’s defense minister, Antoni Macierewicz, said the...
B-52s participated in exercises throughout Europe in early June, dropping live ordnance in Latvia and training mines in the Baltics. B-52s, deployed to RAF Fairford, England, on June 13 took part in the US Army Europe-led exercise Saber Strike 16...
The Pentagon’s first “bug bounty” effort to enlist hackers to identify security vulnerabilities identified 138 legitimate security weaknesses in the Defense Department’s network infrastructure. The “Hack the Pentagon” effort included about 1,400 hackers who searched for network vulnerabilities, with 250...
The fledgling Afghan Air Force does not have enough aircrews operational or in training for either its current or projected fleet, though the limited pipeline is growing, according to a new Pentagon report. The Defense Department’s “Enhancing Security and Stability...