All Three Bombers in Guam

The Air Force, for the first time in its history, has deployed its three bombers to the Pacific, all landing on the Andersen AFB, Guam, flightline. B-1s from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., deployed to Guam as part of the Continuous Bomber...

Goldfein Vows to Revitalize the Squadron

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein declared Wednesday that after being forced by budget constraints to find “operational efficiencies,” particularly in manpower and conventional airpower accounts, it is “time to revitalize the squadron as the warfighting core of...

Wolters Takes Command of USAFE

Gen. Tod Wolters on Thursday received his fourth star and took command of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa during a ceremony at Ramstein AB, Germany. Wolters took command from Gen. Frank Gorenc, who is retiring after running USAFE...

State Dept. Approves Munitions Sale to NATO

The State Department has approved a possible sale of precision-guided munitions to NATO, and in turn nations in the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, to increase the arms available in the fight. The total sale, pending Congressional approval, would be $231...

An Aggressor Makeover

The threat pilots face during exercises over Nellis AFB, Nev., will soon have a new look. Last week, the 64th Aggressor Squadron unveiled a new ‘splinter’ paint scheme for their F-16s. The pattern of white, gray, and blue patches with...

Bringing Down the Hammer

An exercise underway at Hill AFB, Utah, is giving pilots the chance to employ precision-guided munitions, but also maintainers the chance to work with weapons they don’t normally see at home stations. Aircraft from a number of Air Force bases...

Intelligence Questions

A task force formed by House Republicans found senior leaders at US Central Command altered intelligence reports on ISIS to present findings that were “consistently more positive than analysis produced by other elements of the Intelligence Community.” The task force’s...