The Air Force released the list of candidate bases for two new MQ-9 Reaper operating locations Thursday. Potential hosts for a full wing of 24 aircraft, “a launch and recovery element and a mission support element, as well as a...
The Government Accountability Office said the US military has failed to outline a clear path to rebuilding readiness. While acknowledging that the services had submitted plans for rebuilding readiness, the Sept. 7 report noted, “these strategies have been incomplete or...
The US government needs to clarify its RPA strike policy, according to a RAND report released Thursday. The Obama Administration’s playbook for the targeted killings and foreign sales of RPAs is based on an ambiguous interpretation of international law that...
President Obama has nominated Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes to receive his fourth star and take over as commander of Air Combat Command, the Pentagon announced Thursday. If confirmed, Holmes would replace Gen. Hawk Carlisle, who has led ACC since October...
US forces have moved artillery around the battlefield in an effort to shape operations before the push into Mosul, Iraq. On Aug. 14, US helicopters moved artillery to an area east of Mosul to support 2,000 Peshmerga fighters as they...
France is preparing to redeploy its Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier to rejoin the fight against ISIS, providing a plus-up in airpower available to the coalition as it prepares to move on Mosul and Raqqa. Air Force Col. John Dorrian,...
The Air Force should focus on building the right systems before selecting the appropriate aircraft to replace the aging E-8 JSTARS ground surveillance aircraft, according to a new AFA Mitchell Institute report. “In many ways, the airframe is the least...
The last Active Duty MQ-1 Predator maintainers are transitioning to the MQ-9 Reaper. The 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Creech AFB, Nev., which has maintained Predators since the early 2000s, launched their first Reaper on Aug. 25, according to a...
The Civil Air Patrol surpassed 100,000 flying hours for the year earlier this week. The flying time is a seven percent increase over the same period last year, according to a CAP release. John Desmarais, director of national operations, attributed...
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) urged the Obama Administration not to bypass the Senate and request United Nations Security Council action on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. “I just want to make sure that we are not allowing an...
The Air Force has announced the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2016. They include SMSgt. Mark Farmer, Air National Guard; SMSgt. Jeremiah Grisham, Air Force District of Washington; SMSgt. Rebecca McNelley, Air Force Global Strike Command; MSgt. Marcus...