Air Force Sets Transgender Policy

By Wilson Brissett
The Air Force outlined its policies for airmen undergoing gender transition while in service and said new policy is necessary for accession of transgender persons by July 1, 2017. “A transgender airman [who is currently serving] must receive a diagnosis...

Moving Forward with 3DELRR

The Air Force has amended the current solicitation for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) to include options for full-rate production, according to a USAF release. The service originally awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract to Raytheon in...

Incentive Pay Announced for Assignments to Turkey

Airmen who volunteer for 24-month assignments to Turkey may be eligible for incentive pay, the Air Force announced Friday. The policy applies to airmen assigned to Turkey between Aug. 29, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2018, and the additional pay is...

L-3 Receives Security Certificate for Next-Gen GPS User Equipment

L-3 Interstate Electronics Corp. recently was awarded the first-ever full security certification for the next-generation Military GPS User Equipment. The milestone is “proof that this ground-breaking technology is ready to provide the secure anti-jam, anti-spoof capability demanded by our warfighters,”...

188th Wing Opens RPA Targeting Center

The 188th Wing, at Ebbing ANGB, Ark., has activated a remotely piloted aircraft unit that will pioneer the consolidation of intelligence gathering, analysis, and targeting missions. “We are unique in so many ways, but particularly in combining the remotely piloted...

Red Flag-Alaska Underway

The first Red Flag-Alaska exercise of the new fiscal year began Oct. 6 at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, according to a press release. More than 60 aircraft and hundreds of participants—including US Army units and participants from the...