Michael C. Sirak
Recent stories by Michael C. Sirak
Air Commando Dies in Training Accident
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAn air commando died from injuries suffered in a ground vehicle accident...
Next Three F-35A Basing Locations Defined
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force’s new F-35A fleet basing strategy lays out the parameters...
Tanker Revolution
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgKC-Z, the third and last portion of Air Force tanker recapitalization decades...
Deliberately Developing Mobility Airmen
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAir Mobility Command is joining forces with Air Force Space Command for...
Tough Nut to Crack
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force anticipates having the plan in place soon to ensure...
Looking at a Smaller Number
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force likely will not be able to place a total...
The Case For Several More CV-22s
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgLt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, head of Air Force Special Operations Command, continues...
Lakenheath’s Lethal Force
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force does not intend to remove its F-15E Strike Eagles...
The X-37B and the Satellite Throwaway Paradigm
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe X-37B reusable spaceplane has “great utility” and the Air Force intends...
Creating the Ultimate Nighttime CAS Platform
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAir Force Special Operations Command is adding a 105 mm gun to...
More Than Ready
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe aerospace defense industry is “more than ready” to develop the Long-Range...
Not Just the Air Force
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe debate about the future Long-Range Strike Bomber should not rest solely...
Don’t Forget the Maritime Role
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAmong the attributes of the Air Force’s future Long-Range Strike Bomber will...
Manned, Unmanned on the Merits
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgTrying to avoid risk to aircrews is not, in and of itself,...
Strategic Talking
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAdm. Cecil Haney, head of US Strategic Command, on Thursday said he...