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GAO Finds ‘Significant Shortfalls’ in Space Command HQ Process—But Lets Final Decision Stand

June 3, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Government Accountability Office identified “significant shortfalls” in the transparency and credibility of the Air Force process that led to the selection of Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the preferred location for the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in 2020, but it did not identify any ...

Congress Questions if All Costs Considered in U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

May 21, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
Some members of Congress are questioning whether the Air Force truly took all costs into consideration when making the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. The DAF led the search process, which is now the subject of two investigations: one by ...

Decision to Base US Space Command Headquarters in Alabama Under Review

Feb. 21, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General will review the Department of the Air Force’s decision to base U.S. Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., according to a Feb. 19 memo. The review will gauge how well the Air Force “complied with DOD ...

US Threatens Retaliation After Erbil Rocket Attack Kills 1, Injures 9

Feb. 16, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
U.S. officials are threatening a military response after a Feb. 15 rocket attack on a base housing Americans in Iraqi Kurdistan killed one person and injured nine others. About 14 107mm rockets were fired near Erbil late on Feb. 15, with three impacting the air ...

DODIG: Pandemic Made CENTCOM Base Security Investigation Impossible

Feb. 16, 2021 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Defense Department Office of Inspector General is ending its analysis of U.S. Central Command’s ability to protect key assets under its purview from missiles and drones due to COVID-19-related travel rules, it announced in a partially redacted memo published Feb. 11. The pandemic’s persistence ...

Inspector General Blasts USAF, AFRICOM for Niger Air Base Construction Effort

April 2, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force and U.S. Africa Command skirted Congressional oversight, didn’t adequately complete a site survey, and didn’t meet safety requirements in building a new operating base in Niger, leading to extended delays, cost overruns, and possibly unsafe conditions for personnel at Air Base 201, ...

Stimulus Package Keeps Military Leaders in Place During Pandemic, Offers DOD $10.5 Billion

March 25, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The $2.2 trillion stimulus package under consideration on Capitol Hill to deal with the spreading coronavirus pandemic would allow military leaders, including Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond, to stay in their posts ...

Top DOD Officials: US Presence, Airpower Needed to Prevent Islamic State Resurgence

Dec. 11, 2019 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Islamic State group has not completely been pushed out of Syria and without a sustained US presence, including air surveillance and strike operations, it will re-emerge within a matter of months, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said at a ...

Watchdog: Afghan Air Force Underusing US-Provided Aircraft, Training

Nov. 20, 2019 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Afghan Air Force is under-utilizing aircraft and training the US is providing, which in turn is stressing older airframes and leading to ineffective air support, a Pentagon watchdog states. The Defense Department Office of the Inspector General’s quarterly report on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in ...

DODIG: Not All USAFA Sexual Assault Cases Were Reported to Congress

Oct. 4, 2019 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The US Air Force Academy's Class of 2019 stands at attention during its first full day of military training which started with a swearing-in ceremony as family watched from an overlook near the Cadet Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on...

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