Marine Gen. James L. Jones, the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander of US European Command, told reporters Wednesday that US Air Force assets in his theater have already successfully completed transformation into a model expeditionary air force. Jones explained...

Potential program-cutting attacks directed at the F/A-22 and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have registered a positive note with the Missouri Congressional delegation. That’s because they’ve been working behind the scenes to make sure any cuts to the Air Force’s...

What does the warfighter want out of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)? Not much really. “A perfect, God’s-eye view of the battlefield, … and right now,” says retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper, NGA’s director. The focus of NGA...

Clapper believes NGA’s key program is “Geo Scout,” which aims to modernize and update the organization’s old infrastructure—a patchwork of tools and resources cobbled together since the agency’s creation in the 1990s. The program comprises three major blocks, including the...

A C-130 aircrew ferrying supplies from Bahrain to Pakistan added a third leg on one mission, giving them a triple play in airlift sorties, according to Air Force officials. The crew from the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, Tex.,...

The Pentagon has rolled out a new joint national marketing campaign aimed at boosting recruitment for the services. It approaches the topic from a different angle—a potential recruit’s parents. Eschewing raw appeals to advancement and patriotism that have long been...

PACAF Joins Pakistan Earthquake Relief: Airmen of Pacific Air Forces loaded three C-5s at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, with helicopters, support equipment, and soldiers destined for the recovery effort in Pakistan.

Nine airmen from Soto Cano AB, Honduras, have deployed as part of Joint Task Force-Bravo supporting post-Hurricane Stan relief efforts in Guatemala. The JTF is based out of Guatemala City’s international airport. Pentagon officials say it has been flying relief...

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld touched down in Beijing Tuesday for his much-hyped trip to China—a country whose relationship with the United States he characterizes as having had “ups and downs.” Talking to reporters on his trip, he said that...

First, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) put a hold on Navy Secretary Gordon England’s nomination to become Deputy Secretary of Defense. She was concerned about BRAC and the status of Navy shipbuilding. Now, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) tells Defense Daily that...

Security consultant Thomas P.M. Barnett is a sought-after man. He’s a bestselling author, a former professor of strategy at the Naval War College who has a popular Weblog and makes numerous speaking engagements. Despite the fact he is also a...

Robert Rogalski—Donald Rumsfeld’s director of security—said that the general public is not all that happy about government secrecy, and DOD should do something about it. He was speaking at a recent National Archives symposium. He said that there is too...

Business advisors to Donald Rumsfeld have recommended that he outsource the military’s mail system as much as possible. They claim such a move would save DOD more than $200 million a year and free up personnel for more critical military...

DOD’s need for battlefield awareness and network-centric warfare has driven a boom over the last decade among contractors that have the ability to join up disparate military computers, communications networks, and sensors. But according to the interim director of the...

The Pentagon has identified the remains of three Army Air Forces airmen missing in action since 1941. They are: 2nd Lt. Augustus J. Allen, Myrtle Springs, Tex.; SSgt. James D. Cartwright, Los Angeles; and Cpl. Paul R. Stubbs, Haverhill, Mass....

The National Museum of the US Air Force now houses the Memphis Belle, the famous B-17F that was Eighth Air Forces’ first heavy bomber to achieve 25 bombing missions over Europe in World War II. An agreement with the Memphis...

October 18, 2005 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 13 4 – 17 CAS/Armed Recon 46 22 – 68 Airlift – – 180 180 Air refueling – – 34 34 Total 59 26 214 299 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation...