Work on the environmental impact statement for BRAC 2005 actions affecting Eglin AFB, Fla., has expanded, leading to a one-year delay for the record of decision, an Eglin Environmental Office spokesman told the Daily Report Tuesday. In testimony last week,...

A new report commissioned by DOD states that the US military will find handling crises around the world “unsustainable in the long term” because of rising fuel costs, reports Bryan Bender of the Boston Globe. According to Bender, who obtained...

When the Air Force decided to do away with dedicated aircraft for the aeromedical evacuation mission, it created a more flexible system and potential problem for medics—they need to train for a variety of platforms. Air Force Reserve Command staged...

Attendees at Air University’s counterinsurgency symposium last week heard from Colin Gray, chair of the international politics and strategic studies at the University of Reading in Britain, that irregular warfare is “an old, old story” and so are the methods...

The State Department’s latest Country Report on Terrorism (formerly called Patterns of Global Terrorism) confirms that the rate of terrorist incidents increased by nearly 22 percent from 2005 to 2006. This is the first year, the department has had matching...

The 820th Security Forces Group at Moody AFB, Ga., is fielding a $1.2 million Z backscatter van (ZBV) to help in the hunt for radiological or low-density organic materials like explosives or drugs that may be hidden inside metal structures....

Some 200 airmen deployed to support the Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa do more than deliver supplies, provide medical care, and handle search and rescue—they “try to change peoples opinions” about Americans, says CMSgt. John Harris, command chief for the...

Ardent Sentry-Northern Edge 2007 has a big agenda, encompassing responses to everything from major natural disaster to a terrorist nuclear detonation and other assorted terrorists events. The US Northern Command sponsored exercise, running now through May 17, has scenarios that...

The Air Force has awarded Bronze Stars to TSgt. Edward Moats and SSgt. Randy Saltzmann, both explosive ordnance disposal specialists assigned to Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. They earned the medals for their work while deployed to Southwest Asia. Moats handled...

SSgt. Paul Haigh with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, expects to be the first of Hickam’s C-17 aircrew members to reach 1,000 flying hours. He expects to hit the 1,000-hour mark this week on a mission...

Following its full review of the cheating scandal that erupted earlier this year, the Air Force Academy identified a total of 40 fourth-class cadets for investigation. The Colorado Springs, Colo.,-based school has found a total of 31 cadets in violation...

The Pentagon’s new Inspector General, Claude Kicklighter, took office April 30, replacing Thomas Gimble, who has served as acting IG since September 2005. Kicklighter, who received his Senate confirmation on April 12, is a retired Army lieutenant general and previously...

April 28-29, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 33 17 50 CAS/Armed Recon 99 83 182 Airlift 295 295 Air refueling 81 81 Total 132 100 376 608 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...