Air Force Reserve Command earlier this year took on the task of overseeing transport of wounded and sick military members within the states, operating through the newly formed 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from three hubs—Det. 1 at Andrews AFB,...

A C-17 airlifting patients from Iraq to Germany on Christmas Day faced poor visibility as it approached Ramstein AB, Germany, but the air traffic controllers at Ramstein had, just three days previously, activated a new Category II instrument landing system....

Airmen in several locales have been supporting the memorial services for former President Gerald Ford, who died Dec. 26 at the age of 93. The Presidential-support 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md., flew the casket from California to Washington and...

Air Mobility Command has identified Kalitta Charters of Michigan to fly military members’ remains from Dover AFB, Del., to their homes for burial, reports Stars and Stripes. AMC began seeking a private carrier following a complaint about handling of a...

Air Mobility Command has developed a transportation specific “lean concepts” initiative called Terminal 2010. Officials expect the new initiative to “institutionalize continuous process improvement in the areas of reliability, velocity, and decreased costs.”

Office of Special Investigations special agent Scott Thompson received a Bronze Star for his service in Southwest Asia while supporting an Army unit as an interrogator. Thompson currently serves at Osan AB, South Korea.

Chinese officials have reported the presence of the new Fighter-10 with China’s Air Force, saying the new F-10 has “noticeably enhanced” battle effectiveness, reports the People’s Daily Online. We reported earlier this year, that the Pentagon had changed its assessment...

The Bush Administration and new Democratic-led Congress have different views over the way forward in the war on terrorism, but a new World Public Opinion poll shows Americans of both parties are lining up on the same side. The December...

Officials at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, have offered the base as a semi-permanent test site for the Idaho Explosives Detection System, developed by the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory to detect explosives hidden in vehicles. The system uses neutron generators to...

Shaw AFB, S.C., plans to enter 85 members of its non-bargaining civilian workforce into the new National Security Personnel System on Jan. 21. The Pentagon still is embroiled in litigation over application of NSPS for union employees. New Defense Secretary...

Dec. 28-30, 2006 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 45 28 73 CAS/Armed Recon 102 131 233 Airlift 395 395 Air refueling 89 89 Total 147 159 484 790 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance