All Perished in Bomber Crash
The Air Force yesterday announced it had formally declared that all six airmen had died in the B-52 crash off the northwest coast of Guam on July 21. Search and rescue crews found the bodies of two airmen on July...
Before You Know It
The Hawaii Air National Guardsmen of the 199th Fighter Squadron are working toward arrival of the first of the unit’s 20 new F-22 stealth fighters in June 2010, according to Lt. Col. Christopher Faurot, the Air Guard’s F-22 integration project...
About Those F-35s
The Air Force in 2006 scaled back its F-35 purchase plan to a maximum of 48 airframes a year; however, a fighter gap looms, now making it necessary to increase F-35 production, Gen. Norton Schwartz told the Senate Armed Services...
The Next Bomber
During his July 22 confirmation hearing to be Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz responded to Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), who questioned the need for the so-called interim bomber, saying: “The new bomber will enable us to maintain the capability...
A Dilemma for UAVs
The Air Force has had to put on hold its plan to develop an elite crop of unmanned aerial vehicle instructors because it has pressed every available operator back into an operational console seat to meet the high-demand for UAVs...
Combat Controller Earns Two Bronzes
SSgt. Dean Conner has received two Bronze Star medals, one with Valor, for his actions while deployed to Southwest Asia operations. During the mission for which he received the Valor award, the combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron...
While We Have Your Attention
Lawmakers took the opportunity during the July 22 Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for the Air Force’s two prospective senior leaders to air their views on the KC-X tanker battle. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), whose state the Northrop Grumman/EADS...
Now a Whole Unit
With the “flagging” this week of a new 200-person detachment at Mansfield, Ohio, the Ohio Air National Guard’s 200th RED HORSE formally recognized that it no longer has to merge with another state to form a fully manned 400-airman RED...
Good Old #213
A C-130H of the Delaware Air National Guard’s 166th Airlift Wing flew past 10,000 hours last month, according to a July 21 Guard release, which noted the event marked a new milestone for the unit’s Hercules tactical transports. According to...
Air Sorties from SWA
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaJuly 22, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 26 13 39 6,281 CAS/Armed Recon 52 71 123 18,498 Airlift 143 143 25,432 Air refueling 61 61 8,883 Total 366 59,094...