F-16 Pilot Killed in Crash

An F-16 pilot was killed on Sunday in a crash in the Middle East, announced US Central Command on Monday. The crash did not occur in Iraq or Syria, states CENTCOM’s Dec. 1 release. CENTCOM and Air Forces Central Command...

Candidate Locations Announced for Mission Support Center

The Air Force last month announced that JB Langley-Eustis, Va.; JB San Antonio, Texas; Scott AFB, Ill.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, are the candidate bases to host the headquarters of the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. Service...

A Modest C-130 Upgrade Proposal

A Senate delegation visited Mansfield ANGB, Ohio, last week, promoting a scaled-back legacy C-130 avionics upgrade, according to a release. “I am working on legislation to make sure the C-130 will continue to fly and we can accelerate the modernization,”...

Inspector General: C-5 Upgrade Broke the Rules

The Pentagon’s inspector general determined that the Air Force mismanaged several aspects of the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program between 2010 and 2013, according to a report released last month. “The government failed to discourage repeated tender of nonconforming...

Engine Damage AMC’s Top Culprit

Air Mobility Command suffered only one serious aircraft mishap in Fiscal 2014, compared to four in the previous fiscal year, announced the command. At the same time, AMC aircraft experienced seven less-serious mishaps, a slight increase from Fiscal 2013, states...

Sustainment Package Approved for Iraqi C-130s

The State Department approved a proposed foreign military sale to Iraq, estimated at $800 million, to sustain the Iraqi air force’s C-130E and C-130J fleets, announced the Pentagon. The package is in response to an Iraqi request for a five-year...

Orange Debuts New Radome Design

? Members of the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Air Control Squadron helped install a new radome on the unit’s radar tower near the state’s shoreline at Orange ANG Station, according to a mid-November release. “This is the first radome...