Obama Signs Budget Deal

President Obama on Monday signed the bipartisan budget deal that provides $80 billion of sequester relief and gives the Pentagon the ability to plan for the next two years. “We no longer have to worry about fighting for (2016) and...

Slowly Revealing the LRS-B

The Air Force is working on a “classification guide” regarding what information can be released about the Long-Range Strike Bomber, and when, according to USAF acquisition chief William LaPlante. “We’ve just started that review,” LaPlante said in an Oct. 30...

US, Turkey Finalizing F-15 Incirlik Deployment

US and Turkish officials are still finalizing plans for 12 F-15s to deploy to Incirlik AB, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, said Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis on Monday. The Defense Department announced last week the jets,...

US F-15s Train in Israel

US Air Force F-15s are flying alongside Israeli, Polish, and Greek airmen in a large-scale exercise called “Blue Flag.” The exercise, which began Oct. 18 and will end on Thursday, is spread out across Israel, and includes air interdiction and...

Bringing the Global Thunder

Global Thunder, the Defense Department’s annual command and control exercise, kicked off on Monday. The training exercise includes several components and task forces, and is designed to assess joint operational readiness and validate US Strategic Command’s ability to identify and...

New Technology Could Help PJs Save Lives

Engineers with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, are working on wearable technology that would allow pararescue jumpers to treat several wounded service members at once, according to a release. The technology, called the Battlefield Airmen Trauma...

Correction

An entry in the Oct. 30 Daily Report incorrectly stated the year Lorraine Martin became Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program manager. It was 2013. Read the corrected entry.