SpaceX announced Friday it will drop its lawsuit against the Air Force after reaching an agreement with the Air Force on the future of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, according to a joint statement. The California-based company filed the...
The fallout from the remarks delivered by Maj. Gen. James Post at a recent gathering of the Air Force’s Tactics Review Board has drawn the ire of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the newly elevated chairman of the Senate Armed Services...
Some 350 airmen from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., deployed to Southwest Asia on Jan. 20, where they will support B-1B operations in both Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. The aircrew members, maintenance, and support personnel from Ellsworth’s...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently authorized an initial contingent of trainers and enablers to start establishing training sites to begin training and equipping moderate Syrian opposition, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby on Friday. The first “advanced detachment” of...
The recently released 2013 DOD Suicide Event Report showed an overall decline in the number of suicides over the previous year. Of the 259 Active Duty suicides in 2013, 48 were from airmen. This number is down from the 2012...
The recently released Office of the Director, Operational Test, and Evaluation 2014 annual report found that “improvements must occur” in the Defense Department’s cyber programs. In a test of more than 40 systems, the director said there are still “exploitable...
A detachment of US Air Force F-16s from the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan AB, South Korea, will integrate with F-16s from the Republic of Korea Air Force at Jungwon AB, South Korea, to conduct training in missions such as...
With the completion of a $12.4 million construction project, flying has resumed at the Seguin Auxiliary Airfield at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, for the first time in three years. “The difference in quality from the previous runway and the reconstructed runway we...