Breanne Wagner

Start with a World War I Russian pilot and go from there to US power projection.

In just a few years, USAF will have more than 200 armed Predators and Reapers on hand, with lots more

Airman Dies in Iraq Accident A1C Jerome Ware Jr. was killed July 1 in a noncombat-related accident in Iraq. He was 22. The accident is under investigation. Ware was a security forces specialist at Camp Bucca, the largest prisoner internment...

No Rush for Guard Seat on JCS The Defense Department voiced opposition to seating a National Guard general on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It called on Congress to wait for a formal commission studying the idea to issue its...

McKinley Takes Charge of ANG Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, a 32-year Air Force veteran, became the 12th director of the Air National Guard on June 3. In this capacity, he will head a force of more than 106,000 Air...

IED Kills Airman in Iraq The Defense Department announced the death of an airman in Operation Iraqi Freedom. TSgt. Walter M. Moss Jr., of Houston, died March 29 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was working...

Two Airmen Killed in Honduras Two airmen were killed and one injured in a car crash outside of La Ceiba, Honduras, on March 15. The injured airman was taken to a Honduran hospital and treated for serious injuries. The deceased,...

Crash Claims Two Airmen US officials announced Feb. 19 that two Marine Corps helicopters based in North Carolina crashed off the coast of Dijouti, in the Horn of Africa, killing 10 service members, including two airmen. SrA. Alecia S. Good...

C-17 Line Imperiled The Pentagon requested $389.6 million in its 2007 budget plan to end production of the C-17 advanced airlifter. Unless Congress intervenes, the line will shut down in 2007. The move would signal the closure of Boeing’s Long...

Raptor Declared Operational … The F-22A Raptor was officially declared operational on Dec. 15, meeting a target set years ago. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, head of Air Combat Command, certified that he has enough aircraft, maintenance crews, spares, and pilots...

Wynne Is New SECAF Michael W. Wynne was sworn in as Secretary of the Air Force on Nov. 3 at an Air Force Academy ceremony attended by 4,200 cadets. He had been confirmed by the Senate on Oct. 28. Wynne...

F/A-22 Wraps Up Deployment The 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va., sent some of its new F/A-22 Raptors to Hill AFB, Utah, on Oct. 15, marking the first deployment of the fighters. The new stealth fighters wrapped up their...

Bush Endorses BRAC Moves President Bush on Sept. 15 endorsed and sent to Congress the Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s recommendations to close 22 major military bases and realign 33 more. The commission would shutter four Air Force, Air National...