The Air Force is facing criticism on Capitol Hill and within the walls of the Pentagon for its “Above All” advertising campaign that debuted in February. While Air Force officials say the $25 million media blitz is an innovative and...
Lockheed Martin beat out Boeing to supply the Department of Defense with a set of next-generation tactical radios for aircraft, ships, and ground installations. Under a $766 million developmental contract announced March 28 for the Joint Tactical Radio System Airborne...
The Air Force’s Air mobility leadership used the annual Phoenix Rally March 24-28 at MacDill AFB, Fla., to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift that began in June 1948. “The Berlin Airlift set the standards for which the...
The Space Shuttle Endeavor carried an Air Force Office of Scientific Research project to the International Space Station in March to measure how materials degrade over time in orbit in the presence of harsh environmental factors such as ultraviolet rays,...
An A-10 from the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., that was participating in a Green Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., March 25 had to make a wheels-up landing at Edwards AFB, Calif., after declaring an in flight...
Raytheon says it has completed the system requirements review for the Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System control segment known as OCX. This is the company’s first programmatic milestone for OCX and means that the Raytheon’s approach has satisfied the...
At several Air Force bases, active duty and Air Force Reserve Command civil engineering squadrons plan to join forces to work as consolidated units in a new test of Total Force Integration. The test sites are Barksdale AFB, La., Hickam...
Some Air Force reservists may reach the new extended maximum man-days, requiring them to get waivers to serve additional days this year. Prior to passage of the 2005 defense authorization act, reservists could only serve 179 man-days per year without...
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaMarch 28, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 28 8 36 2,351 CAS/Armed Recon 69 46 115 7,154 Airlift 157 157 10,649 Air refueling 47 47 3,306 Total 355 23,460...
