Air Combat Command said Monday (Aug. 18) that it wants to install a formal training unit for MQ-1 and MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle operations at Holloman AFB, N.M. Currently the service has only one FTU, which is at Creech AFB,...
Past and present airmen gathered at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., for the Aug. 16 inactivation ceremony marking the formal end to the 564th Missile Squadron. The unit had pulled its last Minuteman III ICBM from its silo last month, capping a...
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has authorized the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing to begin “limited” operations on the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, beginning Oct. 1, according to an Aug. 15 release from the governor’s office. Earlier...
The Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County, and the county has counter-filed, taking issue with the state’s right to prevent development around Luke Air Force Base and nearby auxiliary field in Gila Bend, reports...
Lockheed Martin said Aug. 18 in a company release that it had “successfully completed” developmental flight testing for the three C-5 test aircraft that had undergone Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program modification. Next up is operational testing by the Air...
Local area fire departments lent a hand to firefighters at Travis AFB, Calif., where an eight-alarm fire Aug. 16 destroyed nearly 200 uninhabited housing units, according to an Aug. 17 base release. The fire began about 3 p.m. and continued...
Northrop Grumman and Rockwell Collins say they have proved that a prototype digital cockpit display for the B-2 bomber “can accurately replicate the functions of the jet’s current analog displays.” In an Aug. 12 Northrop release, Dave Mazur, VP of...
Boeing will be adding Dover AFB, Del., to its list of sites for a C-17 aircrew training system, according to an Aug. 13 company release. At Dover, the training covers both active and Air Force Reserve Command aircrews. Boeing operates...
The National Board of the Civil Air Patrol earlier this month elected Maj. Gen. Amy Courter to be CAP National Commander, according to a CAP Aug. 7 release. As such, she will serve as both a member of the Board...
