Two airmen were killed earlier today (May 1) when the T-38C trainer aircraft they were flying from Sheppard AFB, Tex., crashed, the base’s 82nd Training Wing public affairs said in a release. The aircraft, which was assigned to Sheppard’s 80th...
The Air Force’s CV-22 appears to have performed quite well in its operational tests, opening the door for deployment of the tiltrotor aircraft before its formal combat-ready declaration next year. Reuters reported April 29, citing unnamed sources, that Lt. Gen....
Airmen of the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., flew two HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters and one HC-130P tanker aircraft on a 10-hour mission April 25 to help saves the lives of six Cubans in distress at sea in...
Air Force Reserve Command’s 927th Air Refueling Wing formally transferred from Selfridge ANGB, Mich., to MacDill AFB, Fla., April 27, completing an almost three-year process mandated by BRAC 2005. Under the move, the Reserve wing relinquished its eight KC-135s to...
The 1st Fighter Wing and Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing, which together operate two squadrons of F-22 stealth fighters at Langley AFB, Va., successfully flew through the Air Force’s first Total Force operational readiness inspection the week of April...
Thirty-nine members of Task Force Medical in the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram AB. Afghanistan, decided to make a difference by reaching for the paintbrush instead of the sword, and their results speak for themselves. The group painted a...
An Air Force B-1B bomber dropped a 2,000-pound joint direct attack munition and an undisclosed number of 500-pound JDAMs onto enemy firing positions in the vicinity of Nangalam, Afghanistan, April 29, successfully eliminating the targets, Air Forces Central said in...
Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said April 29 he thinks both Congress and DOD could do more—and should do more—to aid returning troops who may suffer from mental health issues. The lengths of tours of...
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaApril 28, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 25 15 40 3,301 CAS/Armed Recon 50 26 76 9,948 Airlift 142 142 14,663 Air refueling 47 47 4,589 Total 305 32,501...
