Dover AFB, Del., took delivery of the first of its C-5M Super Galaxy transports Monday with the arrival of the The Spirit of Global Reach from Lockheed Martin’s facility in Marietta, Ga. Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, flew...
After coming up short last fall, the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., announced yesterday that it successfully passed a five-day limited nuclear surety inspection held earlier this month at the base. The wing received a grade of satisfactory,...
Eleven of the 18 sites across the nation at which the Air Force maintains fighter aircraft on 24-hour alert to protect US airspace “could be without viable aircraft by 2020,” if their legacy F-15s and F-16s are not replaced within...
Several Air Force assets are part of the US military’s display of aircraft and equipment at the Aero India 2009 air show that starts today at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bangalore, India, and runs through Sunday. The Air Force...
The Air Force announced Monday that, after more than two decades and $138 million spent, it has successfully cleaned up many of the potentially hazardous waste sites at the former Griffiss AFB, N.Y., near Rome. It said this is prompting...
Airmen of the 751st Electronic Systems Group at Hanscom AFB, Mass., have completed a retrofit that gives operators at workstations onboard the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft the ability to chat, correspond via e-mail messages, and browse the DOD’s secure secret...
Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 9 that it is now conducting thermal vacuum testing on the second advanced extremely high frequency military communications satellite. This testing, which is taking place at the company’s facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif., is meant to verify...
With the economy heading progressively toward the tank, recruiting for the military services and reserve components remains good. All the services and reserve components, save one—the Army National Guard—met or exceeded, in some cases far exceeded, their goals for the...
Air Force Space Command is seeing the benefits of applying the principals of the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative to execute its missions more effectively and efficiently without sacrificing quality. For example, the 460th Space Wing’s...
Robert G. Ferry, 85, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who flew a record-setting nonstop solo helicopter flight from California to Florida in 1966, died Jan. 15 of natural causes at his home in Lake San Marcos, Calif. The Los...
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaFeb. 8-9, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 50 26 76 1,556 CAS/Armed Recon 77 148 225 3,987 Airlift 290 290 5,158 Air refueling 100 100 1,848 Total 691 12,549...
