Air Force Secretary Michael Donley thinks that Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and he have succeeded in changing the culture of the Air Force in the past year. He told reporters at the Pentagon June 26 that the decisions...
Air Combat Command chief Gen. John Corley did nothing wrong in telling Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), a key F-22 supporter in Congress, that the Air Force faces “high risk” in carrying out its duties if the F-22 program is capped...
The 91st Missile Wing at Minot AFB, N.D., passed a nuclear surety inspection that took place from June 14-28, receiving a grade of “satisfactory,” the highest possible mark in the demanding on-the-scene assessment by an Air Force Space Command-led inspection...
So far in Fiscal 2009, the F-22’s overall mission-capable rates have been rising. Not by leaps and bounds, but steady improvement, nonetheless. From Oct. 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009, the Raptor’s MC rate among the combat air forces was...
The Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., out over the Pacific Ocean yesterday. The mission was one of the several operational tests conducted annually to ensure that the Minuteman fleet remains both reliable and...
The inclusion of the term “personnel recovery” in the service’s list of 12 core functions has helped broaden understanding that the Air Force’s rescue capabilities are not limited to combat search and rescue, such as retrieving a downed pilot behind...
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 25 added $92 million to the Pentagon’s Fiscal 2010 budget proposal to mature MP-RTIP radar technology “for deployment on a large aircraft.” The Air Force has been pursuing a version of the sophisticated...
Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. James Roudebush hosted an event June 25 in San Antonio to celebrate the Air Force medical service’s 60 years of operations. Since its inception, Roudebush said the medical service has been “an integral part”...
The Air Force began operations on June 25 of a new collection of solar-energy panels at Hill AFB, Utah, that holds the promise of delivering about 220 kilowatts of energy annually—or one percent of the base’s needs—directly into the base’s...
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaJune 26, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 22 19 41 7,242 CAS/Armed Recon 22 62 84 17,104 Airlift 130 130 24,151 Air refueling 53 53 8,017 Total 308 56,514...
