Six CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft and airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., returned home earlier this month from a previously undisclosed three-month deployment to Southwest Asia. This was the first combat tour for the CV-22. (Its...
On Friday, Gen. Raymond Johns replaced Gen. Arthur Lichte as the commander of Air Mobility Command. The White House nominated Johns, a 1977 Air Force Academy graduate, on July 8 and the Senate confirmed him for four stars and his...
The Air Force Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev., hosted its fifth bi-annual mobility air forces exercise last week—an opportunity for students to plan and execute a joint forcible entry airborne assault operation. This latest MAFEX comprised some 1,500 service...
The Air Force has extended a policy that prohibits MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted vehicle operators from transferring out of the RPV world through Fiscal 2011. The Air Force is working to establish 50 RPV combat air patrols...
With the fairly certain confirmation of Erin Conaton to fill USAF’s long-vacant No. 2 civilian spot, a very real question is will the Air Force undersecretary be DOD executive agent for space. At her Nov. 19 confirmation hearing, Sen. Carl...
The Air Force awarded a Bronze Star to Capt. Michael Nishimura with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., for his actions while deployed with the Army’s 3rd Brigade in Afghanistan from July 2008 to July...
After a year’s effort by a training development team, officials at Keesler AFB, Miss., earlier this month began the first block of a new cyber transport course that combines training in three formerly separate specialty fields, according to a Nov....
The Air Force and Army recently awarded Bronze Star Medals for meritorious service to several airmen. Maj. Natalie Bonetti, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont., spent a year in Iraq, where she commanded an expeditionary force support squadron. (Report by...
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Nov. 17, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 12 33 45 15,087 CAS/Armed Recon 6 84 90 31,292 Airlift 145 145 43,261 Air refueling 47 47 15,396 Total 327 105,036 OIF=Operation Iraqi...
