The 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan AB, South Korea, has completed its transition to the A-10C ground-attack aircraft, with the departure of the unit’s last A-10As. Osan’s A-10Cs began arriving in March. Among the improvements, the A-10C configuration features digital...
The Air Force will station seven T-38 Talons at Langley AFB, Va., for use as companion trainers for the F-22s of Langley’s 1st Fighter Wing. They will give Langley’s F-22 pilots additional flight hours and serve as Raptor adversaries in...
Some US infrastructure is vulnerable to attack by the Stuxnet computer worm, Gregory Schaffer, assistant secretary of homeland security for cybersecurity and communications, said Tuesday. Though there is “some risk,” due to the fact that the software packages Stuxnet preys...
Maj. John Mangan, an HH-60G helicopter pilot, has won the Cheney Award for the rescue of two critically injured marines in Helmand Valley, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2009. Mangan, assistant director of operations for the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody...
The Air Force on Wednesday will host its first-ever renewable energy industry day to provide details about opportunities for renewable energy development to representatives of companies, contractors, and associations in this sector. The event takes place in Irving, Tex., according...
C-130Js of the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, delivered tons of airborne fire retardant to Israel to battle the deadly wildfires that broke out last week in northern Israel’s Carmel Mountains, ravaging the region surrounding Haifa. Additionally, Air...
A military judge has indefinitely delayed the general court martial trial of CMSgt. William Gurney, former command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, that was scheduled to begin this week at Scott AFB, Ill. The Associated Press reported (via The...
Emergency response at Robins AFB, Ga., will become more nimble and better equipped with the delivery of a new Mobile Emergency Command Center at the end of December. The specially designed, 39-foot vehicle comprises six command, control, and communication workstations,...
Northrop Grumman announced Tuesday that the two Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstration satellites earlier this year tracked a Minuteman III ICBM through its boost and post-boost phases, for the first time. “This test demonstrated the ability of STSS to...
Nov. 29, 2010 Sortie Type OND OEF OND/OEF Total YTD ISR 24 75 99 25,720 CAS/Armed Recon 16 85 101 32,817 Airlift 162 162 57,818 Air refueling 48 48 16,184 Rescue 35 35 7,567 Total 445 140,106 OND=Operation New Dawn...
