President Obama on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan. He also nominated Army Gen. David Petraeus, US Central Command boss and architect of the successful counterinsurgency strategy in...
: The Air Force will strive to “protect overall force structure” and end strength in the coming push to eliminate billions in overhead costs, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Wednesday. Speaking at a Capitol Hill breakfast, Donley said USAF...
The Air Force Council meets Thursday to evaluate a number of potential cost-saving moves under consideration to meet savings targets mandated by Defense Secretary Robert Gates (see Donley Aims to Protect Force Structure above). Options reportedly on the table include...
The Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion contract for eight C-17 transports, bringing to 213 the total number of C-17s that the service has ordered so far. Congress provided the money for these eight aircraft in 2009...
Two F-15s from the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley AFB, Va., on Monday departed the base for good as part of the unit’s pending inactivation. The two aircraft were flown to their new home with the 433rd Weapons Squadron at...
During a visit to Powidz AB, Poland, on June 21, the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein AB, Germany and the Polish air force’s 3rd Airlift Wing became sister units. Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon, 86th AW commander and his counterpart Brig....
The Air Force plans to open a deployment transition center in July at Ramstein AB, Germany, to help airmen returning to home station after a combat tour, Gen. Howie Chandler, Air Force vice chief of staff, told the Senate Armed...
Retired Gen. Larry Welch, former Air Force Chief of Staff, was expected to brief Air Force Secretary Michael Donley Wednesday on the study that Welch has done regarding options for future space launch, including a potential way forward for the...
Northrop Grumman announced Tuesday that its APG-81 active electronically scanned array radar system performed well during its first use aboard BF-4, one of the F-35 test aircraft. “[The] radar met and exceeded performance expectations, tracking long range targets at all...
The National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday will open its renovated Korean War exhibit. The 42,000-square-foot permanent display commemorates the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War by telling the story of...
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, June 18-19, 2010 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 48 114 162 11,148 CAS/Armed Recon 48 157 205 16,034 Airlift 357 357 29,132 Air refueling 106 106 7,505 Rescue 52 52 3,191 Total...
