SrA. James A. Hansen, 25, of Athens, Mich., died Wednesday of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at JB Balad, Iraq, the Defense Department has announced. Hansen was assigned to the 46th Operations Support Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. He...
Air Combat Command chief Gen.William Fraser said he’s waiting to learn if the F-16 fleet can be extended “from 6,000 to 8,000 hours.” Speaking Wednesday afternoon at the Four-Star Forum at AFA’s Air & Space Conference, Fraser said that, once...
Gen. William Fraser said he’s happy with the current status of the F-35 fighter. The Air Combat Command boss said Wednesday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference, “I’m encouraged by what I’m seeing in some of the … tests out...
If he had a spare $100 million, Air Force Materiel Command chief Gen. Donald Hoffman said he’d “double down on the tanker.” Hoffman spoke Wednesday afternoon at AFA’s Air & Space Conference in a forum with most of the service’s...
In the Four-Star Forum Wednesday afternoon at AFA’s Air & Space Conference, as the assembled generals were talking about what they’ve had to do to make ends meet—while refusing to cut combat readiness accounts—Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz offered...
“The weapons system that we have that has drawn the highest utilization in terms of crews is the MC-130P, the tankers,” said Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, head of Air Force Special Operations, highlighting the AFSOC airmen most affected by frequent...
Some airmen are operating on a less than one-to-one deployment-to-dwell-time ratio, meaning they are deployed for six months and then spend six months back home. But for some airmen, such as “defenders,” the time at home is often cut short...
If the law regarding homosexuals serving in the military is changed, “there is no doubt in my mind the Air Force will implement it professionally,” Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said Wednesday afternoon at the Four-Star Forum during AFA’s...
The Air Force and the Army are undergoing an “extensive” review of lessons learned from Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom to see how space-based capabilities could have been used differently or improved upon in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gen. Robert Kehler,...
“The last 10 years have demonstrated the full potential of the National Guard,” Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, said Tuesday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference. McKinley noted that most of the Air Guard...
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, who heads the National Guard Bureau, said Tuesday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference that the NGB is spending a lot of time trying to work out the ramifications over ANG’s assumption of the C-27J...
As much expertise as the National Guard has compiled in homeland defense missions, Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, National Guard Bureau boss, said he is not receptive to suggestions that would separate the Guard from the total force to serve...
Pentagon acquisition czar Ash Carter has issued specific guidance on the efficiency initiative that he unveiled in June to transform the manner in which the Defense Department buys its goods and services. He laid out 23 specific measures on Tuesday...
Gen. Roger Brady, commander of US Air Forces in Europe, commended the C-17 strategic airlift consortium that operates three C-17s in a heavy airlift wing out of Papa AB, Hungary, calling it a phenomenal success story. The C-17 operation—with 10...
Attending the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference in Washington, D.C., as one of USAF’s 12 outstanding airmen of the year, SSgt. Kenneth Walker, with the Washington Air National Guard’s 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, received another honor—award of...
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Sept. 5, 2010 Sortie Type OND OEF OND/OEF Total YTD ISR 23 71 94 17,874 CAS/Armed Recon 14 78 92 23,909 Airlift 177 177 43,021 Air refueling 62 62 11,780 Rescue 23 23 5,466 Total...
