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The long battle between the Pentagon and Congress over development of a second engine type for the F-35 strike fighter appears to be over, once and for all. General Electric and Rolls Royce, partners in the Fighter Engine Team, announced...

Lt. Gen. Robin Rand assumed command of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) during a ceremony at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. “I’m grateful to be able to command again and serve with our great airmen,” said Rand during the Dec. 1...

The NATO-led operation in Libya highlighted important lessons that the alliance must address, especially the long-term implications of underinvestment in defense by some members, said Ivo Daalder, US permanent ambassador to NATO. Munitions stockpiles of several allies were quickly depleted...

NATO demonstrated that it is now an “operational alliance” via its successful air campaign in Libya, rather than just the collective defense construct of its Cold War founding, said the US permanent ambassador to the transatlantic alliance, Ivo Daalder. Speaking...

Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter recognized MSgt. Wesley Fleming, operations manager of American Forces Network at Misawa AB, Japan, as the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Senior Enlisted Member of the Year for 2010. At the same Pentagon ceremony,...

Air Combat Command will sponsor solely its F-22 demonstration team for the 2012 air show season from among its single-ship performers due to budgetary constraints. Its five other single-ship demo teams—A-10 East and West, F-16 East and West, and F-15E—will...

The commander of the 18th Wing at Kadena AB, Japan, declared force protection condition Bravo for the installation after someone cut a hole in the perimeter fence near the flight line. The heightened security, implemented late last week, came after...

The American Air Museum in Britain is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States' entry into World War II in December 1941 by launching the "Honor and Educate" initiative. In addition to enhancing the museum's physical space in Duxford, officials are creating a learning program and virtual "Museum without Walls" to educate US students about the critical role that American airmen played in World War II and the major conflicts since then. "It is vitally important that the role of US airpower in the defense of Europe, together with the stories of personal sacrifice and endeavor, are known to future generations," said Air Chief Marshal Peter Squire, the museum's president, in a release. The museum stands as a memorial to the 30,000 American airmen who gave their lives flying from British bases during World War II. (American Air Museum website)