Super Feat
The 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, completed a first for any C-130J unit: launching 10 of its airplanes at the same time. “This is the first time a single squadron has put 10 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft into...
New Evasion Training Center Opens in San Antonio
A new facility at JB San Antonio, Tex., built to accommodate all Air Force evasion and conduct-after-capture training, opened its doors to students. Roughly 6,000 students a year are expected to pass through the new facility, which began operations on...
Airmen With Medical Codes May Still Deploy
Airmen who previously had limited deployment availability due to medical issues may find themselves tapped for additional stateside taskings. Based on a recent decision, the 602nd Training Group (Provisional) at Keesler AFB, Miss., has begun accepting airmen with restrictive deployment...
Barksdale Hosts Bomber Competition
Airmen with the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., participated in a munitions maintenance competition as part of this year’s Global Strike Challenge. Members of the 2nd Munitions Squadron and the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron last week showed off...
Taiwanese Getting Best Bang for the Buck
The Obama Administration’s decision to authorize the upgrade of Taiwan’s legacy F-16A/B fleet rather than sell the Asian partner new F-16C/D airplanes makes the most sense right now, asserted two senior Administration officials. “It’s our understanding, our belief, that the...
Future Space Shuttle?
Larger versions of the Air Force’s experimental X-37B orbital test vehicle could carry astronauts to space and back. “Once qualified for human flight, these vehicles could transport a mix of astronauts and cargo to the [International Space Station] and offer...
Last U-2 Phase Inspection in Southwest Asia
A civilian maintenance team conducted the final phase inspection of a U-2 surveillance aircraft forward deployed to Southwest Asia. U-2s support operations in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing that functions from an undisclosed air...
ROTC Makes an Ivy League Comeback
Ivy League schools and additional prestigious universities are welcoming reserve officers’ training corps programs back to their campuses now that the seemingly last major impediment—the ban on homosexuals openly serving in the US military—is no more. Brown University in Providence,...