President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday signed the US-Afghan Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement in Kabul. “Today, we’re agreeing to be long-term partners in combating terrorism and training Afghan security forces; strengthening democratic institutions and supporting development; and...
If Congress is adamant that the Air Force not take down as much force structure or people as proposed in the service’s Fiscal 2013 budget, lawmakers must come up with the cash to sustain the personnel and weapon systems or...
The 1st Fighter Wing at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., received its final F-22 Raptor, leaving only JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, that has yet to fill its full Raptor complement. Aircraft 4194 arrived at Langley-Eustis on April 27, completing the base’s F-22 force...
The Air Force’s analysis of alternatives on how to recapitalize the E-8C JSTARS fleet specifically ruled out a variant of the Navy’s new P-8 Poseidon patrol jet, said Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz Tuesday. “The solution for JSTARS is...
The rules of the Missile Technology Control Regime unfairly and unreasonably erect obstacles to the export of remotely piloted aircraft, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz Tuesday. Therefore, they should be revisited, he stated during an address...
The Air Force’s experimental Tactical Satellite 3 de-orbited and burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday, ending the spacecraft’s nearly three-year orbital run, announced service space officials. Launched into space on May 19, 2009, the Air Force meant for...
Nine A-10C ground-attack aircraft from the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., and some 250 Moody airmen deployed to Osan AB, South Korea, for six months to help maintain stability in the region, announced Osan officials Tuesday. The Moody...
Officials at Cannon AFB, N.M., inactivated the 56th Intelligence Squadron in order to clear the way for the new 56th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron. Both the inactivation of the old unit and stand-up of the new squadron took place during...
