B-52 Loses Flaps
A malfunction caused a B-52H to shed its wing flaps in mid flight on a sortie from Tinker AFB, Okla. The aircraft “lost the left and right inboard flaps” on takeoff on Nov. 1 and the entire assemblies physically “came...
Alaska Air Guardsmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
SMSgt. Christopher Widener, MSgt. Brandon Stuemke, and SSgt. Aaron Parcha each received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device for their heroic actions in Afghanistan in November 2010. The award ceremony took place on Nov. 3 for these members of...
F-35 Schoolhouse Marks 500th Flight
Air Force and Marine Corps F-35s at the joint-service schoolhouse at Eglin AFB, Fla., reached their 500th combined sortie since flight operations began there earlier this year, announced aircraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin. A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 hit the...
Tinker Unveils Energy Retrofit Plan
Officials at Tinker AFB, Okla., last week unveiled what stands to be the largest domestic energy retrofit project in the Air Force, according to a base release. The Energy Savings Performance Contract is a partnership between Tinker, the Energy Department,...
Former Aviano Inspector General Guilty of Sexual Misconduct
A general court-martial convicted Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, former inspector general of the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano AB, Italy, of five separate violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for improper sexual conduct with a female civilian base...
Intelligence Analysts Take Hard Stare at Operations
Airmen at Air Force Distributed Common Ground System locations across the globe conducted Sentinel Focus, a week-long rigorous look at their operations during real-world activity to highlight areas for improvement. “Our goal [with this evaluation] is to enhance cooperation between...
China’s Second Advanced Fighter Takes to the Air
China’s second stealthy looking fighter design took off on its maiden flight from an airfield in northeastern China last week, according to international press reports. The black-painted Shenyang J-31 prototype flew for 11 minutes, during which its undercarriage remained in...
Iran Claims New Advanced Drone
Iran has developed an advanced domestically made remotely piloted aircraft that takes off and lands vertically, reported Israel National News. The Iranians plan to unveil the new RPA in February, according to the Nov. 5 report, which cites Iranian news...