The Air Force, having already announced its intent to bed down its first overseas combat-ready F-35 unit in the Asia-Pacific region, is now determining the most suitable location, said Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander. Speaking to reporters in...
The Air Force will likely start rotating fighters and tankers through RAAF Darwin or RAAF Tindal in northern Australia in 2015 as part of the US military’s rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, said Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Hawk Carlisle...
A T-38 with two aircrew on board landed with its landing gear retracted on Monday at JBSA-Randolph, Tex., announced base officials. The incident happened on Randolph’s east runway at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time, according to the base’s July 29...
The Air Force’s air training detachment at Lask AB, Poland, is “emblematic” of the United States’ intent to remain engaged in Europe even as the US military rebalances to the Pacific, said Gen. Philip Breedlove, head US European Command. “Buoyed...
A wildfire burned power lines and fiberoptic cables supporting training grounds northwest of Eielson AFB, Alaska, but did not damage base structures, according to base spokesman MSgt. Jason Vaught. The Stuart Creek 2 fire “hasn’t had any impact to the...
The two Air Force flying wings stationed at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Tex., will temporarily operate out of Fort Worth Alliance Airport while an aging runway at the joint installation undergoes repair, according to the units. Air Force Reserve Command’s...
A military jury found TSgt. Marc Gayden, a former basic military training instructor at JBSA-Lackland, Tex., not guilty of raping a female trainee back in December 2010, reported the San Antonio Express-News. The four-day trial concluded on July 26, according...
The Air Force intends to upgrade the defensive systems on its B-2 stealth bombers to increase their survivability and supportability, announced Air Force Global Strike Command officials. The Defensive Management System Modernization program will update the bombers’ electronic support measures...
Second Lt. Niloofar Rhmani became the first female in the Afghan air force to complete a fixed-wing combat mission, according to Air Forces Central Command. A member of the AAF’s Kabul Air Wing, Rhmani flew Afghan defense ministry officials from...
A majority of US military members on active duty are reducing spending on family vacations this summer due to financial concerns about the unsteady economy and budget sequestration, according to a financial behaviors index by First Command Financial Services. In...
