Four Killed in Pave Hawk Crash
The Air Force has released the names of the four airmen killed when their HH-60 Pave Hawk crashed on the Norfolk Coast of Eastern England on Jan. 7. The two pilots were Capt. Christopher S. Stover and Capt. Sean M....
DOD Policy Chief Departs Pentagon
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Jim Miller left his post as DOD’s top policy official Wednesday, after serving in the position since May 2012. Miller said he has tried to implement the Obama Administration’s emphasis on a whole-of-government approach to...
Controversial 3rd Air Force Commander to Retire
Third Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, whose controversial decision to overturn a military sexual assault conviction ignited a series of changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, will retire after more than three decades of service. “In...
Pentagon Moves to Speed Iraq ISR and Strike Aid
The Defense Department will speed up the delivery of military aid to Iraq, specifically key assets such as air-to-ground missiles and aircraft, as fighting between Al Qaeda affiliated groups, Sunni tribes, and Iraqi government forces grows more acute in Anbar...
Former 9th AF Commander Died
Retired Maj. Gen. Thomas Olsen, the former commander of 9th Air Force who oversaw air operations in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War, died Jan. 5. He was 79, reported the Associated Press via Indiana’s The Republic newspaper. Olsen...
Spartans in Orange
The US Coast Guard will receive all 14 of the Air National Guard’s C-27J Spartans remaining in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., manufacturer Alenia announced this week. Congress approved the intra-service transfer deal in the 2014 defense authorization bill, which...
Uphill Climb
The United States must consider alternatives in future satellite constellations as adversaries develop systems that challenge our way of life, said Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command. “As I look at the next 20 years in space,...
DOD Grants Will Fund New Elementary Schools at Kirtland, Fort Riley
Albuquerque Public Schools will use a $16.25 million grant, awarded by the Defense Department’s Office of Economic Adjustment, to demolish and rebuild Wherry Elementary School located on Kirtland AFB, N.M., according to a DOD release. The school, which was ranked...
Afghans Fly First Night Vision Sortie
Two experienced helicopter pilots flew the Afghan Air Force’s first goggle-assisted night vision training sortie under the watchful eye of NATO advisors Sunday. The two Mi-17 helicopters practiced hovers and basic approach patterns at Kabul International Airport, stated NATO Air...
Helpful Hawk
Air Force Global Hawks flew three sorties from Andersen AFB, Guam, snapping 282 wide-area shots and 1,000 pre-planned images of the typhoon-ravaged Philippines on Nov. 16 and Nov. 20, Northrop Grumman announced in a Jan. 6 release. In addition, the...