Gen. Paul Selva became commander of Air Mobility Command during a ceremony at Scott AFB, Ill. Gen. Raymond Johns, who had led AMC since November 2009, relinquished command during the Nov. 30 change of command, over which Chief of Staff...
Today’s combat air forces have the most experienced airmen in more than a generation, Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike Hostage told the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., last week. However, Hostage indicated in his Nov....
The Defense Department reached an agreement in principle with Lockheed Martin for Lot 5 low-rate initial production of the F-35 strike fighter, announced Pentagon officials. “It was a tough negotiation,” said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on Nov. 30. He...
Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike Hostage is ending his tenure as an F-22 pilot, saying he is confident that the stealth fighter is safe to fly and on a path toward unrestricted worldwide operations. Hostage completed his F-22 initial...
North Korea intends “to launch another working satellite” aboard an Unha-3 rocket in the period between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, announced the country’s state-run central news agency. The Dec. 1 announcement came less than one week after commercial satellite...
The Air Force last week activated the 422nd Medical Squadron as part of the 422nd Air Base Group at RAF Croughton, Britain. “This designation gives us the ability to improve on our great accomplishments as we officially organize our personnel...
California Air National Guard rescuers from Moffett Federal Airfield last week evacuated and treated a merchant sailor who had suffered head trauma aboard a cargo ship 300 miles off the Mexican coast. “This is the third successful long-range, over-water mission...
Northrop Grumman and the Navy completed the first catapult launch of the X-47B remotely piloted aircraft in a shore-based test shot from NAS Patuxent River, Md. This event was “the Navy’s first catapult launch of an unmanned system,” according to...
The Royal Australian Air Force last week retired its C-130H airlift fleet after 34 years of service in a ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond near Sydney, announced Australian defense officials. “C-130H Hercules have played a critical role in supporting defense...
