During the recent combined nuclear surety inspection and operational readiness inspection of the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., the inspectors were told to “look deeper, look harder, and look longer” at the unit’s ICBM operations, according to Col....
One of USAF’s three ICBM wings just completed an outside review of its operations under a 20th Air Force-directed combat capability evaluation, the first of this new type review that focuses on technical proficiency to conduct the unit’s nuclear mission....
In its first demonstration of supersonic flight, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter flew Nov. 13 at Mach 1.05 or about 680 mph—and carried the weight of a full internal weapons load, according to a Nov. 14...
The Air Force is conducting an internal review of its acquisition processes and has brought on the Center for Naval Analysis to examine them with a fresh set of outside eyes to help support a smooth transition to President-elect Barack...
Several weeks ago, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley took a team of service acquisition specialists over to the offices of the Government Accountability Office to meet with some of the legal officials who review USAF files when contract awards are...
According to a Duluth News Tribune report, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England has told Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) that the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing will receive Block 40 F-16s to replace its current Block 25 Vipers. And,...
A test team led by the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla., performed the first test drop of the new Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition by an A-10 Warthog earlier this month, according to a Nov. 14 Eglin...
Maj. Gen. Gary McCoy is the new commander of the newly established Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, taking the reins during a Nov. 13 ceremony at Scott AFB, Ill. Air Force Materiel Command created the new center provisionally in...
The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star medal to SSgt. Karen Wagner, a senior intelligence analyst with the 693rd Intelligence Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, for her actions while deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wagner served as a...
Air Force Col. Eric Boe, a senior member of the Civil Air Patrol, took the flight controls for the Endeavor on mission STS-126, launched Nov. 14 on its way to support the International Space Station. It marked Boe’s first space...
The Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency has activated its special operations forces-dedicated group, the 361st ISR Group, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., the home of Air Force Special Operations Command. AFISR, the former Air Intelligence Agency, is headquartered at...
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaNov. 12-13, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 62 27 89 11,638 CAS/Armed Recon 83 138 221 32,667 Airlift 270 270 41,290 Air refueling 96 96 16,014 Total 676 101,609...
