Military leaders are no longer mincing words when it comes to current operations against ISIS extremists in Iraq and Syria. “Make no mistake, we are at war with ISIL, just as we are at war with al Qaeda,” said Pentagon...
Syria possesses “sophisticated air defenses” that the US military would have to consider if it launched air strikes into Syria to attack ISIS extremists, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Friday. Although Kirby acknowledged the United States has been...
The Air Force closed out the development phase of the QF-16 program on Sept. 5 when an unmanned Viper was struck down over the Gulf of Mexico, according to a Sept. 11 release. The test was a joint effort between...
SMSgt. Michael J. Venning, functional area manager? in the Directorate of Contracting at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014. Venning expertly managed the Air Force’s largest contingency contracting corps...
The Air Force grounded 83 of its two-seat F-16Ds late last month due to cracks in the aircraft’s canopy sill longeron, an issue that also has plagued the F-15 fleet for years. Laura McGowan, a spokeswoman for the 88th Air...
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) lauded the formidability of US airpower, but also decried the future of American readiness in a cutback environment during a think tank event last week. “There is nothing to stand up...
With budgets getting tighter, the Air Force is seeking to adopt a cost-saving practice the trucking industry has used for decades, putting new treads on worn out tires instead of throwing them away. To advance that effort, the C-17 Global...
The Squadron Officer College at Maxwell AFB, Ala., is shortening the Squadron Officer School course from eight to five weeks to give more captains an opportunity to attend, according to an Air Education and Training Command release. The shorter course,...
The Air Force is consolidating its M-67 Fragmentation Grenade training class with a similar Army course. “As of January 2015, Fort Bliss, Texas, will be the only stateside [Regional Training Center] with a full-time pre-deployment training mission,” said MSgt. David...
