Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, says he agrees with the idea that operational control of unmanned aerial vehicles flying above 3,500 feet should rest with a Joint Force Air Combat Commander, “normally an Air Force...
JCS Chairman Gen. Peter Pace told defense reporters in Washington yesterday he thinks finding a way to settle inequities between the services is “worth taking a look at.” Pace said the Air Force and the Navy have been “extremely forthcoming”...
Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace asserted yesterday that lawmakers have been made aware of the effect of delaying the defense supplemental funding now before them. Talking with defense reporters Tuesday morning, the JCS Chairman explained that, if the US military...
Senior leaders of the Air Force and Marine Corps met last week to share the latest in “changes and advancements” in the world of military aviation, particularly how it’s evolving in joint warfighting, says Gen. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of...
John Truesdell, USAF’s deputy assistant secretary for reserve affairs, told the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves that the Air Force’s Total Force Integration is “unprecedented” and “critical to meeting the challenges of competing resource demands, an aging aircraft...
Some of the KC-135 tankers with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing for several years have sported some unit-inspired nose art, through the efforts of the wing’s head of maintenance, Lt. Col. Tom Hess. TSgt. Brian Jones...
Many of the 102 A-10s assigned to Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units are getting an interim upgrade—the Smart Multi-Function Color Display—before they get the full precision engagement makeover, Col. James Ratti, A-10 system program manager at the...
Seven of the 14 remaining Doolittle Raiders are gathering in San Antonio this week to mark the 65th anniversary of their famed World War II raid on Tokyo—America’s response to the surprise attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor. Lt. Col....
Army Gen. B.B. Bell, head of US Forces Korea, stopped by Kunsan AB, South Korea, last week on a tour of some of his command facilities and told the Wolfpack airmen that USFK would provide some money to kickstart facility...
DOD has matched dental records for 1st Lt. Archibald Kelly to remains found in Croatia, reports the Oakland Press in Michigan. The World War II airman, who had been listed missing in action, was a navigator on a B-24 that...
The Flying Tiger Association plans to hold a special memorial service May 24th at Arlington Cemetery for James B. McGovern Jr., according to an association release. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command identified remains found in northern Laos as those of...
Airmen performed an Air Force Review on April 14 at the new Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. Hosted by Maj. Gen. Robert Smolen, commander of the Air Force District of Washington, the event marked the return of a 300-year-old...
April 14, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 19 7 26 CAS/Armed Recon 50 49 99 Airlift 160 160 Air refueling 47 47 Total 69 56 207 332 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...