Boeing is stepping up its effort to secure the contract for the Air Force’s next aerial refueling aircraft. Roxana Tiron of The Hill reports that Boeing plans to send out a summer barrage of press releases to the “top 18...

A meeting between New Jersey lawmakers and the Air Force on May 21 has resulted in the promise of a full investigation into the fire that burned 17,000 acres and forced thousands from their homes near Warren Grove Gunnery Range....

Lockheed Martin acknowledged Tuesday that it has submitted follow-up questions on the draft amended request for proposals the Air Force issued last week after meeting with Air Force officials May 17. Lockheed spokesman Greg Caires said, “We are now awaiting...

The Air Force has to “think outside the box” about its role in warfare of the future, long-time defense analyst Jeremiah Gertler said at a Heritage Foundation seminar May 21. Gertler thinks USAF doesn’t have a “Day Two” plan for...

According to defense analyst Jeremiah Gertler, now with the Aerospace Industries Association, the Air Force isn’t just communicating its priorities poorly, it doesn’t put its money where its mouth is. He told a Heritage Foundation seminar this week that the...

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Condon, now a consultant for Logistics Specialties, Inc., thinks the United States should be investing five to six percent of its Gross Domestic Product on defense—a view he shared with a Heritage Foundation audience...

Kyrgyzstan government officials were treated to show and tell by US Air Force airmen at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. (Are these the same guys who almost kicked us out over a yearlong rent hike hassle?) They got to fly...

The Air Force has selected Eglin Properties LLC (Hunt Development and Dick Corp.) to develop the Emerald Coast Technology and Research Campus on Air Force property adjacent to the University of Florida’s Research Engineering Education Facility. Yet to come is...

The Air Force is training for urban close air support and once again enlisting the cooperation of a local community. This time the training is taking place over Pahrump, Nev., and continues for brief periods through Thursday. Last year, the...

The Air Force airlifted the remains of 72 Americans that had been buried in an Italian military cemetery near the former Wheelus Air Base in Libya from 35 to 50 years ago. A USAF release says the remains are believed...

May 20, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 15 8 23 CAS/Armed Recon 41 51 92 Airlift 164 164 Air refueling 50 50 Total 56 59 214 329 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...