Red Flag’s Blue Screen of Death

Aircraft maintainers confronted computer threats on the flightline for the first time at Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., officials said. “What we’ve done is created what we call a ‘contested, degraded, or operationally limited’ environment” for maintainers launching,...

Defense Science Board: US Must Update Nuclear Monitoring Efforts

A Defense Science Board task force concluded the US must create a national strategy and implementation plan that unifies diverse nuclear-related agencies and departments, revamps monitoring to identify proliferators early, expands cooperation agreements, better utilizes open and commercial source reporting,...

Obama to Travel to Asia-Pacific

President Barack Obama will travel to the Asia-Pacific in late April in an effort to increase diplomatic, economic, and security engagements in the region, announced White House press secretary Jay Carney on Feb. 12. Specifically, Obama will visit Japan, the...

Pro-Gear Policy Change

Beginning May 1, airmen will be limited to a maximum of 2,000 pounds of professional books, papers, and equipment during permanent change of station moves, according to a Feb. 12 release. The recently changed Defense Department policy also mandates that...

NASA, Global Hawk Pilots Team Up

Three Global Hawk instructor pilots from Beale AFB, Calif., partnered with NASA engineers to research ways to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into the national air space, announced Beale officials. NASA has launched a five-year $150 million research project for this...

Air Force Launches Civilian Professional Development Site

The Air Force’s Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development at Maxwell AFB, Ala., recently established an online resource center to assist civilians with their professional development, according to a base release. The Civilian Development Resource Center is a flexible...

Astronaut for a Day

The National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, will open a new space shuttle exhibit on Feb. 26. The exhibit features NASA’s original shuttle crew compartment trainer, with a full-length cutaway deck that replicates the cargo...

An Al Qaeda Franchise

As the US cuts back on defense spending, Al Qaeda is remaking itself and spreading to more regions of the world, according to ranking Senate Armed Service Committee member Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.). “The reality is that Al Qaeda now...