Marc V. Schanz

The coalition victory over Iraqi forces in 1991’s Operation Desert Storm was a watershed moment for joint military operations in the modern era, and though today’s conflicts may appear different in scope and scale, there are many lessons to apply,...

Though many wish space and cyberspace were benign environments, today they are both “threatened” and the Air Force must better adapt its space and cyber forces to anticipate potential conflict, Air Force Space Command’s top airman said Dec. 4. From...

The Air Force’s ISR and cyber airmen are increasingly critical to what Air Combat Command boss Gen. Hawk Carlisle called “in garrison combat operations.” Speaking during an AFA Mitchell Institute-Rand Corporation forum, Carlisle said such operations are going to be...

The Air Force has assured combat dominance of the skies by putting combat power where it is needed in largely uncontested environments, Air Combat Command boss Gen. Hawk Carlisle said Dec. 4 at AFA’s Mitchell Institute-RAND Corporation forum on aerospace...

President Obama convened a summit with representatives from more than 100 countries in New York on Sept. 29 to emphasize the formation of a “global movement that is united by the mission of degrading and ultimately destroying ISIL,” he said...

Taliban-affiliated insurgents in Afghanistan killed a Georgian soldier on patrol outside the perimeter of Bagram AB, Afghanistan, on Sept. 22, according to NATO and Georgian government officials. The attack marks the first combat casualty for Operation Resolute Support since Aug....

A B-52 from the 2nd Bomb Wing recently completed a roughly 30-hour nonstop sortie from Barksdale AFB, La., to Postojna, Slovenia, where it participated in Exercise Immediate Response 2015 and ?then returned home, according to an Air Force Global Strike...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems recently announced its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper-Extended Range remotely piloted aircraft has entered initial operational service with the US Air Force. The Reaper-ER, a quick reaction capability requirement from the Air Force, which asked the company to...

The Japanese parliament passed a bill in the early hours of Sept. 19 to liberalize post World War II restrictions on the use of Japan’s military forces around the world, enshrining one of the key policy changes introduced by Prime...

A quartet of Oregon Air National Guard F-15Cs and support personnel from the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have wrapped up a short visit to Kecskemet AB, Hungary, announced US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa officials Sept. 17. The Air...

The close cooperation fostered by Operation Inherent Resolve has resulted in better communication and information-sharing practices between the US and its Middle Eastern allies, the former commander of Air Forces Central Command told attendees at AFA’s Air and Space Conference...

The introduction of Russian military forces and equipment into the Syrian civil war will make the conflict “far more complicated,” but the long-term impact on the fighting is very unclear, the former head of Air Forces Central Command said at...

Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command’s first four-star boss, praised his predecessor Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson and the senior leadership of the Air Force for the wide range of changes the command has experienced over the past year...

Answering critics of the scale and disposition of OIR strikes on ISIS forces, Lt. Gen. John Hesterman told ASC15 attendees Sept. 16 that airmen are taking out enemy forces at an unprecedented rate, and that the last two months have...

The Air Force’s holistic approach to engaging international partners not only increases interoperability and effectiveness, but reduces risk and makes potential adversaries rethink assumptions around the world, Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs Heidi Grant told attendees...