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Air Combat Command has declared full operational capability for the F-22A force at Langley AFB, Va. ACC boss Gen. John Corley said Thursday that “years of collaborative effort” had culminated in the “key milestone” FOC. He determined that the integrated...

Reportedly a determined group of lawmakers are writing to Defense Secretary Robert Gates to press the case for continued production of the new F-22 stealth fighter. Among them are Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), Rep. Kay Granger...

Air Force Special Operations Command is beginning to move several units to its new western base at Cannon AFB, N.M., and this summer plans to send in a new and low-profile airframe—the PC-12. According to Col. Tim Leahy, commander of...

Air Combat Command boss Gen. John Corley last week sent a letter to ACC airmen, specifically the pilots and maintainers of the F-15s now under a grounding order, and to the F-15 community in general to outline the current predicament with the F-15 fleet. As we reported earlier, the extended stand-down will play havoc with the proficiency of F-15 pilots. Corley urges them to "trust that your leadership is keeping a watchful eye and will be poised to execute a plan that will put all of you back in the air as fast as safely possible." Corley also writes that the actions of the F-15 maintenance force "over the years to maintain these F-15s are second to none." He urges each maintainer "to keep [his or her] eye on the task at hand" and to work through the "long and methodical" inspections needed for each aircraft.

Air Force Reserve Command’s 315th Airlift Wing has flown more than 100,000 flying hours for the war on terror. The wing has completed more than 2,500 missions, covering 22,438 sorties, since 2002. During that time, it transported some 273,000 tons...

The Government Accountability Office believes that Pentagon numbers on expenses and savings related to BRAC 2005 are off, way off. GAO estimates that the amount needed to implement BRAC actions have “increased by 48 percent, from $21 billion to $31...

The pilot who has accumulated the most hours in a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft has called it a day. Maj. Greg Nelson completed his final Dragon Lady flight last week, after accumulating more than 2,750 flying hours over nearly 16 years...

The Defense Department has identified the remains of two airmen missing in action from the Korean War—Col. Douglas H. Hatfield of Shenandoah, Va., and Capt. Richard H. Simpson of Fairhaven, Mich. On April 12, 1951, Hatfield and Simpson were two...

The Air Force has awarded Bronze Star medals to two airmen and one military working dog. Capt. Jason Hamman, with the 78th Security Forces Squadron at Robins AFB, Ga., received the medal for his actions while deployed to Iraq to...

The National Guard Bureau has named TSgt. James Yancey, an instructor with the 330th Combat Training Squadron at Robins AFB, Ga., as the Red Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year for 2006. • The Army jumpmaster-run Operation Toy...

Dec. 10, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 22 9 31 CAS/Armed Recon 50 42 92 Airlift 132 132 Air refueling 46 46 Total 72 51 178 301 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...