Daily Report

April 22, 2013

General, Wife Die in Private Airplane Crash

Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV, 54, and his wife, Sue S. Brown, 52, died on April 19 when the Cessna 210 that he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. General Brown had been the commandant of the Dwight D....

Senior Leaders Approved

President Obama last week appointed Eric Fanning as Air Force undersecretary, clearing the way for his swearing-in later this month, announced service officials. The April 19 appointment came one day after the Senate confirmed his nomination for the post. Fanning...

Federal Court Lets Light Air Support Work Proceed

A federal judge last week denied Beechcraft’s motion and ruled that work on the Air Force-sponsored Light Air Support program may proceed while the Government Accountability Office investigates Beechcraft’s bid protest, according to service spokesman Ed Gulick. “Sierra Nevada Corp....

Air Guard Falls under Authorized End Strength

The Air National Guard has fallen below its congressionally authorized end strength in this fiscal year thanks in large part to recent uncertainties regarding missions and budget turmoil, Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, ANG director, told lawmakers last week. As of...

Reserve Chief Outlines Priorities

Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Air Force Reserve chief, outlined his top three priorities during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill last week. Jackson said his top focus area is to “remember the fight today and tomorrow.” Of the roughly 70,000...

Urban Operations at Angel Thunder

p, .ExternalClass Participants last week at Angel Thunder 2013, the world’s largest personnel recovery exercise, trained in an urban operations scenario at Playas, N.M. Exercise planners said the April 17 drill involved the detonation of at least four simultaneous improvised...

Last Sorties for MC-130Es before Retirement

The Air Force’s four remaining in-service MC-130E special-mission airplanes flew their final sorties last week from their home at Duke Field, Fla., before retirement, announced base officials. The four Combat Talon Is, assigned to Air Force Reserve Command’s 919th Special...

No Fusion of Nuclear Views

While leading experts who participated in a study came to agreement in support of a sustainable US nuclear posture, they held differing views on the practicality, feasibility, and desirability of nuclear weapons, said Clark Murdock, senior adviser for nuclear issues...