Retired Gen. David C. Jones, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and Air Force Chief of Staff, died on Aug. 10 in Potomac Falls, Va. He was 92. At the time of his death, Jones was battling Parkinson’s disease, according...
Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson became the superintendent of the Air Force Academy, replacing Lt. Gen. Michael Gould during a ceremony at the school’s campus in Colorado Springs, Colo. She is the first woman to lead the academy. Chief of Staff...
Officials at JB Charleston, S.C., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of the base’s new main runway after 13 months of construction, according to a base release. “This was a great team effort,” said Lt. Col. Pat Miller, 628th...
The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., fell short in its just-concluded nuclear surety inspection, receiving an “unsatisfactory” rating, announced Air Force Global Strike Command on Tuesday. The wing made “tactical-level errors during one of several exercises conducted during...
In the aftermath of its still-disputed national elections, Cambodia has “postponed or canceled” a number of cooperative military initiatives with the United States and other countries, according to the State Department. Briefing reporters on Aug. 12, Marie Harf, the State...
Members of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing and the state’s Army Guard earlier this month combined their respective annual water survival training and extractions training in a first-time joint effort at Lake Tobesofkee in Macon, according...
The Army Corps of Engineers selected five contractors to present their design-build proposals for the expansion of the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, announced museum officials. This is the second phase of the request-for-proposal process...
Airmen at Shaw AFB, S.C., offer a course for their fellow airmen who are first-time, new dads to help them learn how to properly care for a newborn and balance the stresses of work and being a parent. “Dads 101”...
More than 500 members of the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force auxiliary, are expected to participate in the organization’s annual conference in Denver this week, according to a release. The conference runs Aug. 15-17; preconference workshops focusing on CAP...
