Daily Report

June 4, 2014

Record F-16 Rotation to Poland

US Air Forces in Europe dispatched its largest F-16 rotation to date to Lask AB, Poland, for training with Polish F-16s in response to Russian military aggression and unrest in Ukraine. USAFE announced this rotation on June 3, the same...

The Giant iPhone Airplane

The Combat Network Communications Technology upgrade for the B-52 bomber will have a strategic effect on the bomber’s capabilities, said Air Force Global Strike Command boss Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson. “We have semi-jokingly called it the ‘giant iPhone airplane’” Wilson...

The Valor of Four

Officials awarded two rescue airmen the Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device for heroism in a ceremony at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Combat Rescue Officer Capt. Kevin Epstein and pararescueman TSgt. Brandon Daugherty were part of a four-man team credited with...

Raytheon Gets Contract for FAB-T Command Terminals

Raytheon won the production contract to supply the command post terminals that are part of the Air Force’s broader Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals program, supplanting Boeing from that role. On June 2, the Air Force awarded...

US, Japan, South Korea Advance Missile Defense Discussions

The United States, Japan, and South Korea announced preliminary plans to expand ballistic missile defense cooperation and improve information sharing to build a stronger multilateral deterrent against North Korean missile threats. Word of the initiative emerged in mid May. Then,...

Compensation Panel Requests Input

The congressionally established commission mulling changes to military compensation and retirement is requesting feedback from service members to gauge their preferences. The panel intends to survey a number of personnel from the Active Duty and reserve components during the next...

Air Force Museum Breaks Ground on Fourth Building

Air Force Secretary Deborah James was among the dignitaries on hand on Tuesday at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, near Dayton, as officials broke ground on the National Museum of the US Air Force’s new building. The $35.4 million, 224,000-square-foot facility will...

End of an Era in Wichita

Boeing completed the final overhaul of an Air Force aircraft, an E-4B National Airborne Operations Center platform, at its plant in Wichita, Kan., before the facility closes. “Our division is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of some extremely important...