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The Air Force plans to remove almost 500 aircraft in total from across its three components between Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2019, announced the service leadership on Monday. This proposed reduction is part of the service’s Fiscal 2015 budget request...

The first F-35A strike fighter assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing touched down at Luke AFB, Ariz., its new home, on Monday. “This is the first-ever international weapon system program, and Luke will be the future home of its first-ever...

The newly issued 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review is very different from previous QDRs, said Christine Wormuth, deputy undersecretary of defense for strategy, plans, and force development, on Monday. “We had about half the time we normally have to do the...

The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review is a product of the strategic and budgetary environment the Defense Department must deal with, said Christine Wormuth, deputy undersecretary of defense for strategy, plans, and force development. She made the comment during her March...

The New York Air National Guard’s 107th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is transitioning from flying C-130 transports to operating MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. Already the wing has its first certified MQ-9 pilot in place, and...

Rocket builder SpaceX completed its three certification launches required to boost Air Force payloads into orbit and is awaiting final Air Force technical certification, company CEO Elon Musk told lawmakers. “SpaceX is ready now to compete with our Falcon 9,”...

The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing christened its new headquarters building in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Warfield ANG Base. The new 33,700-square-foot building “gives us operable space that we have needed for quite a few years,” said 175th WG...

Air Force Reserve Command’s 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown ARS, Ohio, bid farewell to the third C-130H transport it is losing as part of force structure changes reducing the wing to eight primary aircraft, plus one backup. The airplane, tail...