The Massachusetts Air National Guard on Friday identified the pilot who died when his F-15C crashed Wednesday in the mountains of western Virginia as Lt. Col. Morris “Moose” Fontenot Jr. Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing at...
Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby refused to call the apparent intrusion of Russian forces into Ukraine an “invasion,” but suggested it was a reaction to Ukraine’s recent gains against the Russian separatists. “I will not try to detail what...
The President has directed the Pentagon to intensify its analysis of options for degrading the capabilities of the ISIS extremists inside Syria, but whatever those options are, “they won’t be just military,” Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Friday....
SSgt. David W. Wallace III, the plans and programs noncommissioned officer for the ?91st Security Forces Group ?at Minot AFB, N.D., is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014. Wallace authored a response-time matrix...
Dover AFB, Del., is preparing for the removal and reconstruction of the base’s primary runway, Lt. Col. Steven Sylvester, the 436th Airlift Wing’s chief of safety, told Air Force Magazine. Sylvester said the $98.3 million overhaul on the 69-year-old 01-19...
An iconic structure at Edwards AFB, Calif., that is symbolic of the glory years of NASA’s manned space program, is about to be dismantled and turned into scrap. The towering structure, called the Mate-Demate Device, was used to service a...
The Air Force expects to release an approved acquisition strategy for the Air Force One fleet this fall, reported Bloomberg. The designation “Air Force One” applies to any fixed-wing aircraft carrying the President. However, it is most often associated with...
Air Mobility Command’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight at McConnell AFB, Kans., recently earned its accreditation, making it AMC’s only accredited fire department. The unit received its accreditation earlier this month from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, states a...
The September 2014 issue of Wingman Magazine is now available online. It will hit your mailbox in print form in the coming days, bundled with Air Force Magazine’s September issue. Click here to access Wingman’s digital edition. The issue’s cover...
