The Air Force must stop downsizing and instead “modestly upsize” across the Total Force, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James told airmen Dec. 8 in a live online town hall meeting. “Enough is enough,” she said. “We have...
If there is a war in space, the kinetic mess “doesn’t go away,” Air Force Space Command boss Gen. John Hyten said Dec. 8 at an AFA Mitchell Institute space power breakfast in Washington, D.C. “I never want to experience...
The program to develop the Air Force’s next-generation ground control system for GPS satellites, known as OCX, is “a disaster,” Air Force Space Command boss Gen. John Hyten said Dec. 8 in Washington, D.C. “It’s just a disaster, and it’s...
Air National Guard F-15 Eagles will rotate to Europe as the next theater security package, replacing the A-10s currently deployed there from Moody AFB, Ga., officials announced. A blended package of F-15C/Ds will deploy to Europe early next year, initially...
European theater security package A-10s are flying two weeks of cooperative training with the Hungarian air force this month at Pápa AB, Hungary, US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa announced. Since deploying from Moody AFB, Ga., in September, the...
Russia on Dec. 8 gave the US advanced notice before its bombers and cruise missiles attacked targets in Syria, the Defense Department announced. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Russia used the “communications line” established in the memorandum of understanding signed...
Two C-17s drop-launched a pair of ballistic target missiles near Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean, supporting a recent Missile Defense Agency test. “High-altitude, heavy weight airdrop is something we’re doing a lot of here at Edwards, supporting not only...
Air Force Reserve Command’s 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell AFB, Kan., will be elevated to wing status, ahead of the unit’s transition from the KC-135 to the KC-46A, officials announced. The 931st ARG augments McConnell’s Active Duty 22nd Air...
The US is looking to make its rotation of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile systems a permanent fixture on Guam to help ease the burden on the cost and deployment of personnel, said Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of US...
The Japanese government’s move to loosen restrictions on its military has led to a push for more training opportunities with American forces, the Army’s top leader in the Pacific said on Tuesday. The Japanese parliament in September passed a bill...
