Daily Report

Jan. 26, 2015

SpaceX to Drop Lawsuit Against USAF

SpaceX announced Friday it will drop its lawsuit against the Air Force after reaching an agreement with the Air Force on the future of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, according to a joint statement. The California-based company filed the...

Ellsworth B-1Bs Deploy to Support OIR, OFS

Some 350 airmen from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., deployed to Southwest Asia on Jan. 20, where they will support B-1B operations in both Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. The aircrew members, maintenance, and support personnel from Ellsworth’s...

Moving Ahead with Iraqi, Syrian anti-ISIS Training

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently authorized an initial contingent of trainers and enablers to start establishing training sites to begin training and equipping moderate Syrian opposition, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby on Friday. The first “advanced detachment” of...

DOD Cybersecurity Still Needs Much Work

The recently released Office of the Director, Operational Test, and Evaluation 2014 annual report found that “improvements must occur” in the Defense Department’s cyber programs. In a test of more than 40 systems, the director said there are still “exploitable...

Auxiliary Airfield Reopens at Randolph

With the completion of a $12.4 million construction project, flying has resumed at the Seguin Auxiliary Airfield at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, for the first time in three years. “The difference in quality from the previous runway and the reconstructed runway we...