Daily Report

May 5, 2015

Dunford as Joint Chiefs Chairman, Selva as Vice Chairman

President Obama this week will nominate Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Paul Selva, head of US Transportation Command, to serve as the Joint Chiefs’ vice chairman,...

Warthogs in the Baltic

A contingent of nearly 70 airmen and a small force of A-10s arrived at Amari AB, Estonia, to train with Estonian personnel, announced Air Force officials. The A-10s touched down at Amari on May 1, while support airmen came in...

Washington Activates Air Defense Group

The Washington Air National Guard activated the 225th Air Defense Group during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, according to a Washington National Guard release. Established on May 2, it became the first air defense group in Washington Air Guard...

Navigating Together

Lockheed Martin has completed the process of joining the functional components of the Air Force’s first GPS III navigation satellite, paving the way for testing of the integrated spacecraft later this year, announced the company on Monday. “The final integration...

Haney Discusses ICBM Mission at F.E. Warren

US Strategic Command boss Adm. Cecil Haney visited F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., to gather feedback from airmen involved in the Minuteman III ICBM mission and to chair a forum of ICBM stakeholders across the Defense Department, according to a base...

Predator Mishap

An Air Force MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range northwest of Las Vegas during a routine training mission, announced officials at nearby Creech Air Force Base. No one was injured on May 1...

MQ-9 Training Facility Opens at Hancock Field

The New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing officially opened its new training facility at Hancock Field in Syracuse for airmen who will operate and maintain Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, reported the Syracuse Post-Standard. During the...

AMC Repositioning KC-135 Simulators

Air Mobility Command is repositioning several if its KC-135 simulators to improve access to them across the Total Force. These moves come as the Air Force is preparing to bed down the new KC-46A tanker. Among the changes, AMC is...

Norway Takes Lead for NATO Baltic Air Defense

Norway this month assumed the lead for NATO’s air policing mission over Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, according to an Alliance release. Additionally, Britain rejoined the mission and air detachments from Italy and Belgium are also contributing forces to the current...