Daily Report

May 19, 2016

Congress Asks DOD for Plan to Protect ICBM Sites

A group of senators is asking the Pentagon to lay out a plan to replace the helicopters that protect the ICBM fields. Nine lawmakers, led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Ash Carter, expressing “serious...

Hesterman Retires With Three Stars

The former assistant vice chief of staff of the Air Force, who was removed from office in March after a USAF Inspector General investigation found he engaged in an unprofessional relationship as a two-star general, was retired as a three-star...

Dead Cheerleader

Coalition airstrikes and raids have killed more than 120 high value members of ISIS since the beginning of 2015, including those planning outside attacks. Airstrikes targeting financial centers have knocked out hundreds of millions of ISIS cash, and the terrorist...

Russia’s Presence in Syria

Russia’s forces in Syria are “almost identical” to what was there before the country’s president announced plans to pull out aircraft and ground troops earlier this year. Russia continues to have airpower, ground forces, and artillery in Syria, the US-led...

ISIS Attacks in Baghdad Show Changing Tactics

A series of large-scale bombings that rocked Baghdad, killing dozens of civilians, represents a shift back to terrorist tactics by ISIS and an attempt to “throw a punch that can land,” the US-led coalition fighting the group said. Multiple car...

Deterrence, Not War

NATO members’ defense chiefs agree an enhanced presence on the alliance’s border with Russia is needed, Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, said Wednesday. The makeup and number of the troops is still being decided, Scaparrotti said, but...

A Vision of Global Mobility

The head of Air Mobility Command has released a vision statement outlining where mobility is headed in the next 20 years. The Rapid Global Mobility Vision “defines the air mobility professional identity, explains the capabilities we provide the nation, and...

Cadets Win Award for Drone Swarming Research

A team of Air Force Academy cadets received an award from Boeing earlier this month for their research on what future drone swarms could do, and how they could be controlled. The Boeing Tri-Service Academy Capstone Competition, an annual contest...

New Hangar at Air Force Museum Opens June 8

The new hangar at the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is set to open to the public June 8. The 224,000 square foot building—built with $40.8 million raised by the Air Force Museum Foundation—will...