Daily Report

Jan. 9, 2017

Six Prescriptions for the New Secretary

Departing Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James’s advice for her successor in the Trump Administration ?is topped by a call to keep growing the service. Speaking at an an AFA-sponsored, Air Force breakfast in Arlington, Va., James said her No....

Tattoo You

In order to draw on a wider pool of potential recruits, the Air Force this week will release new accession standards for appearance and relax rules pertaining to some medical conditions, Secretary Deborah Lee James said on Jan. 6. Speaking...

Intel Agencies: Russia Attempted to Influence US Elections

The US intelligence agencies released a declassified report on Friday shortly after a two-hour highly classified briefing with President-elect Donald Trump on Russia’s efforts to influence the presidential election. Russia’s efforts “represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding desire...

Warthogs Receive New Airborne Recovery System

Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., is in the process of upgrading its Active Duty A-10C with new lightweight airborne recovery systems. The LARS V-12 will provides GPS coordinates of troops on the ground, and improves communication with those forces through voice or...

KC-135s Back Home at MacDill

All the KC-135 tankers that temporarily relocated to JB Charleston, S.C., have returned home to MacDill AFB, Fla., after completion of the roughly $8 million runway repairs there late last year, according to a Jan. 4 USAF release. The tankers...