According to the latest data, the Air Force has flown more than 188,000 sorties in Iraq and another 130,000 in Afghanistan. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Gen. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, told lawmakers Wednesday that USAF had flown about 78 percent of the entire coalition air effort for operations in Southwest Asia. Last year, USAF bombers and fighters expended 294 bombs, 90 percent of which were precision-guided munitions.
The head of the U.S. Air Force Academy on March 2 defended the school’s disciplinary program for students who violate the honor code, as House lawmakers questioned service academy superintendents on a recent spate of cheating scandals. “We have a very robust honor education system that starts from the day…