Fewer JCAs?:
Wednesday’s Joint Cargo Aircraft contract award to the C-27 Spartan Team only calls for “up to 78” aircraft, but the Army and Air Force had expected to buy around 145—75 for the Army and 70 for USAF. However, officials did...
We’ve Got Just the Place:
Congressional delegations and state officials in Louisiana and Nebraska continue to negotiate with the Air Force to secure the new Cyber Command. And, according to a recent report in the Shreveport Times, the list of interested communities could grow. Louisiana...
Enigmatic in Some Respects:
At a June 13 hearing, House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) noted that although China has not “adequately revealed its full defense spending,” he “continues to believe that China is not necessarily destined to be a threat...
Wurster Tapped for SOF:
The Pentagon says the President has nominated Maj. Gen. Donald Wurster to head Air Force Special Operations Command, where he currently serves as vice commander. If confirmed, Wurster would gain a third star and would replace Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley....
Kill Space Radar?:
The vultures are gathering again over the bones of the Space Radar program. This time the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence says it “opposes the Space Radar program of record” and recommends it be “terminated.” Last year, Congress reduced funding...
If It Works for Defense:
Senate intelligence authorizers want the Intelligence Community to incorporate the Nunn-McCurdy provision for intelligence acquisition programs, reporting as DOD does when a major program breaches its baseline cost by at least 20 percent. The committee report (see above) on the...
The Outstanding 12:
The Air Force has named its 12 outstanding airmen for 2007. They are: SMSgt. Ronald Colaninno, McGuire AFB, N.J. •SMSgt. Tammy Brangard-Hern, Randolph AFB, Tex. •MSgt. Lawrence Taylor, Kingsley Field, Ore. •TSgt. Jeremy Griffin, Patrick AFB, Fla. •TSgt. Sachiko Jones,...
Creeping Toward Charleston:
Community leaders around Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina are launching a new land-use study to try to shift new developments outside the base’s potential “accident zone,” reports the Charleston Post-Courier. There is some consideration being given to buying...
Checklist Reduction:
A team of airmen who fly and maintain the C-17 at Charleston AFB, S.C., pooled their expertise to reduce the number of steps the air crews must follow during pre-flight—cutting the time involved by an hour and a half, reports...
Enlisted Promotions Are Up:
The latest promotion data for selection to master sergeant and technical sergeant show a 5 percent and 1.6 percent jump, respectively, over last year. The Air Force selected 6,002 out of 24,115 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and...
They Have Names:
The state of Wyoming ran a contest to name the four additional C-130 airlifters gained by the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, and Gov. Dave Freudenthal pulled the names of the four winning cities out of...
Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism
June 13, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 16 10 26 CAS/Armed Recon 63 41 104 Airlift 155 155 Air refueling 48 48 Total 79 51 203 333 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...