Looking for 166 More:
The Air Force’s decision to only upgrade some 220 C-130s as a result of cost growth in the avionics modernization program may not be the final word. Gene Rector of the Macon Telegraph reports that USAF is working up a...
Pushing JCA for Little Rock:
Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) is trying to land a few of the C-27 Spartans, selected as the Joint Cargo Aircraft winner, for Little Rock AFB, Ark. The Leader reports that Snyder, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, commended...
Damping Down in Arizona:
The 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., has initiated round two in its efforts to curb the jet noise that has roiled some area residents. Earlier this year, reports 2nd Lt. Mary Pekas, the base raised the altitude at...
Two More To Come:
There are still two more reports due that could influence the plan by Air Force Materiel Command to relocate elements of the 46th Test Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., to Edwards AFB, Calif. However, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports...
“More Questions Than Answers”:
According to a just-released report by the House Armed Services Committee’s oversight and investigations panel the more than $19 billion spent over the past four years to train and equip Iraq police and military personnel has produced “mixed results” and...
Force Sizing to the Nth:
Rand analysts suggest in a new study that the US military must undertake a new division of labor and toss out the 2001 force-sizing construct of 1-4-2-1 in favor of one that it would call 1-n-2-1. The “n” in this...
The Bald Eagle Is Back:
The Pentagon took part in the Thursday ceremony announcing removal of the American Bald Eagle from the Department of Interior’s endangered species list because the military services manage land that serve as homes for more than 440 bald eagle nests....
Early Retirements Up for Grabs at Hill:
The Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah, plans to open the window for those eligible civilian personnel who want to retire early or separate on July 18. Employees will have until Aug. 8 to put in an application,...
Tyndall Preps for Storm:
Officials at Tyndall AFB, Fla., plan to spend about $24.5 million to convert more than 19 miles of overhead electrical lines to underground and enhance the base’s electrical grid reliability. A1C Anthony Hyatt reports that the project—dubbed “Pole Away”—began last...
Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism
June 26, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 16 10 26 CAS/Armed Recon 63 30 93 Airlift 135 135 Air refueling 53 53 Total 79 40 188 307 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...