Going for Four
Sixty members of the Utah Air National Guard’s 109th Air Control Squadron have deployed to Southwest Asia for the fourth time since 2000, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. They deployed to Iraq for seven months in 2003 and 2004, and,...
Shutting Down Vipers at Cannon
The 524th Fighter Squadron recently became the second F-16 unit to cease operations at Cannon AFB, N.M., where the 27th Fighter Wing is transforming from a Viper wing into a special operations wing next month. The 27th FW inactivated the...
Herks Leaving Selfridge
Next week, the C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing will depart their home at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, reports the Detroit News. The Herk Air Guardsmen are training to fly and maintain the...
Shorted, Again
The US Pacific Command master plan for infrastructure failed again to mention the little problem the US Air Force has been having in South Korea, namely getting a suitable air-to-surface training range, according to a newly released Government Accountability Office...
About the Guam Moves
The Government Accountability Office in a new report on overseas master plans (see above) also noted that DOD has a ways to go in its planning effort for the buildup of military forces and infrastructure on Guam. The major portion...
Conference Fodder
Senate and House appropriators have a bit of work reconciling the two versions of the 2008 defense spending bill. The full Senate still has to consider its appropriations measure—not expected to reach the floor before the end of the fiscal...
Try This
Instructor pilots with the 12th Flying Training Wing at Randolph AFB, Tex., brought their T-6A Texan II trainers to Cannon AFB, N.M., where they hoped to entice a few fighter pilots to cross over into the IP world, reports CMSgt....
A Teaming Effort in Germany
The US Air Forces in Europe’s 702nd Munitions Support Squadron—a collection of some 140 military and civilian personnel stationed on a German air base performing a NATO mission—recently passed a “challenging” NATO Strike Evaluation, reports Lt. Col. Max Dubroff, the...
Looking Over Their Shoulders
Two American airmen from Malmstrom AFB, Mont., are mentoring Afghan instructors who are training Afghan national police officers in a series of security forces classes at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, reports SSgt. Julie Weckerlein. “From this point on, the...
Settling In Nicely:
The 56th Rescue Squadron, which moved last year from NAS Keflavik, Iceland to RAF Lakenheath, just completed a unit compliance inspection with flying colors, reports SSgt. Nathan Gallahan. They still call the move challenging, for as TSgt. Chris Sweetin, head...
First Co-Op Employee Hired at Edwards:
A Co-Operative Education Program with Antelope Valley College is underway at Edwards Air Force Base in California, and the 412th Maintenance Squadron’s propulsion flight recently hired its first co-op employee. SrA. Jason Hernandez reports that the employee, aircraft engine mechanic...
Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism
Sept. 11, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 20 10 30 CAS/Armed Recon 69 45 114 Airlift 160 160 Air refueling 58 58 Total 89 55 218 362 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...