Retired Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr., who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay on its historic World War II flight to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan, credited with ending the war and saving thousands of American lives,...
Gen. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, said this week that he believes the Air Force can field a new bomber by the 2018 date imposed by the Quadrennial Defense Review. Speaking at a breakfast sponsored by Government Executive, Moseley said,...
The 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, has activated its second F-22A Raptor squadron, the 525th Fighter Squadron “Bulldogs,” reports SSgt. Francesca Popp. The unit joins the active 90th FS and Air Force Reserve Command 302nd FS, which will fly...
The head of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Maj. Gen. Tom Owen, told hundreds of WRALC employees and some community leaders at a Commander’s Call earlier this week that no one is trying to put the Georgia center “out...
When The Alaska Zoo decided it would be best to send its only elephant, a 25-year-old African elephant named Maggie, to live in California with the Performing Animals Welfare Society sanctuary, it turned to the Air Force after it couldn’t...
Boeing officials say the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program that suffered a Nunn-McCurdy breach earlier this year is meeting test milestones, some of them “significantly ahead of schedule,” according to a company release. It flew the first AMP aircraft earlier this...
The History Channel plans to air a “Modern Marvels” segment on the Global Positioning System. A film crew visited Schriever AFB, Colo., talking with members of the 2nd Space Operations Squadron. SSgt. Don Branum reports that the episode is to...
The technicians at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker AFB, Okla., took matters in hand when the Air Force realized it had no B-2 bomber spare right aft deck panels, a portion of the stealth aircraft that was...
An agreement signed Oct. 31 by DOD and VA officials establishes “federal recovery coordinators” to assist seriously wounded troops and their families in securing medical and non-medical services and benefits over a life-time, according to a Pentagon release. Creation of...
Oct. 31, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 19 8 27 CAS/Armed Recon 62 33 95 Airlift 145 145 Air refueling 46 46 Total 81 41 191 313 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...
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