Going on Some Offense

President Obama is scheduled to meet with congressional leadership on Sept. 9 to discuss the Administration’s plan for using airstrikes to take down the terrorist organization ISIS as part of an international coalition of nations. “The strategy both for Iraq...

Revamped AEF Construct Nears Launch

The Air Force is just weeks away from launching its revamped format for assembling airmen in air and space expeditionary forces for overseas deployments, according to a release. Effective Oct. 1, the first airmen will deploy under the redesigned AEF...

African Air Chiefs Discuss Regional Collaboration

Air chiefs from 17 African nations are convening in Douala, Cameroon, this week with US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa leadership for a symposium on how African air forces can best work together to respond to regional challenges, according...

Spotlight: TSgt. William R. Posch

A pararescue craftsman with Air Force Reserve Command’s 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick AFB, Fla., TSgt. William R. Posch is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014. Posch led a crisis evacuation of more...

Congress Returns With a Lot to Do

By Otto Kreisher
Congress returned to action on Monday after a five-week recess, with a lot of important business to address in the short time it has allocated before resuming re-election campaigning. Some of the most critical potential issues deal with national security,...

Rosecrans Adds C-130H Weapons Instructor Course

The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo., is adding a C-130H weapons instructor course to its curriculum, according to a release. Rosecrans is home of the Missouri Air Guard’s 139th Airlift...

Mobile Laser Demonstrator Engages Aerial Targets

? Boeing’s High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator, a tactical military vehicle carrying a directed-energy weapon system, engaged more than 150 aerial targets including 60-millimeter mortar rounds and remotely piloted aircraft in recent tests at Eglin AFB, Fla., announced the company....

DARPA Seeks Info on GPS-Free Navigation Technology

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency reached out to industry to gauge the maturity of technology for GPS-free precision navigation and homing, according to a notice. “Current state of the GPS-free precision navigation technology still suffers from multiple shortcomings,” reads...