House Passes 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill

By Amy Hudson
The House narrowly approved a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill late Thursday night with a vote of 219-206, avoiding another government shutdown by mere hours. The bill, which will now go to the Senate for consideration, includes funding for the...

The Importance of Incirlik

A deal with Turkey to stage Operation Inherent Resolve combat strikes from Turkish bases is still under negotiation, but the commander of the 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik Air Base there said the base already is supporting OIR-related tasks...

926th Wing Activated at Nellis

An Air Force Reserve Command group at Nellis AFB, Nev., was redesignated the 926th Wing, overseeing geographically dispersed squadrons and missions through the Air Force Warfare Center, according to a Dec. 10 release. Both the 926th Operations Group at Nellis...

Live Fire at Iron Strike

Air Force tactical air assets are participating in a large joint service live fire, close air support exercise hosted by the Army’s 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. A-10s from the 74th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., are...

F-35 Repairs in Europe

By John A. Tirpak
The F-35 system program office on Thursday announced that Italy will do heavy aircraft maintenance and Turkey will do heavy engine maintenance on Joint Strike Fighters located in the wider European region. Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan said at a press...

Two Delivered, Both Special

By Arie Church
Lockheed Martin recently delivered a pair of MC-130J Commando II special mission aircraft from its Marietta, Ga., production facility to RAF Mildenhall, England, the company announced. Mildenhall’s 352nd Special Operations Group is slated to receive a total of 12 new-build...

Russia Jeopardizing Future Arms Control

By Arie Church
Russia’s development and testing of a treaty-prohibited class of nuclear capable cruise missiles guts the US’ ability to move forward with future arms control agreements, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control Rose Gottmoeller told lawmakers on Wednesday. “The ramifications...

Germany Reconsidering SIGINT Global Hawk

Germany is considering reviving the RQ-4E Euro Hawk signals intelligence remotely piloted aircraft, which was canceled last year, IHS Jane’s reported. The Luftwaffe identified airborne SIGINT as a critical capability in light of current security needs and is considering options...