Airman Dies in Southwest Asia

TSgt. Anthony E. Salazar, 40, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., died on April 13 in a non-combat-related incident at an air base in Southwest Asia, announced the Pentagon on Tuesday. He was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led air campaign against...

T-6As Poised For Return to Flight

Air Education and Training Command officials expect most of the Air Force’s T-6A trainer aircraft will resume flying on Wednesday after a brief standdown of the fleet, command spokesman Capt. Jason Smith told Air Force Magazine on Tuesday. The precautionary...

The Constant of Air Combat

By Marc V. Schanz
Just as in World War I, superior situational awareness remains the critical element to success in aerial combat, and its importance is only going to grow, researcher John Stillion told AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Tuesday. From World...

The Big Warplane

By Marc V. Schanz
As the Air Force mulls what a sixth generation air superiority capability will look like, planners should not assume the solution will resemble a fifth generation fighter, said CSBA Senior Fellow John Stillion on Tuesday during a talk sponsored by...

The Path to Vulcan

By Courtney Albon
Colorado Springs, Colo.—The United Launch Alliance is urging Congress to allow it to make use of its remaining stock of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines, contingent upon making progress in developing its newly unveiled Vulcan launch vehicle, said ULA President and...

Eielson Stays Aggressive

Eielson AFB, Alaska, will retain the 18th Aggressor Squadron and the unit’s 18 F-16s that play the role of mock adversaries in air-to-air combat training exercises, announced the Air Force on Tuesday. “Keeping them at Eielson proved to be the...

Candidate Reserve KC-46A Bases Identified

Grissom ARB, Ind.; Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Westover ARB, Mass., are the candidates to be the first Air Force Reserve Command-led KC-46A main operating location, announced Air Force officials on Tuesday. The base that wins out...

Keesler Unit Lives to Fly Another Day

The Air Force informed Congress on Tuesday that it has abandoned plans to inactivate Air Force Reserve Command’s 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler AFB, Miss., announced members of the state’s congressional delegation. As a result, the unit’s 10 C-130J transports...

Czech Mates

Some 50 US airmen and four A-10s flew to Namest Air Base in the Czech Republic for close air support training with Czech personnel, announced US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa on Tuesday. Back in February, an expeditionary force...

Norman Cadets on The Move

Members of Air Force ROTC Det. 675 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman are relocating to another location on campus since the unit’s current home is set for demolition, reported The Oklahoman. The detachment’s nearly 80 students have been...