Carter: ISIS Will Grow in Southeast Asia

By Brian W. Everstine
Ko Olina, Hawaii Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he expects ISIS-affiliated groups to pop up in Southeast Asian nations as they are pushed from Syria and Iraq, and is urging the leaders of those countries to proactively work on fighting...

Keeping Pacific Waters Open and Secure

By Brian W. Everstine
Ko Olina, Hawaii — The US and partner nations in Southeast Asia are increasing coordination among navies to ensure that waterways are “open and secure” while China has raised tensions in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said....

No More Accompanied Tours to Turkey

Airmen can no longer bring their families with them on deployments to Turkey. Beginning Sept. 21, Air Force assignments to Turkey are now unaccompanied, 12-month tours, according to the announcement. Two-year accompanied deployments or 15-month unaccompanied tours will no longer...

French Carrier Returns to ISIS Fight

Twenty four French Rafale fighter jets flew missions over Iraq Friday now that the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier has returned to the fight against ISIS. The carrier returned to the region of the Mediterranean Sea in September, the BBC...

Another Competitive Launch

The Air Force released a request for proposal Thursday for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch scheduled for June 2019. The service will award a firm-fixed price contract for the launch service supporting the Space Test Program-3 mission, according to...

ICBM Test Squadron Realigned

Administrative control of the 576th Flight Test Squadron will be handed over from Air Force Global Strike Command Directorate of Operations to the 20th Air Force Oct. 1. Oversight and management of the ICBM testing process will remain under AFGSC...