December 16, 2016 - Air Force Magazine

Report: US, NATO, and Russia Must Address Nuclear Tensions

The US and its NATO allies are at a heightened state of tension with RUssia, and all sides need to take immediate, yet practical, steps to avoid “the worst kind of catastrophe,” a nuclear incident, a new think tank report...

China Places Weapons on Man-Made Islands

By Brian W. Everstine

China has built anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on seven artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a major increase in tensions in the region. The Center for Strategic and International Studies first announced the findings through a Reuters...

Intel Sharing Needed to Stop ISIS Attacks

By Brian W. Everstine

The coalition needs to work harder at sharing intelligence as ISIS faces more defeats on the battlefields in Iraq and Syria and moves toward more external attacks, the military heads of the US and United Kingdom said Thursday. Defense Secretary...

UK, US Military Leaders Ramp Up Condemnation of Assad

By Brian W. Everstine

The military leaders of the US and United Kingdom are still pressing Syrian President Bashar al Assad to step aside, even as his military is completing a major victory over rebels in Aleppo. Assad’s regime, along with its Russian and...

Tinian Selected as Divert Location in the Pacific

The Air Force this month selected the small Northern Mariana Island of Tinian as a divert location for aircraft in the Pacific that need to land. The Dec. 7 selection of Tinian International Airport followed an environmental impact statement to...

US F-35Bs to Fly on UK Carriers

By Brian W. Everstine

US F-35Bs will begin flying off United Kingdom aircraft carriers in 2021, British Defense Minister Michael Fallon announced Thursday as a way to “return the favor.” United Kingdom Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots have been able to test...

AMC Updates Policy on Additional Arming Programs

Air Mobility Command has updated its policy on three programs that all commanders to increase the number of armed personnel on base in the wake of the 2015 shooting at a recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Security Forces Staff...