December 19, 2016 - Air Force Magazine

UK Report: Loss of Situational Awareness Caused Fatal Puma Crash

The loss of crew situational awareness ultimately caused a Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 to crash in Kabul in October 2015, killing five on board, including two USAF airmen. The transport helicopter was landing at the headquarters of NATO’s training...

Effective Support or Over Reliance on Airpower in Iraq?

By Brian W. Everstine

Air Force commandos need to walk a fine line in delivering airstrikes to support the Iraqi advance against ISIS, between providing effective support and having the Iraqi Army rely too much on coalition support, an Air Force Tactical Air Control...

US Destroys ISIS-seized Russian Equipment in Palmyra

By Brian W. Everstine

US aircraft destroyed ISIS-held equipment and buildings in the city of Palmyra, Syria, which they took from Russian and Syrian control. Sixteen US aircraft on Friday conducted 22 strikes, taking out 14 Russian tanks and anti-aircraft equipment, along with ISIS-held...

Breaking the Gender Myth Surrounding Sexual Assault

The Defense Department is working to combat the myth that only female service members fall victim to sexual assault with the release of a new policy designed to ensure male sexual assault victims receive the help they need to recover....

Lockheed Gets $60 Million for ICBM Modernization

Lockheed Martin on Dec. 15 received a new contract and the Air Force extended a second worth a total of about $60 million to revitalize the Air Force’s Minuteman III re-entry systems. The awards include a $50 million, four-year fixed...

James Addresses Military Family Needs

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James addressed some of the concerns of military families during a Dec. 12 Facebook Town Hall. The service plans to hire more family support coordinators to ensure that bases with more than 200 exceptional family...

The Life Saving Team

During a recent deployment to the Middle East the Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team recalled one patient who had been shot in the collar bone. The bullet exited his chest and the patient was hypotensive and bleeding out in...

New Jersey Delegation Questions Air Force’s F-35 Basing Choices

The New Jersey congressional delegation is calling out the Air Force for removing Atlantic City from its list of possible bases for the F-35, saying the move didn’t consider existing capabilities of the current home of the 177th Fighter Wing....