January 5, 2017 - Air Force Magazine

US Defends Incirlik Use in Face of Turkish Pressure

The US-led coalition fighting ISIS reiterated its need to use Incirlik AB, Turkey, in the fight as Turkish officials have made threats about the base’s use. Incirlik has “made the world safer” by letting US strike and refueling aircraft use...

US Doubles Advisers in Mosul Fight

By Brian W. Everstine

The US-led coalition has doubled its amount of advisers in Iraq to 450 around Mosul within the last few weeks, including special operators who have entered the city alongside Iraqi troops. Air Force Col. John Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint...

Tinker Airmen Deploy to Turkey

Ninety four airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker AFB, Okla., deployed in December to Incirlik AB, Turkey. The group will fly KC-135 refueling missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The...

US Conducts Show of Force in Support of Turkish Advance

By Brian W. Everstine

US aircraft conducted a “show of force” flight over an ISIS position near the Syrian city of al Bab earlier this week, but didn’t drop any bombs because of insufficient ground intelligence and weather impacts. The US-led coalition recently pulled...

Northrop Grumman to Overhaul KC-10 Engines

Northrop Grumman received $45 million to overhaul 10 engines in the KC-10 Extender fleet, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. An additional $17.7 million was awarded to the company in a separate contract for KC-10 logistics support. Work on both contracts will...

Dutch F-16s Policing the Baltics

Four F-16 Fighting Falcons and 120 personnel from the Royal Netherlands Air Force arrived at Siauliai AB, Lithuania, on Monday to lead NATO’s Baltic Air Policing operations aimed at securing member nation’s airspace. They will relieve a group of French...

Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Comes Online

The Air Force announced initial operating capability for its new Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems on Wednesday. CROWS, while based at Hanscom AFB, Mass., will involve personnel from across the service and will coordinate security of USAF weapons systems...