May 31, 2017 - Air Force Magazine

US Successfully Tests Ballistic Missile Interceptor

The United States tested its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system Tuesday by intercepting an intercontinental ballistic missile target for the first time. The test ICBM was fired from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in...

B-1s Fly Over Korea Again

The US and the Republic of Korea conducted joint military exercises Monday, which included an unspecified number of B-1 bombers flying near the demilitarized zone that separates the ROK and North Korea, the Wall Street Journal reported. A spokesperson for...

Number of Weapons Dropped in Afghanistan Rises Sharply

By Wilson Brissett

The number of US and coalition bombs dropped in Afghanistan rose sharply to 460 in April, more than doubling the total from the previous month. It was the largest number of munitions dropped in a single month in Afghanistan since...

Combat Rescue Helicopter Passes Critical Design Review

By Wilson Brissett

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that its Combat Rescue Helicopter, the HH-60W, has passed critical design review and is cleared to begin assembly, test, and evaluation. “This milestone is an important achievement and demonstrates Sikorsky and the Air Force are well...

Keeping Qayyarah West Operational

The 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group recently completed a weeklong deployment to Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, to perform additional repairs on the runway there. The 1st ECEG, which is based at al Udeid AB, Qatar, initially repaired the runway after...