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Air Force Leaders Adopt Balanced Approach to Budget, Workforce Revitalization

June 16, 2009

WASHINGTON: Air Force senior leaders testified before Congress recently to present the service's $115.6 billion budget plan for fiscal 2010....

Pararescuemen demonstrate special jump capabilities

June 15, 2009

CARIBBEAN OCEAN: Pararescuemen from the 58th Rescue Squadron stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., demonstrated the rigged alternate method...

New software system offers better accessibility, speed

June 15, 2009

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass: Intelligence analysts' hunt for a piece of data in the puzzle of situational awareness got...

Air Force Official Discusses 21st Century ISR Challenges

June 15, 2009

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass: In an environment marked by ever-increasing threats, Airmen must enhance an already-sharp focus on information...

MC-12 flies first combat mission

June 12, 2009

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq: The Air Force's newest intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew its first combat sortie June 10...

Maintainers keep F-22s ready in Guam

June 12, 2009

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam: To support F-22 Raptors deployed here as part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Packages,...

Air Wing surpasses combat hour milestone

June 11, 2009

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan: The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing surpassed a milestone after two fighter squadrons deployed here accumulated more than...

Air Force officials revise fitness program

June 10, 2009

WASHINGTON: The need for a "clear, understandable and simpler" fitness program will mean significant changes to the Air Force's current...

Transport aircraft begin moving Strykers into Afghanistan

June 9, 2009

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.: Members of Air Mobility Command's hub for global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation here...

Air mobility maintains the fight in Afghanistan

June 8, 2009

SOUTHWEST ASIA: Being in a fight is easy; it is having the ability to stay in the fight until you...