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Unmanned aircraft crews strive to support warfighters

November 16, 2009

WASHINGTON: As Pentagon officials look for ways to increase intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for warfighters in Afghanistan, the Air...

Rise of the cyber wingman

November 13, 2009

WASHINGTON: Every day, malicious code, worms, botnets and hooks attack Air Force computers hardware, software and the Internet. They infiltrate...

C-130 Strategic Transport Delivered to Polish Air Force

November 12, 2009

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: Ramstein Air Base Airmen delivered the base's last E-model C-130 Hercules Nov. 2 to Powidz Air...

Chief of Staff addresses key mobility, Air Force issues at conference

November 10, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn: Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, recently attended the 41st Airlift Tanker Association conference where...

Air Force Officials Unveil New Strategic Basing Process

November 10, 2009

WASHINGTON: Senior Air Force officials have applied a new basing process to more than 200 sites for training and operational...

General Calls for Focus on Protecting Satellites

November 9, 2009

WASHINGTON: The chief of U.S. Strategic Command wants better tools for protecting against threats from space debris -- an estimated...

Air Force finishes safest flying year

November 9, 2009

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: Fiscal 2009 was the safest flying year in the 62-year history of the Air Force. There...

Last C-130E Hercules aircraft leave Ramstein

November 4, 2009

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: After more than 30 years of flying for the Air Force, the last C-130E Hercules aircraft...

USAF Officials Launch Digital Airport Surveillance Radar

November 3, 2009

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE: Ellsworth Air Force Base officials recently completed the installation of a digital airport surveillance radar system...

Minot Bomb Wing Commander Relieved Of Duty

November 3, 2009

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE: The commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was relieved of...