Air Force News Agency

Acquisition work force steps toward reform

August 21, 2009

WASHINGTON: Big changes are ahead in the acquisitions community as Defense Department officials increase and reshape the acquisition work force...

Enlisted sensor operators take flight in AF’s newest career field

August 19, 2009

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: The U.S. Air Force boasts more than 130 enlisted career fields and on Aug. 17...

Airmen help connect Iraqi army, air force

August 18, 2009

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq: The Iraqi air force and army, aided by American Airmen, established radio communication here Aug....

First Aircraft to Undergo High Velocity Maintenance at Robins

August 14, 2009

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga: The first Air Force aircraft to undergo the new high velocity maintenance program arrived July...

Convention showcases unmanned capabilities

August 13, 2009

WASHINGTON: Senior defense officials are getting a glimpse of the latest in unmanned systems technologies, which many concede is the...

Boeing Delivers Qatar’s 1st C-17 Globemaster III

August 13, 2009

LONG BEACH, Ca: Boeing today delivered Qatar's first C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the Qatar Emiri Air Force during a...

Total-force team airdrops 10-ton artillery load

August 11, 2009

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan: A team of Bagram Airfield Airmen airdropped an M198 artillery piece to an Army unit in a...

Exercise tests joint cargo operations

August 10, 2009

LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION, N.J.: Airmen and Soldiers assigned to U.S. Transportation Command's Joint Task Force-Port Opening are participating in...

Air Force Global Strike Command activated

August 10, 2009

WASHINGTON: Air Force officials stood up a new major command to oversee all of its nuclear forces in an activation...

US, Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

August 7, 2009

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan: U.S. and Japanese F-15 pilots began day and night air-refueling training July 27 and will continue...