US Air Force

F-22 Debate Reflects Broader Acquisition Challenges

July 17, 2009

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is pressing his point with Congress that the Defense Department doesn’t need more than...

Air Force Leaders Roll Out UAS Flight Plan

July 17, 2009

WASHINGTON: Air Force leaders ushered in a new era of airpower capabilities with the approval of the Air Force Unmanned...

Air Force Officials Adopt Personnel Recovery As Core Function

July 1, 2009

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE: Air Force officials are transitioning their combat search and rescue motto to an over-arching name that...

Vandenberg Officials Launch Minuteman III

July 1, 2009

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --- Vandenberg Air Force Base officials launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured...

Tactical Satellite-3 Completes Successful First Month of Operations

June 26, 2009

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: The Tactical Satellite-3 has exceeded expectations and is performing well a month after being launched, according...

A-10 Assembly-Line Maintenance Concept a Model of Efficiency

June 24, 2009

GOWEN FIELD, Boise, Idaho: A-10 maintenance personnel from the 124th Wing are in the early stages of a new "assembly...

Air Force to Protect Iraq Security Gains as Forces Withdraw from Cities

June 22, 2009

WASHINGTON: As U.S. forces in Iraq prepare to pull back from most major cities by June 30, U.S. air support...

Space Command Officials Exceed GPS standard

May 29, 2009

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.: Air Force Space Command officials here maintain the Global Positioning System constellation that now has...

Air Force Works to Meet Iraqi Air Traffic Control Needs

May 19, 2009

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass: An Electronic Systems Center group here is helping Iraqi air force officials rebuild their military...

Air Force Leaders Chart Way Forward for Service

May 18, 2009

WASHINGTON: The Air Force has made tough choices and some prudent trade-offs to balance the service across the spectrum of...