May 3, 2016 Air Force Promotes 513 to Captain This week, Air Force officials selected 513 first lieutenants for promotion to captain.
May 3, 2016 Lawmaker Says Air Force Delaying Electronic Warfare Missile A Florida lawmaker’s bid to push the Air Force to develop new electronic weapons failed on Tuesday when the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said the effort was technically flawed. Rep. Richard Nugent, R-Florida, said the Air Force “has been dragging its feet” on preparing the weapon for deployment and instead redirecting $10 […]
May 3, 2016 Air Force Mulls Mothballing F-16s if Congress Blocks A-10 Retirement Congress has again intervened to stop the Air Force from retiring the highly-cherished A-10 Warthog close air support aircraft.,The House Armed Services Committee inserted $683 million into the 2016 defense bill to stop the Air Force from retiring the A-10 Warthog. However, Air Force leaders said the service will have to mothball F-16s and delay the deployment of the F-35 in response to the move.
May 3, 2016 US Air Force Transports Rescue Teams for Nepal Earthquake Recovery The U.S. sent additional rescue teams to Nepal Monday as the death toll from Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake neared 4,000.,An Air Force C-17 Globemaster flew from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to March Air Reserve Base in California to pick up 57 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2. The task force then flew Monday afternoon to Katmandu, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Upgrades B-2 Stealth Bomber as Modern Air Defenses Advance The Air Force is working on an upgrade to its B-2 Spirit bomber so it can better detect sophisticated enemy air defense defenses.,The Air Force is developing an upgrade to its long-range, high-altitude B-2 Spirit stealth bomber allowing it to better detect increasingly sophisticated enemy air defenses at longer ranges, service officials said.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Tests Standards to Open Combat Jobs to Women The U.S. Air Force will soon begin evaluating physical standards as the service moves toward opening direct-combat jobs in special operations to women.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Realigns B-1 Bombers Under Global Strike Command The Air Force moved its B-1 bombers from Air Combat Command to Global Strike Command in an effort to organize its entire bomber fleet under one command.
May 3, 2016 General Touts Images from ‘Neighborhood Watch’ Satellites The head of Air Force Space Command praised the performance of a new military satellite system designed in part to scour space for potential threats. The service last year launched a pair of satellites as part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP). The spacecraft were built by Orbital Sciences Corp. to track other […]
May 3, 2016 Air Force Confirms Plan to Keep F-16s at Eielson Air Force Base Ending speculation that a move might be in the offing, the U.S. Air Force said it will keep a squadron of F-16 fighters at Alaska's Eielson Air Force Base.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Fires ACC Vice Commander for A-10 'Treason' Comment The general who called it "treason" for airmen to tell Congress about their support for the A-10 has been relieved of his command.,The two-star Air Force general who called it "treason" for airmen to tell Congress about their support for the A-10 Thunderbolt has been relieved of his command and reprimanded, the Air Force said Friday.