May 3, 2016 Air Combat Command vice commander reprimanded over attempt to restrict speech to Congress The Air Force says it has reprimanded a vice commander for effectively attempting to restrict military personnel from communicating with members of Congress.
May 3, 2016 US, Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions in Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis Russia is so close that the F-16 fighter pilots can see it on the horizon as they swoop down over a training range in Estonia in the biggest ever show of U.S. air power in the Baltic countries.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Details Bonuses for Fighter, Drone Pilots The Air Force will be giving bonuses as high as $225,000 to select fighter and drone pilots.,The Air Force will be giving bonuses as high as $225,000 to select fighter and drone pilots. The categories of pilots eligible for the bonus include 11F fighter pilots, 11U remotely piloted aircraft pilots and 11X pilots who agree to move into the 11U specialty for their entire career.
May 3, 2016 Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Fellow Air Force Airman in 2012 James Devinn Thomas, 26, pleaded guilty in Anchorage Superior Court to second-degree murder for killing fellow Air Force Airman Clinton Reeves in April 2012.
May 3, 2016 3rd ID Soldiers to Deploy to Europe this Year in Response to Russia The Army plans to deploy more soldiers to Eastern Europe this year in a show of force against Russian involvement in the Ukraine.,Soldiers with the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division in September will deploy to the region "to conduct exercises and response to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe," Gen. Dennis Via, head of Army Materiel Command, said during a conference on Wednesday in Huntsville, Ala.
May 3, 2016 4-star general to lead nuclear Air Force for 1st time in effort to fix array of ills The Air Force has for the first time nominated a four-star general to lead the organization responsible for its nuclear missile corps and strategic bomber fleet.
May 3, 2016 NATO Commander Glad to Have A-10s Back In Europe Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove said Wednesday that the addition of A-10 Thunderbolts to his forces in Europe provided added deterrent as NATO and the U.S. European Command face new threats from Russia. “It is clear that the capabilities these aircraft bring is needed” in the current environment, Breedlove, the supreme allied commander of NATO, […]
May 3, 2016 Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Live Fire Test Destroying T-72 Tank Air Force F-15 Eagle recently destroyed a moving –model T-72 tank during a live-fire test of the Small Diameter Bomb II at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., service leaders said. “Just this month we had a successful live fire mission. It was an F-15E that targeted a moving T-72 tank surrogate. We’re still analyzing the […]
May 3, 2016 Army Not Interested in Taking A-10 Warthogs from Air Force The U.S. Army has no interest in taking over the Air Force’s fleet of A-10 attack planes, even if it would save the venerable Cold War-era aircraft from the bone yard. The service’s top civilian, Army Secretary John McHugh, rejected the idea of accepting hand-me-down A-10 Warthogs from the Air Force. “No chance,” he said […]
May 3, 2016 Air Force Launches New Air Supremacy Effort for 2030 The U.S. Air Force is launching a new air-supremacy effort designed to identify and develop next-generation technologies to maintain America’s air dominance through 2030 at the same time the future of stealth is being questioned. The service has stood up teams to experiment and conduct technology demonstrations to identify innovations that will guide the service […]