U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Coalition force Reaper unit deploys to Joint Base Balad

    A coalition force comprising experts from the U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force deployed here recently to sustain operations for the world's most lethal unmanned aircraft system. An MQ-9 Reaper aircraft maintenance unit, attached to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron, melds

  • Electronic warfare officers keep Soldiers safe

    Navy Cmdr. Ed Fischer and Air Force 1st Lt. E.J. Wong would seem to be out of place in an Army heavy brigade combat team conducting operations in Iraq.Commander Fischer, whose career field is nuclear engineering, and Lieutenant Wong, an air battle manager, are electronic warfare officers for the 1st

  • Medevac mission highlighted in Chronicle feature

    An Air Force Reserve crew from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., carried out a medevac mission earlier this year accompanied by a staff writer and photographer from the San Francisco Chronicle. The feature, written by Carl Nolte and documented with images and a video by

  • Top AF leaders convene for quarterly council meeting

    With a focus on the execution of the 2008 Air Force Strategic Plan, the Air Force Process Council conducted its quarterly meeting Nov.20 at Air Force Materiel Command headquarters here. The council, led by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz

  • Nov. 20 airpower summary: B-1Bs deter insurgents

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped guided bomb unit-38s onto

  • AAFES to offer Thanksgiving weekend feast of deals

    Military shoppers looking to dig in to tasty holiday shopping better bring a big appetite to base exchanges or post exchanges the weekend after Thanksgiving as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is serving up three days of great deals, gift card giveaways and scratch off cards. The smorgasbord

  • Registration for AETC Symposium still open

    Airmen and Air Force civilians can still register for the 2009 Air Education and Training Command Symposium being held Jan. 15 and 16 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.Members of all commands who attend the interactive technology expose will see demonstrations of the next

  • Army special forces group to beddown at Eglin AFB

    Air Force officials signed a record of decision Nov. 20 that begins the process for the Army's 7th Special Forces Group to beddown at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The group will be located west of Duke Field and the range will be on the east and west side. "This was truly a joint effort on the part of

  • Open season ongoing for 3 civilian benefit programs

    Air Force officials here announced the open season for three civilian benefit programs continues until Dec. 8. The three programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, or FEHB; the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, or FEDVIP; and the Federal Flexible Spending

  • Predator landing gear collapses upon landing

    The landing gear of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system collapsed after the aircraft landed about 6:45 a.m. Baghdad time Nov. 21 on the Joint Base Balad runway in Iraq. The extent of the damage is unknown at this time. The Predator is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing from Joint