U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Force shaping issues explained to Congress

    The Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel testified on force shaping and its effect on Airmen before the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee March 1. Lt. Gen. Roger A. Brady's testimony was presented to the committee that ensures servicemembers have the resources needed

  • CENTAF releases daily airpower summary

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.Coalition aircraft flew 50 close-air-support missions March 1 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. They included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and disrupt

  • General Scott, “God Is My Co-Pilot” author, dead at 97

    Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott Jr., World War II fighter ace and author of the 1943 book “God Is My Co-Pilot” has died. The general passed away Feb. 27 in Warner Robins after a stroke. He was 97. Though the general retired from the Air Force in 1957, for the following decades he continued to serve the

  • Live fire provides realistic training scenarios

    As black smoke towered skyward and flames shot from a building engulfed in fire, a crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the base fire department save the day and the building. What they found instead was the 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire and emergency services flight deployed

  • Guard tests world’s first multi-person rescue basket

    An Air National Guard rescue unit successfully tested the world’s first multi-person rescue basket, a cage-like device that, once certified, can carry up to 15 people. “We really could have used this after hurricanes Katrina and Rita,” said Lt. Col. Brad Sexton, a program manager in the Air National

  • President Bush makes surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan

    President George W. Bush and the First Lady, Laura Bush, made a surprise visit here March 1 to remind troops their mission in Afghanistan is still an important fight in the global war on terrorism. “You are fighting an enemy and bringing them to justice so they won’t hurt our fellow citizens again,”

  • Big leap forward in detecting ground targets from cosmos

    When launched in 2010, a football-field-in-length demonstrator radar antenna, weighing more than 5 tons, will serve as the forerunner for the future of America's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets in space. Administered by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles

  • Maintainers prepare for Raptor

    The F-22A Raptor's unequaled capabilities bring some unique challenges to Air Force maintainers here. Not the least of which is gearing up a support machine to handle the maintenance workload when the first Raptors arrive for modifications in April. About 18 of the 21st century fighter aircraft will