Air Force
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Air ForceBetter Missile Training Coming From STRATCOM, JFCOM
By Ann Roosevelt A single training capability that can be distributed from shooters to the president is the goal of the "All things Missile" initiative from U.S. Joint Forces Command […]
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Air ForceWith Senators’ Tanker Fears Calmed, Carter To Take AT&L Reins Today
By Emelie Rutherford Former Harvard University professor Ashton Carter is due to start work today as the Pentagon’s acquisition czar, after lawmakers dropped their opposition last week upon receiving assurances […]
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Air ForceWork On War Supp Delayed; Murtha Weighing Tanker, F-22 Changes
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers said yesterday they need more time than anticipated to craft a supplemental war-funding bill, and a lead defense appropriator said he still wants to tack billions […]
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Air ForcePentagon, USAF Officials Doubt Reported JSF Cyber Breach
By Marina Malenic U.S. defense officials yesterday cast doubt on a Wall Street Journal report that cyber spies infiltrated the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program and stole key data. […]
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Air ForceLingering Tanker Worries Keep Carter Vote Stalled
By Emelie Rutherford Two senators blocking a vote to confirm Ashton Carter as Pentagon acquisition czar said this week they will not back down without further assurance the Pentagon will […]
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Air ForceAir Force Sees Next Generation Bomber Buy Secure Despite Gates’ Delay
By Marina Malenic A decision by the Pentagon earlier this month to reexamine a next generation bomber program does not indicate the end of the effort, a top Air Force […]
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Air ForceUSJFCOM’s Operational Analysis Center Turns Lessons Learned Into Actionable Items
By Ann Roosevelt The U.S. Joint Forces Command’s (JFCOM) Joint Center for Operational Analysis (JCOA) produces lessons learned and recommendations for change to inform the joint force and combatant commanders […]
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Air ForceGates Opts Against Changing Plans For 76 B-52s
By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this week he intends to stick with plans hashed out last year to maintain a full 76 of the Air Force’s B-52 […]
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Air ForceAbercrombie Predicts Hill Scrutiny of Gates’ F-22, Tanker Plans
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) said while he agrees with many of Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ recommended program changes, he will scrutinize Gates’ proposals for the Air Force […]
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Air ForceBillions For MRAPs, Armored Vehicles In Obama War Funding Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Obama administration released last Thursday night its request to Congress for $75.5 billion in supplemental-war funding, including $2.7 billion for mine-resistant vehicles, $9.8 billion for armored […]