Air-Mindedness -- Confessions of an Airpower Advocate
Lt Gen Robert J. Elder Jr., USAF, Retired -- Air & Space Power Journal - Fall 2009
As Airmen face the challenges of justifying their requirements in the Defense Budget and continue to plan and execute air, space, and cyberspace operations around the globe, there are precious few opportunities to reflect on the events that made the US Air Force what it is today or to consider the value of an independent Air Force to the nation...
Year of the Air Force Family takes shape
Air Force Times -- September 28, 2009
In this “Year of the Air Force Family,” top leaders are urging airmen not to define the word “family” the way they usually do...
Boeing, Lawmakers Brace For Tanker Contract Fight
Carol Han, KIROtv.com -- September 22, 2009
Last week at the Air Force Association conference outside Washington, DC, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley reportedly said that despite the WTO ruling...
Falcon Hill wins major recognition
Mitch Shaw, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau, StandardNet.com -- September 22, 2009
Norton Schwartz, chief of staff of the Air Force, during a ceremony at the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition last...
The Future of the U.S. Air Force -- How the Air Force Is Solving Its 3 Biggest Problems
Joe Pappalardo, PopularMechanics.com -- September 22, 2009
The Air Force has been knocked around recently. The service has generated some bad press about the way it operates, flies, fights and plans for the future. At last week's Air Force Association annual convention, held outside of Washington, D.C., senior leadership discussed the ways the service is working to stay relevant and bolster its reputation...
What's the News? Just Ask Secretary Gates.
Walter Pincus, WashingtonPost.com -- September 22, 2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is someone whose words, whether in a speech or a news conference, should always be examined. Held over from the Bush administration...
Experts: WTO Case Could Last for Years After KC-X Award
John T. Bennett, DefenseNews.com -- September 21, 2009
A World Trade Organization aircraft subsidies case involving Boeing and its European rival Airbus could drag on for several years after the U.S. Air Force plans to begin buying aerial tankers from one of the companies, global trade experts say...
Deptula: Big Ticket ISR Programs Not Necessarily Budget Cut Targets
B.C. Kessner, Defense Daily -- September 21, 2009
The Air Force deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) on Tuesday dispelled the idea that major ISR programs would languish under tighter budgets given recent hard looks into deferring funding from some big ticket programs while smaller ISR systems seem poised for substantial growth...
Pilot gets medal 57 years after attack
Becky Iannotta - Staff writer, AirForceTimes.com -- September 20, 2009
Fifty-seven years after then-1st Lt. Dolph Overton maneuvered his F-84 through enemy fire to orchestrate one of the largest convoy attacks of the Korean War, he stood tall and proud as the Air Force’s highest officer pinned the Distinguished Service Cross on his chest...
ARMS RACE: '24 AF' Gateway to Global Reach
Ramesh Jaura, IDN-InDepthNews Service Analysis -- September 20, 2009
BERLIN (IDN) – While the world debates a nuclear weapons free world and implications of President Barack Obama's decision to change Bush's plans for missile defence in Europe, a post-Cold War arms race is gathering momentum...
The U.S. worry about of China's military rise
EnnaharOnline.com -- September 18, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned Wednesday that the Chinese advanced weapons could soon undermine the American military dominance in the Pacific Ocean...
USAF Mulls Formation Of ISR Command
David A. Fulghum, AviationWeek.com -- September 17, 2009
The U.S. Air Force is pondering the creation of a major command focused on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)...
Gates to Air Force: Want a New Bomber? Do It on the Cheap
Nathan Hodge -- September 17, 2009
Addressing the Air Force Association yesterday in Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a pitch of sorts for a futuristic new bomber. But he made it clear that the Air Force would have to figure out how to do it on the cheap...
Hey AF! Where’s the Air Support?
Greg Grant, DoDbuzz.com -- September 17, 2009
An unexpected debate about air power and close air support in Afghanistan popped up at the Air Force Association conference this week...
Air Force Association honors Doolittle Raiders, Tuskegee Airmen
Master Sgt. Ben Gonzales, Defense Media Activity - San Antonio -- Posted 9/17/2009
Several members of the Doolittle Raiders and original Tuskegee Airmen were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards from Air Force Association officials Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md....
China could undermine US military power in Pacific: Gates
Breitbart.com -- September 16, 2009
China's increasingly advanced weaponry could undermine US military power in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday...
Bullets and Bytes – Three questions on cyber and space for SecDef at Air Force Association event
Sean Gallagher -- September 16, 2009
MODERATOR: You commented on 24th Air Force. And would you also comment on the standup of U.S. Cyber Command and your expectations of how the services will organize and present a full range of capabilities to this new command?...
U.S. Air Force Band receives Gill Robb Wilson Award
Media-Newswire.com -- September 16, 2009
BOLLING AFB, D.C. (AFNS) -- The United States Air Force Band was awarded the prestigious Gill Robb Wilson Award Sept. 14 at the Air Force Association Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Gill Robb Wilson Award is presented annually to an Air Force unit for outstanding contributions to national defense in the field of arts and...
