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  • F-35s cleared to resume flight

    F-35 Lightning IIs were cleared for flight Feb. 28 following a temporary suspension after a cracked engine blade was found in a test aircraft earlier in the month. A .06-inch crack was discovered in a third-stage turbine blade in a test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 19.

  • Service chiefs ask congress for fiscal help

    The senior officers from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps asked Congress March 5 for more spending flexibility so they can maintain military readiness as the sequester's across-the-board budget cuts take effect.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

  • Women who aren't afraid of heights or fights

    With women now allowed to pursue combat related career fields, the first notion is that women have not participated in combat related duties whatsoever. But in reality this isn't the first time women have been put in the line of fire. During an airborne training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., female

  • RED HORSE takes part in JOAX 2013

    The 820th RED HORSE's Airborne Flight joined the 27th Engineer Brigade in a Joint Operational Access Exercise to train in how to perform mass air drops and runway repair at Fort Bragg, N.C.The exercise had some soggy weather to contend with, but the weather didn't hold back the airborne jumpers."Our

  • Remembering the father of RED HORSE: Brig. Gen William T. Meredith

    Brig. Gen. William Thomas "Tom" Meredith, United States Air Force retired, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the age of 93 following a brief illness.Brig. Gen. Meredith was born Oct. 15, 1919 in Halifax, Va. He attended William and Mary College and eventually enlisted in the Army, beginning a military

  • MilPDS upgrade begins

    This one of a series of articles to inform total force Airmen about personnel programs affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.The Military Personnel Data System will be offline for 23 days, as of this morning, to allow the Air Force Personnel Operations Agency to

  • Hacking away at tomorrow's threats: Red Flag incorporates cyber domain

    The United States has achieved global air superiority. It has a well trained and equipped military force, and the resources to provide and maintain peace and stability throughout the world. With these requisites met, many wonder how Nellis' Red Flag exercise can possibly continue to prepare Airmen

  • Air Force cuts aviation support at public events

    As the Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective today, active-duty,

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