USAF

12/17/2007 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials announced an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time Dec. 17 near Al Muqdadiya in Iraq.

The aircraft is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft.

The Predator's primary mission is conducting armed reconnaissance.

A board of Air Force officials will convene to investigate the incident.

Source: USAF

12/17/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, Royal Air Force GR-7 Harriers engaged enemy combatants in Kandahar with enhanced Paveway II munitions, a general purpose 540-pound bomb and rockets. Enemy combatants were engaging friendly forces in the area.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- California's U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA), along with Representative Wally Herger (R-CA-02), led a unanimous bipartisan California congressional delegation in urging Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne to consider Northern California's Beale Air Force Base as the headquarters for the new Air Force Cyber Command.    » read more »

Legislation Ensures Long Term Future of Niagara Air Reserve Base; The Bill Will Now Go to the President for His Signature

December 14, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter today announced final congressional approval of their measure requiring the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a long range plan for the Niagara Air Reserve Base while beginning to work on important new initiatives there.    » read more »

12/13/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 12, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.    » read more »

December 12, 2007 -- This week the Air Force, Army and Navy announced a decrease, while the Marine Corps announced an increase. The Coast Guard number remained unchanged. The net collective result is 837 more reservists mobilized than last week.    » read more »

12/11/2007 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Civilian personnel services are transforming at the Air Force Personnel Center to ensure speed of personnel actions and enhanced self-service capabilities.

"Overall the transformation is designed to improve the efficiency of delivering personnel services," said Charles Huerta, the AFPC Personnel Services Directorate deputy.

PSD transformation will have four major accomplishments. First, it will redesign personnel service processes to eliminate unnecessary steps and approvals to speed up work and reduce workload.    » read more »

12/11/2007 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The 2007A line of the Air Force, biomedical sciences corps, nurse corps and medical service corps central selection board selected 2,535 captains for promotion.

The complete select list is available on the Air Force Personnel Center public Web site.

The board considered 3,138 captains for promotion. The results of the board are as follows:

Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone:
LAF - 2,211 selected from 2,348 considered for 94.2 percent select rate
BSC - 110 selected from 125 considered for a 88.0 percent select rate    » read more »

12/11/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle performed a show of force over an enemy compound in Sangin and engaged enemy positions in the area with a guided bomb unit-38 and cannon rounds. The on-scene joint terminal attack controller confirmed the operations successful.    » read more »

12/3/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped guided bomb unit-12s against a vehicle transporting enemy combatants near Musa Qal'eh. The on-scene joint terminal attack controller confirmed the strike was successful.    » read more »

12/2/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 1, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle employed a guided bomb unit-31 against a bunker in Deh Rawod. Coalition forces were engaging enemy combatants who were using the bunker. The on-scene joint terminal attack controller confirmed the strike was successful.    » read more »

11/25/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activities in Orgune. In conjunction with the show of force, the mission provided security to a Coalition convoy moving through the area. The joint terminal attack controller declared the mission as successful.    » read more »

11/20/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles engaged enemy combatants with guided bomb unit-12s, GBU-31s, GBU-38s, and cannon rounds southwest of Garmsir. The on-scene joint terminal attack controller reported the mission as a success.    » read more »

11/18/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 17, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.    » read more »

11/14/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles engaged enemy positions with a guided bomb unit-12, a GBU-31, GBU-38s, and cannon rounds in Deh Rawod. Enemy combatants were engaging coalition forces in the area. The on-scene joint terminal attack controller reported the mission as a success.    » read more »