Steven Basham, deputy director for requirements of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, has been appointed as director of legislative liaison at the office of the secretary of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday Basham, currently a brigadier general, has also been selected for promotion to the rank …
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The U.S. Air Force deployed an undisclosed number of Boeing-built B-52 bombers to Qatar in a move to support defensive operations and respond to future contingencies in the Middle East against the Islamic State militant organization, Reuters reported Saturday. Andrea Shalal writes Lt. Gen. Charles Brown, commander of the Air Forces …
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U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, has told a House Armed Services Committee hearing that the Air Force needs to replace the ageing B-2 and the B-52 aircraft with new aircraft, the Air Force Times reported Thursday. Brian Everstine writes the Air Force is set to begin …
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The U.S. Air Force wants to modernize the engines of its Boeing B-52 bombers as the service aims to improve the aircraft’s fuel efficiency in the long run, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes that Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, head of the USAF Global Strike Command, believes upgrading the …
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Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Gen. Mark Welsh, the branch’s chief of staff, highlighted the uncertain budget environment facing the branch during a press conference Thursday. According to American Forces Press Service, Donley told reporters the branch’s service members are watching how Congress is handling issues surrounding the fiscal …
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