Archive for the ‘U.S. Air Force’ category

The Chinese recently disclosed that they had developed a stealth fighter which was superior to our F-22 Raptor. When I first heard this report I doubted its validity but now I am not so sure. One thing that the Chinese have learned over the years is that it is easier to just find ways to [...]

The Air Force Network Integration Center, located at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the Air Force’s premier organization for Air Force Network integration, cyber simulation, and network standards, architecture and engineering services. The center is the focal point for integrating mission systems, business systems, commercial information technology products and other networks into the Air [...]

The USAF Command and Control Integration Center is responsible for innovating, designing, developing, integrating, and sustaining command and control solutions. The center was established in 1997. The agency included the two major field units that became the Air Force C2 Battlelab and the Air Force C2 Training and Innovation Group. Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) was added [...]

The answer to this question is an emphatic NO. The Pakistanis have pubicly condemned the latest US drone attack which killed several terrorists but they are on dog food if they believe that the US will halt attacks on terrorists which go into Pakistan for protection. As a matter of fact any Pakistanis who happen [...]

I for one am certainly grateful for the Air Combat Command because this is the branch of the Air Force that supports me in combat. I had the pleasure of working with some of their personnel during field training exercises where we used jets to provide air support. Every ground troop loves the sound of [...]

The mission of the Air Education Training Command is to recruit, train, and educate Airmen for the US Air Force. They obviously are doing their job because our Airmen are the best in the world. Military training is critical to winning any war and it is not as simple as just putting a lesson plan [...]

 Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a lavish military parade say they were fakes, and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country’s claims of military prowess. The missiles were loaded onto the largest mobile launch vehicles North Korea has ever unveiled. Pyongyang [...]

The Air force Civil Engineers are responsible for maintaining Air Force structures around the world. Unlike Army Combat Engineers they won’t see action on a battlefield but their job is important to the ability of the US Air Force to perform its paacetime and wartime mission. Civil Engineers can be flown anywhere in the world [...]

The mission of the Air Force Reserve is to Provide combat-ready units and individuals for active duty whenever there are not enough trained units and people in the Regular component of the Air Force to perform any national security mission. I know for a fact that Air Force Reserve pilots get a workout because they flew [...]

Air Mobility Command’s mission is to provide global air mobility. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. AMC Airmen—active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Civil Reserve Air Fleet  provide airlift and aerial refueling for all of the United States’ armed forces. Many [...]