Air Force

USAF Buying Light Attack Aircraft to House at Nellis and Hurlburt Field 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- October 27, 2019
The Air Force is planning to buy four to six light attack aircraft over the coming months, it announced in a press release. It will purchase two to three Textron Aviation AT-6 aircraft to be stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and two to three Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer Defense & Security A-29 Aircraft to
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Pentagon Prepares Case for Space Force Despite Political Controversies 0
- Congress/DoD
- October 15, 2019
Senior Pentagon officials were scheduled to meet with the White House Tuesday to discuss preparations for a Space Force as soon as Congress authorizes a new military branch, SpaceNews reported Monday. A White House source told SpaceNews the meeting will be a “routine DOD update” related to the anticipated establishment of a new military service,
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Robert McMahon, Assistant Defense Secretary for Sustainment Submits Resignation, Departing DOD Nov. 22 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- October 3, 2019
Robert McMahon, assistant Defense Secretary for Sustainment, whose responsibilities include DOD’s recently established PFAS Task Force and resolving privatized military housing problems, has submitted his resignation effective Nov. 22, Task & Purpose reported. Defense Department spokeswoman Heather Babb confirmed McMahon’s upcoming resignation late last week, according to the report. “Mr. McMahon appreciates the opportunity to
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Air Force Rejects Issuing Updated Assessment of F-35A’s Based at Burlington International Airport 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- October 2, 2019
The Air Force has rejected a request to update an assessment of the potential effects of afterburner noise from basing F-35A fighter jets at Burlington International Airport (BIA), Vt., according to a Mychamplainvalley.com report. Air Force Assistant Secretary John Henderson denied the opponents’ request to update its 2013 Environmental Impact Statement in a letter to
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Joint Base San Antonio and Alamo Area Government Organization Sign Historical ISGA 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- September 29, 2019
The Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) and Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) signed a historical agreement Wednesday establishing the first Blanket Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) in the history of the U.S. Air Force, according to a press release. The agreement, the product of several years’ work, will allow JBSA to forward to AACOG contracting
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Hyten Easily Confirmed by Senate to Become Next Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- September 26, 2019
The Senate voted to confirm Air Force Gen. John Hyten as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CQ reported. The 75-22 vote promotes Hyten to the become DOD’s second highest-ranking military officer. Hyten has a decorated, decades-long career at the highest levels of the military, but his confirmation had been stalled
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