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Four retired Air Force senior leaders addressed Air Force Association Pacific Air and Space Symposium attendees during a panel, using their lessons learned to discuss the future of Air and Space operations in the Pacific. The panel, which included retired Generals Norton Schwartz, Paul Hester, William Begert, and Carrol Chandler, gave their perspectives on different … Dowiedz się więcej

The remaining Doolittle Raiders gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Nov. 9 to partake in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Doolittle Raider memorial in Memorial Park here, followed by a flyover of B-25 aircraft. The speakers of the memorial tribute include retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Acting Secretary of the … Dowiedz się więcej

During the morning of Oct. 22, the aircraft parking ramps at a deployed location roared to life. Checklists were run, hatches checked, and missions briefed as the crew chiefs, support units and air crew carefully prepared an MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft for flight, just as they would on any other morning. Except this was … Dowiedz się więcej

A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Air Force chief of staff was laid to rest Oct. 25 in Arlington National Cemetery. Retired Gen. David C. Jones served as the ninth chief of staff from 1974 to 1978 until he was appointed as the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff … Dowiedz się więcej

Throughout fiscal 2013, the key aspect of Pacific Air Forces was engagement as more than 45,000 Pacific Air Forces Airmen conducted a broad spectrum of operations, from humanitarian relief to decisive combat employment, in an area covering 13 time zones and 100 million square miles. These operations began with the inactivation of 13th Air Force … Dowiedz się więcej