DoD and Turkey Sign Joint Strike Fighter Agreement

Posted at: Fri Jan 26th, 2007

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and the Turkish Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to begin future cooperation in the production, sustainment, and follow-on development (PSFD) phase of the Joint Str...

Museum says prized spy plane hijacked

Posted at: Fri Jan 26th, 2007

One of the fastest jets that ever flew is being dismantled at a snail's pace, and retired Col. Richard Wiessner can't stand it. "I hate it," he said Thursday as he stood on the tarmac of the Minnesota Air National Guard station at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. "The l...

U-2 community celebrates 6,000 days in Southwest Asia

Posted at: Fri Jan 26th, 2007

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- In the past two years, the U-2 Dragon Lady has met major milestones. The first notable highlight, the 50th anniversary of the U-2 Dragon Lady, took place in September 2005 and saw many U-2 veterans return hom...

Air Force proposes adding 23 F-15s, F-16s at Nellis

Posted at: Fri Jan 26th, 2007

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNEWS) -- The Air Force is proposing to base 23 additional F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons here and to add about 520 people as a result of changes mandated by the recent Base Realignmen...

Creech AFB Predator accident report released

Posted at: Fri Jan 26th, 2007

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNEWS) -- Pilot error caused an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle to crash during a training mission at Creech AFB, Nev., Aug. 3, 2006, according to an aircraft accident investigation report released Jan. 26 here.