Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Dec. 10, 2019
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Air Force to Dump Below-the-Zone Promotions
By Tobias Naegele
The Air Force will eliminate below-the-zone promotions in 2020 en route to
introducing a new five-year window for promotions without up-or-out limitations
beginning in 2021 or 2022.
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USAF’s Space Force ‘War Room’ Ready and Waiting
By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force has a “war room” of space experts that have been preparing for
the go ahead from lawmakers, which could come as early as Dec. 11, to create the
new Space Force.
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Washington Debates Role of Satellites in Open Skies Treaty
By Rachel S. Cohen
Almost 20 years after countries began enforcing the Open Skies Treaty, the idea
of using satellites to replace the Air Force’s decades-old OC-135B
surveillance airplanes is gaining new life in Washington. But is it feasible?
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Eglin Testers Prepare for First MH-139 Helicopters
By Rachel S. Cohen
Eglin AFB, Fla., will start receiving the MH-139, Air Force Global Strike
Command’s new patrol helicopter, at its new test detachment at Duke Field in
the coming weeks.
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L3Harris, Northrop Grumman Win USAF Funds for Commercial Internet Project
By Rachel S. Cohen
L3Harris and Northrop Grumman on Dec. 6 received contracts for work on an Air
Force experiment to give military planes access to commercial wireless Internet
in flight.
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The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post
reveals that senior US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in
Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they
knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.
The documents were generated by a federal project examining the root failures of
the longest armed conflict in US history. They include more than 2,000 pages of
previously unpublished notes of interviews with people who played a direct role
in the war, from generals and diplomats to aid workers and Afghan officials.
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Aging B-1 Bomber May Soon Have to Restrict the Way It Flies
The B-1B Lancer bomber, a plane designed with the ability to fly fast and low to
the Earth in order to avoid enemy radars, might find itself operating at higher
altitudes for the rest of its days in service, as officials weigh options to
extend its lifespan. The move is one of several being considered to keep the
aircraft flying for years to come because low-altitude missions increase the
wear and tear on the aircraft's structure, Military.com has learned.
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Air Force Seeks More Airspace around Holloman for F-16 Fighter Training
The US Air Force is seeking more airspace for training F-16 fighter pilots at
Holloman AFB, N.M. The Air Force is proposing three options for expanding its
existing military operations area over Eddy, Otero, and Chaves counties to
increase space for training pilots at required altitudes within 120 nautical
miles of Holloman.
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Air Force Soon to Release Revised Launch Solicitation in Response to GAO’s Ruling
The Air Force will soon release a revised request for proposals for the
procurement of national security launch services in response to concerns raised
by the Government Accountability Office in a Nov. 18 ruling. “We are going to
take corrective action,” Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of the Air Force Space
and Missile Systems Center’s launch enterprise, told Space News Dec. 5.
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Pentagon Chief Plans to Shift US Focus to China and Russia
Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he still plans to shift the American
military’s focus to competing with China and Russia, even as security threats
pile up in the Middle East.
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North Korea Carries Out 'Very Important Test'
North Korea says it has carried out a "very important test" at a
satellite-launching site. Analysts believe it could be a ground-based test of an
engine to power a satellite launcher or an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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FBI: ‘Full and Complete Cooperation’ from Saudi Colleagues of Slain Pensacola Gunman
The Federal Bureau of Investigation official leading the probe into the mass
shooting at NAS Pensacola, Fla., refused at a Dec. 8 press conference to confirm
rumors and reporting swirling around the slain Saudi gunman’s motives.
Addressing reporters inside the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center in
Pensacola, Fla., Rachel Rojas, the special agent in charge of the Jacksonville
Field Office, said 80 FBI agents and task force officers are being assisted by
100 other staffers nationwide to figure out why Mohammed Alshamrani killed three
sailors and wounded eight others at the Navy base.
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One More Thing...
Tuskegee Airman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Flight
Retired Army Air Force Col. Charles McGee flew a private jet Friday between
Frederick, Md., and Dover AFB, Del. “I can’t think of a better present for
this 100th birthday than to be able to share in the air again,” McGee said.
“It’s been a marvelous unforgettable experience.” McGee is one of the Air
Force’s most celebrated pilots. He flew more than 6,000 flights but has still
mastered the art of humility.
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