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Air Force Planning To Standardize MC-12W Project Liberty Aircraft Fleet

Inside the Air Force, Sept. 10, 2010 -- LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA -- The Air Force plans to standardize its fleet of MC-12W Project Liberty planes so that used turboprop aircraft purchased at the program's onset include the same systems and capabilities as newer planes, according to service officials.

Key Networking Functions To Transfer To DISA, Cyber Command

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Breedlove Named New Air Force Vice Chief In Major Leadership Shakeup

DefenseAlert, Sept. 9, 2010 -- The White House has nominated Lt. Gen. Phillip Breedlove to become the Air Force's vice chief of staff, according to an internal service announcement.

NORTHCOM Commander Contemplating Light-Attack Aircraft Requirement

DefenseAlert, Sept. 9, 2010 -- The top Pentagon official overseeing the defense of the United States believes light-attack aircraft could play a beneficial role in the homeland defense mission.

F-35B Tests Remain Under Strict Operating Limits Including Wind, Rain, Lightning

DefenseAlert, Sept. 8, 2010 -- The test flight program for the Marine Corps' Joint Strike Fighter variant faces challenges in getting back on schedule as officials contend with operating limitations that require grounding the aircraft in common weather conditions including steady wind, wet tarmacs and nearby lightning, according to Pentagon officials and documents.

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Defense Next 09/09/2010

Air Force Staff Shuffle

Worth noting: The announcement today of the administration's pick of a new vice chief of staff was presaged a few weeks ago right here, in a story written by Inside the Air Force editor Marcus . . .

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Stability And Security

The Pentagon's latest report on stability and security in Iraq paints a fairly bleak picture of the Iraqi government's internal security apparatus.The June 2010 report, released yesterday, does state that Iraq's security forces overall "are . . .

09/09/2010

Tanker Decision On Track

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell today reiterated the Defense Department's plans to select a winner in the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker program this fall.  During a press briefing, Morrell was asked about a Sept. 4 . . .

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