MARCH 20, 2015, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - Although the development of remotely piloted aircraft began in the 1950s, they are increasingly used by both military and commercial customers and provide a promising new chapter in the history of aviation. As the technology’s potential grows, so does the need for technologies that provide enhanced … [Read more...]

MARCH 19, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Service officials responsible for infrastructure described for Congress March 17, a need throughout the Defense Department for infrastructure reduction and improved funding for military construction. Representatives from all four military services told the Senate Appropriations Committee’s military construction and Veterans Affairs … [Read more...]

MARCH 18, 2015, FORT BLISS, Texas - More than $30 billion was lost from contract waste and fraud during military contingencies in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2011, according to a congressionally chartered Commission on Wartime Contracting report from 2011. The Commission concluded that the loss could have been avoided through proper oversight and management of … [Read more...]

MARCH 18, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Defense Department’s Warrior Games 2015 will take place June 19-28 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, according to a DOD news release issued March 16. The DOD Warrior Games is an annual sporting competition bringing together wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from across the country, according to the … [Read more...]

MARCH 17, 2015, AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) - "Space, the final frontier," can mean a lot to people in different careers, but is the vast blackness filled with mesmerizing intergalactic-lights important to today's warfighter? According to Capt. Jamil Brown, the 607th Air Operations Center chief of space plans, space is a newer concept to warfighting, and his team worked to … [Read more...]