Eglin AFB becomes center for boosting U.S. electronic warfare capabilities
EGLIN AFB — An Eglin Air Force Base unit will become a primary building block of an Air Force effort to boost U.S. capabilities in offensive and defensive electronic warfare, according to the commander of the service’s Air Combat Command.
Air Force gets new anti-gravity suit designed for female aviators
The Air Force’s anti-gravity suit is designed for an elite group of airmen and astronauts who fly at super, blood-blocking speeds. But the “G-suit” donned by Air Force aviators since going into use in 2001 was designed to fit a standard male body type, and its shortcomings have become clear with the growing number of […]
USAF C-17 pilot lands in Afghanistan without landing gear
KABUL, Afghanistan — The pilot of a U.S. C-17 cargo jet averted disaster during an emergency landing in Kandahar last week, an Afghan airport official said.
