Unless the White House comes to its senses, pilots at MacDill Air Force Base and other bases will have to continue flying Cold War-era refueling tankers for five years. ...more

March 17, 2009

Eight generals, ranging in rank from one to three stars, have been disciplined as a result of the mistaken shipment of fuses for nuclear warheads to Taiwan, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

September 25, 2008

Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday. ...more

July 25, 2008

WASHINGTON — Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday. ...more

July 24, 2008

New refueling tankers, badly needed at MacDill Air Force Base and by our troops worldwide, are delayed yet again. ...more

July 13, 2008

Now that new leadership has been identified for the Air Force, is the service's twisting-in-the-wind experience as a result of the mishandling of nuclear and nuclear-related materials over? ...more

June 22, 2008

An audit agency's recommendation that the Air Force reopen bidding on a contract to build a new generation of aerial refueling planes almost certainly means the Air Force will fail to put the planes into service starting in 2013, as planned, the service's departing civilian chief said Friday. ...more

June 21, 2008

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates took action Monday to reorient the leadership of the Air Force, dramatically calling for the nomination of the first nonfighter or bomber pilot to lead the service since its inception after World War II. ...more

June 10, 2008

Regarding "Gates Ousts Air Force Leaders" (front page, June 6): I commend Defense Secretary Robert Gates for his decisive action in removing Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley from their posts as a result of the investigation over control of nuclear weapons and their components. ...more

June 9, 2008

The Air Force's senior civilian official and its highest-ranking general were ousted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday after an inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons and components found systemic problems in the Air Force. ...more

June 6, 2008