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Tag Archives: Secretary Michael Donley
Leaders issue risk management message
The Air Force’s top leaders have issued a service-wide message discussing environmental, safety, occupational health, or ESOH, risk management for Airmen to recognize and take action in their workplace. “The Air Force ESOH vision is to be a world leader in environmental, safety, … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, occupational health management, Secretary Michael Donley
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Guardsmen, senators rip Air Force C-130 plan
Guardsmen and lawmakers are up in arms over an Air Force plan to cut 21 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air National Guard’s inventory in fiscal 2011. The Air Force’s budget calls for 12 C-130s to be transferred from several … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Ark., Arkansas, Bond, c 130 hercules, Delaware, General Allen Tackett, Georgia, Guard, Illinois, Little Rock, Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, Minnesota, Mo., Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Patrick Leahy, Puerto Rico, R., Secretary Michael Donley, Texas, U.S. Air, United States, Vt., West Virginia
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DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program evaluator. Christine Fox, director of the Defense Department’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashton Carter, Carter, Christine Fox, initial operational capability, Martin, program, Secretary Michael Donley, U.S. Air
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DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program evaluator. Christine Fox, director of the Defense Department’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashton Carter, Carter, Christine Fox, initial operational capability, Martin, program, Secretary Michael Donley, U.S. Air
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DoD Memo Formalizes F-35 Program Overhaul
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer late last week formalized the restructuring to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, extending the plane’s test phase to 2015 and delaying the start of its full production by 13 months to November of that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashton Carter, Carter, Fla., Fort Worth, initial operational capability, Martin, program, Robert Gates, Secretary Michael Donley, Texas
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Final tanker RFP retains much of draft language
Senior defense officials told lawmakers Wednesday they will keep the scheme proposed in September to evaluate industry bids for a 179-plane, $35 billion aerial tanker contract, while adding that they have made hundreds of changes to the requirements and contract … Continue reading
AF officials to brief Congress on tanker RFP
The Air Force will unveil to lawmakers Wednesday the final version of its request for proposals for the $35 billion KC-X tanker competition, top service officials said Tuesday. “We’ll be prepared, actually [Wednesday], to roll out the RFP,” Air Force … Continue reading
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Tagged airbus a330, Ashton Carter, Donley, Lt. Gen. Mark Shackelford, RFP, Schwartz, Secretary Michael Donley
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Mid-Atlantic bases brace for more snow
The Air Force braced for another dose of winter weather at its mid-Atlantic bases Tuesday, expecting another 10 inches to 17 inches of snow on top of the two feet dumped on the region over the weekend.In Washington, the Pentagon … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Lt. Brian Maguire, Air, Atlantic, Base, Del., Dover, Eric Sharmen, Md., N.J., public affairs office, Secretary Michael Donley, Va., Washington, West Virginia
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Officials extend UAV jobs freeze
Airmen operating unmanned aerial vehicles had better get comfortable — they will be staying put until at least Sept. 30, 2011.The freeze on UAV operators, which began in fall 2007, was extended Oct. 16 by Air Force Secretary Michael Donley … Continue reading
Donley admonishes former Chief of Staff Moseley
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has issued a letter of admonishment to former Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley for receiving gifts and socializing with company officials bidding for an Air Force contract.Donley disciplined the retired four-star general on … Continue reading