Daily Report

March 22, 2017

Goldfein Addresses the Pace of Transition

Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said Tuesday he is not worried about the pace of transition as the Trump Administration fills out top leadership positions at the Pentagon, but he said the military chiefs are still working to figure...

F-35 Lot 9 Settled, Trump Accelerated Lot 10

Lockheed Martin has dropped any further action against the government in the dispute over the price of F-35 aircraft in the ninth production lot, company program director Jeff Babione told reporters Tuesday. It was a “good news” outcome, said Babione...

When Will It End?

F-35 System Design and Development could still be concluded on time by the end of the year, but only if the program trims and consolidates some of the testing required, Lockheed Martin program director Jeff Babione told reporters Tuesday at...

Air Force Investigating Social Media Allegations

Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso, deputy chief of staff for manpower, told Congress Tuesday the Air Force is “investigating allegations regarding information and inappropriate photographs of airmen posted on websites without their prior consent.” The investigation follows the March 4 revelation...

Eielson Aggressors Head to Australia

About 150 personnel and aggressor F-16s from Eielson AFB, Alaska, touched down in Australia this week for a large-scale exercise Down Under. The airmen and aircraft from the 18th Aggressor Squadron will work with Royal Australian Air Force Air Warfare...