The most popular programs for the Air Force Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=913 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:33 GMT Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz talked about efforts to maintain the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also talked about recent moves by Defense Secretary Gates to reduce military spending. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295952-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295952-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Author and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton discussed his book, [Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat]. Mr. Hampton talked about his experiences in the U.S. Air Force from 1986 to 2006, during which time he flew more than 150 combat missions. He flew missions during the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and first Gulf War, and received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, and eight Air Medals with Valor during his career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308864-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308864-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Professor John Curatola teaches a course on military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In the day's class, he used slides as he focused on the European Air Force campaigns of World War II. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297671-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297671-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Barksdale Air Force Base has been home to one of the largest B-52 bomber fleets in the U.S. military. Air Force officers talked about the history of the B-52 at Barksdale AFB and the current B-52 operations there. A pilot gave a tour of a B-52. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Shreveport, Louisiana, on February 6-9 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304648-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304648-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT In an official transition ceremony held in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, General Mark Welsh assumed the duties of the Air Force chief of staff. He replaced General Norton Schwartz who was retiring. Both paid tribute to airmen and their families, and talked about the progress made by, as well as challenges ahead for, Air Force personnel and programs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307525-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307525-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Michael Donley and Mark Welsh held a press briefing on the state of the Air Force. Secretary Donley said the Air Force was preparing for sequestration defense spending cuts that would have an "immediate and negative impact on the Air Force readiness," in addition to training, hiring, maintenance, and modernization. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310329-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310329-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on allegations of sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. General Mark Welsh, Air Force chief of staff, said the service was committed to getting rid of sexual misconduct within its ranks and the problem had become a "cancer" for the Air Force. General Edward Rice provided an update on the investigation. The second panel included first-hand accounts of being sexually assaulted from retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Cindy McNally and former Air Force Technical Sergeant Jennifer Norris. David Lisak spoke about his work as a forensic consultant on rape cases in the military. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310552-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310552-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on the problem of pilots becoming dizzy from oxygen deprivation while flying the Air Force supersonic F-22 Raptor aircraft. They talked about reports and consequences of respiratory and neurological problems experienced by pilots. They also talked about the results of a study by an independent review team from NASA which supported the Air Force's conclusions. The subcommittee debated whether the jet was suitable to fly, while witnesses, including Major General Charles Lyon, insisted that the $350 million jet was safe. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308154-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308154-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Air Force officials testified on their branch's fiscal year 2014 budget request. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312647-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312647-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz spoke to reporters about the Army's fiscal year 2013 budget. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303948-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303948-2 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Michael Donley and General Norton Schwartz briefed the media on their strategic choices and budget priorities for the Air Force. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304207-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304207-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget Major General Edward Bolton and Deputy Marilyn Thomas spoke to reporters about the Air Force's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304387-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304387-4 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Deputy Assistant Air Force Budget Secretary Alfred Flowers poke to reporters and answered questions about the release of the proposed fiscal year 2012 budget for the U.S. Air Force. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297998-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297998-5 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Lieutenant General Darrell Jones briefed reporters on the military's handling of the remains of deceased service members. The Air Force admitted that cremated body parts of at least 274 of the fallen military personnel were cremated, incinerated, and buried with medical waste and dumped in a Virginia landfill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303098-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303098-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Air Education and Training Command Commander General Edward Rice, Jr., and Air Force Chief of Safety Major General Margaret Woodward briefed the media on a report released that day of the findings and recommendations of an internal investigation of sexual misconduct by military trainers at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland where the Air Force conducts basic training. The Air Force was instituting 45 policy changes, including increasing female military trainers by 25 percent. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309442-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309442-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Alice Hunt talked about the the status of the Air Force. On June 5, 2008, Defense Secretary Gates announced the resignations of U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff General Michael Moseley because of significant and systematic errors in the oversight, accountability and monitoring of nuclear weaponry. Ms. Hunt talked about the reasons for their resignations, the tension between the Air Force and of office of the Department of Defense, and Secretary Gates' recommendation of General Norton Schwartz as Air Force chief of staff and Michael Donley as Air Force Secretary. Topics included the mission of the Air Force and the tensions between different groups in the force. Ms. Hunt wrote an op-ed in the [Star Telegram] on the topic earlier in the week. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205564-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205564-2 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The news conference focused on the mistaken shipment of fuses for nuclear weapons to Taiwan in March 2006. Topics included the disciplinary actions taken, nuclear safe guards in the Air Force, and other changes in Air Force accountability. They answered questions from reporters in the audience. Secretary Donley's name is misspelled in the captions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281356-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281356-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT John Donnelly talked about the awarding of a contract to produce 179 mid-air refueling tankers to Northrop-Grumman instead of American based Boeing. He talked about the reasons for the Air Force choosing the new manufacturer and the response in Congress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204292-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204292-1 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT