Stephen Losey
Senior Reporter
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.
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Airmen hold first training sortie for new electronic attack plane
The EA-37B Compass Call is built from a heavily adapted Gulfstream G550 business jet, and will replace the aging EC-130H electronic warfare planes.
Master recruiters share their secrets of success
For most of the 24,000 young people who enlist each year, their Air Force careers begin with a tentative conversation with a recruiter. And that recruiter — welcoming, looking sharp in Air Force blues — can change the course of someone's life. But the job takes more than making a good first impression.
Nuclear airmen to get new leadership development center
Air Force Global Strike Command plans to open a new education center to help educate nuclear airmen and make them better leaders.
Active-duty spouses can now serve together at Kunsan
Active-duty military couples deployed to South Korea are now able to serve together at Kunsan Air Base, on a case-by-case basis.
Binnicker ceremony to be held Saturday in Florida
James Binnicker, the ninth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, who passed away March 21, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
228 chosen for Officer Training School
The Air Force has selected 228 active-duty enlisted airmen and civilians to try for their second lieutenant's gold bars at Officer Training School next year.
A few lucky airmen could get $90,000 re-up bonuses
A few lucky enlisted airmen could get as much as $90,000 to re-enlist, according to the newly released selective re-enlistment bonus calculations. Though not too many people are likely to qualify for such a whopping bonus, there are likely to be more who get as much as $72,000 to re-up.
Chuck Norris weighs in on A-10 debate
As the Air Force tries to kill the A-10 Warthog, it may have just run up against a force it cannot defeat: Chuck Norris.
Former CMSAF Binnicker passes away at 76
Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Binnicker, who was the service's top enlisted man from 1986 to 1990, passed away in Calhoun, Georgia, on Saturday, the Air Force said. He was 76.
Redacted report on academy athletics hides 3 of 5 key deficiencies
The Air Force Academy inspector general's inspection of the school's athletic department uncovered five significant deficiencies, according to a redacted version of the report obtained by Air Force Times through the Freedom of Information Act.
