There was a disturbance Thursday on a Russian plane flying to Moscow from Mineralniye Vody in the country's Stavropol region. While police have described it as a "hijack scare", reports are sketchy about exactly what happened. What is clear is the plane landed safely in Moscow, where it was isolated. When a passenger fell ill the "hijacker" allowed medical personnel to come aboard. But instead he got FSB agents disguised as doctors, and the suspect was quickly taken into custody.

The TSA this week released its MyTSA mobile web app and an iPhone app " to help [air] travelers get the information they might need quickly and easily."

The applications give users information on airport status, security line wait times, what can and cannot be brought on a commercial airliner, and information about liquids rules, IDs, and tips for military travelers, travelers with children and those with special needs.

MyTSA is available at www.tsa.gov/mobile. And you can download the iPhone app through Apple's iTunes.

The Air Force's Onizuka Air Force Station, home of the 21st Space Operations Squadron, was ceremoniously closed Wednesday after more than four decades of service. The base, located in Sunnyvale, California, is colloquially known as the "Blue Cube" for the square, window-less building used over the years to monitor military, CIA and civilian satellites.

The 21st Space Operations Squadron has been moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California.

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane on a training mission crashed at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base Wednesday evening (7/28). There were four crewmembers aboard.

At a press conference late Wednesday Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, the highest ranking military official in Alaska, said it's "likely there are fatalities involving this mishap." And this morning the AP reports that all four service members died in the crash.

A Pakistani airplane crashed this morning north of Islamabad in the Margalla Hills. All reports indicate none of the 152 onboard survived.

The Airblue Flight 202 was en route from Karachi and trying to land in Islamabad when the plane went down in poor weather conditions.

Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency has reported that the Iranian air force is scheduled to begin a series of week-long war games on Saturday (7/31). The exercises will involve more than 40 aircraft including the country's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Via the linked-to RIA Novosti article we learn the war games have been code named Fada'eyan-e Harreem-e Vellayat, which apparently means Devotees to the Sanctity of Religious Leadership.

Monday (7/26) the DHS and TSA launched the general aviation (GA) component of the DHS nationwide "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign, meant to help better secure the nation's airports.

The program is geared to raise public awareness of indicators of terrorism, crime and other threats and emphasizes the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the proper transportation and law enforcement authorities.

As part of the program a dedicated TSA hotline for the GA community has been established where suspicious activity can be reported. The number is 1-866-GA-SECURE.

Russian cosmonauts apparently lost two objects during a space walk at the International Space Station (ISS) today. SPACE.com reports the objects are likely a tool and a washer.

CNN has video of the two items floating away from the ISS.