The United States’ most powerful non-nuclear bomb made its combat debut Thursday when an Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130 dropped a GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast, also known as the “Mother of All Bombs,” on an ISIS stronghold in...
Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that a congressionally approved budget is so important that “there’s a part of me that says, I don’t care what size it is—just give us a budget.”...
A pilot’s error during a “flame-out” training landing approach caused an MQ-9 Reaper to crash in the US Central Command area of operations, the Air Force announced Thursday. On Feb. 20, 2016, an MQ-9, operated by the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance...
A “misdirected” US-led coalition airstrike killed 18 allied Syrian Democratic Forces personnel, US Central Command announced Thursday. The April 11 air strike, which was requested by partnered forces who identified the location as an ISIS position, actually hit a forward...
The US military must think globally about every challenge it faces, Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday. “Nothing is a regional problem set,” he told the audience at an AFA-sponsored, Air Force event...
The 2017 edition of Eagle Resolve, the premier exercise for US forces to train with partner nations around the Persian Gulf, concluded Monday. About 100 airmen participated in the exercise, which began on March 19 in Kuwait, according to an...
An entry in the April 13 Daily Report incorrectly stated the position of Gen. Carlton Everhart. He is the commander of Air Mobility Command. The entry has been updated.