Forty-three days after a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan, the Pentagon has halted search and recovery operations, Air Force Special Operations Command announced Jan. 11. Of the eight Airmen killed in the crash, the remains of one, Maj. Eric ...
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The Air Force has chosen Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. as the preferred location of a dozen new KC-46A Pegasus refueling aircraft. After an environmental impact analysis in 2025 and final approval, the base will welcome the fleet's arrival starting in 2029, set to ...
The Air Force’s E-4B 'Doomsday' fleet—designed to give senior U.S. leaders a flying command post to control forces in the case of a national emergency or crisis—consists of just four aircraft, with one always on alert. That doesn't leave a lot of time for maintainers ...
Air Mobility Command wants to use wearables to help aircrew better prepare for the mental and physical load of being the military’s primary transport across the Pacific in a conflict with China.
The runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. will remain closed until Jan. 19 as investigators probe the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber there. Though severely damaged, the airplane has not yet been declared a total loss, and while potential replacements are in ...
U.S. Air Force F-16s flew over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Jan. 8 in a show of force aimed at deterring “secessionist activity” by Bosnian Serbs that is at odds with U.S.-brokered peace accords, the U.S. government said.
Air Force bases in the path of a series of tornados and heavy rains that struck the Florida panhandle on Jan. 9 suffered minimal damage, although neighboring communities were hit hard. Base personnel were advised to telework until after the storms passed.
Kadena Air Base's 18th Maintenance Group received the 2023 Pheonix Award for best field-level maintenance unit in the Department of Defense.
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters are in the midst of a weeklong training exercise with the Royal Bahraini Air Force, Air Forces Central announced. The exercise, named Ballast Cannon, started Jan. 6 and will last until Jan. 12. In addition to the F-16s, KC-135 tankers ...