U.S. and South Korean fighters are flying sorties at a breakneck pace this week in their Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise meant to prepare for potential missile attacks by North Korea.
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The Air Force will flood Airmen and aircraft into the Indo-Pacific next summer for a major exercise that will run for nearly two weeks and coincide with the multinational Talisman Sabre exercise, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said last week.
The Air Force is planning to relocate 17 B-1 bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., for 10 months starting early next year, as Ellsworth gears up to host the incoming B-21 Raider.
Three Air Force B-2 stealth bombers arrived at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley on Aug. 16 to begin a Bomber Task Force deployment expected to last two or three weeks. The aircraft will conduct exercises with the RAAF and likely other nations in the ...
New, classified sensors for the F-22 are being tested successfully, a service official said, making the Raptor's 2030 retirement increasingly less likely.
The 621st Contingency Response Wing played a crucial role at Bamboo Eagle, where they helped set up stand up fighter operations across California in preparation for a possible conflict in the Pacific.
Yokota Air Base evacuated 11 C-130J Super Hercules in under 24 hours ahead of Typhoon Ampil near coastal Japan on Aug. 16. The typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 132 mph and gusts reaching 160 mph, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.
The Air Force's sweeping re-optimization effort is well underway, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said this week. But there’s one change in particular he is concerned may face some headwinds: the new Integrated Capabilities Command.
Two newly manufactured F-35s touched down at the home of the 301st Fighter Wing in Texas last week, as the wing is transitioning from its F-16 fleet to the fifth-generation aircraft. But the jets are not there to stay; the F-35s that arrived at Naval ...
