The Air Force on May 6 will award three air commandos at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., an Air Force Cross and two Silver Stars for courageous actions during a 48-hour battle in Afghanistan. SrA. Dustin Temple will receive the Air...
Just over a year ago, the Air Force was ready to take advantage of the “orderly transition” following the Afghanistan force structure drawdown and take care of the three Rs,—“regroup, reset, and retrain,” said Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Lt....
The Air Force is moving out on proposals contained in the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force report, and the Air Staff plans to submit three more assessments to Congress over the next three years on exactly...
A KC-135 Stratotanker landed safely at RAF Mildenhall, England, at 1:20 a.m. on April 29, about one hour after experiencing an in-flight emergency, according to a base release. No injuries were reported. The tanker, which had taken off from NAS...
The Air Force’s request to buy enough Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines to support national security space launches until a US-made engine becomes available drew a mixed reaction from the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee on Wednesday. Subcommittee Chairman Sen....
Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Space Command boss Gen. John Hyten told Senate legislators on April 29 they were confident Russia would continue to sell the RD-180 rocket engines needed to conduct national security space launches until a...
Members of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea, joined their USAF colleagues along with Marine Corps and Republic of Korea Air Force units at Gwangju AB, South Korea, this month for Exercise Max Thunder 15-01, which wrapped...
Louisiana Air National Guard F-15Cs flew to Graf Ignatievo AB, Bulgaria, earlier this month to take part in Exercise Thracian Eagle alongside US and Bulgarian aircraft, officials announced. “We are here to demonstrate our commitment and resolve to our NATO...