More than 600 Vietnam veterans and their families gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a ceremony hosted by leaders of both the House and Senate commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who spoke at...
Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War during a ceremony on Capitol Hill, just one day after President Barack Obama and Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met at the White House and...
The European Reassurance Initiative has helped fund 46 operations and maintenance projects and 23 military construction projects across Europe in Fiscal 2015-2016, said Brig. Gen. Bradley Spacy, USAFE-AFAFRICA director of logistics, installations, and mission support. Many of these projects had...
US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa logisticians and engineers are working to improve infrastructure across the continent to support the surge in activity following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the head of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s logistics and mission support directorate...
An F-15E from Nellis AFB, Nev., successfully dropped a B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb developmental test unit at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada on July 1, marking the completion of the first of three development flight tests, according to a...
The chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee issued a strong call Wednesday for strengthening US nuclear deterrence forces and ballistic missile defenses, noting growing capabilities developed by Russia, China, and others. “On the nuclear deterrent front, we...
Rep. Michael Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, reiterated his determination to end the US’ reliance on the Russian-made RD-180 engine, a move he said was necessary to provide assured access to space. Speaking during an...
An Su-24 Fencer bomber crashed Monday evening after taking off from an airfield in the Khabarovsk region in Russia’s eastern military district, killing two pilots and prompting the Russian Ministry of Defense to temporarily ground its fleet of Su-24s until...