One US service member was killed and another was injured when an improvised explosive device exploded and hit their patrol in Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Six more Afghan soldiers were wounded in the attack, according to a NATO Resolute...
After meeting with Russian officials over the weekend, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the country would be open to Russian aircraft using Incirlik Air Base to launch strikes against ISIS—a move the USAF would not support. Yildirim on Saturday...
In the latest test for the Joint Strike Fighter, the Air Force’s F-35A is set to undergo chemical and biological decontamination testing at Edwards AFB, Calif., this month. Airmen, contractors, and service civilians, have worked to finalize construction of the...
A quarterly exercise at Osan AB, South Korea, that tests the ability of the base’s units to conduct their wartime missions kicked off Tuesday. The main focus of Beverly Herd 16-2 is unit-level objectives and capabilities, according to a 51st...
Vice President Joe Biden reaffirmed the US commitment to the security of the Baltic states during a Baltic Summit hosted by Latvia on Tuesday, according to a White House readout of the meeting. Biden and the leaders of Estonia, Latvia,...
Marine Corps helicopters began flying close air support for Libyan Government of National Accord-affiliated troops during an assault on ISIS over the weekend. The Marine AH-1W SuperCobra helicopters flew as part of a nine-strike package hitting ISIS targets in Sirte,...
Air Force Space Command Chief Scientist Merri Sanchez spoke on the future of space and cyber technology at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 18. Casting a broad vision for “some pretty radical examples” of...