Ko Olina, Hawaii Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he expects ISIS-affiliated groups to pop up in Southeast Asian nations as they are pushed from Syria and Iraq, and is urging the leaders of those countries to proactively work on fighting...
Ko Olina, Hawaii — The US and partner nations in Southeast Asia are increasing coordination among navies to ensure that waterways are “open and secure” while China has raised tensions in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said....
Senior Air Force leaders announced 13 new diversity and inclusion initiatives in a memorandum released to airmen Friday. The memo—signed by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein, and CMSAF James...
Airmen can no longer bring their families with them on deployments to Turkey. Beginning Sept. 21, Air Force assignments to Turkey are now unaccompanied, 12-month tours, according to the announcement. Two-year accompanied deployments or 15-month unaccompanied tours will no longer...
Twenty four French Rafale fighter jets flew missions over Iraq Friday now that the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier has returned to the fight against ISIS. The carrier returned to the region of the Mediterranean Sea in September, the BBC...
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said recent comments by the Philippine President comparing himself positively to Adolf Hitler are “deeply troubling,” however the US will still focus on maintaining a strong partnership with that country. Speaking during the Association of Southeast...
Somali officials say recent airstrikes inside its borders killed as many as 22 of its soldiers though US officials have said the strike killed nine Al Shabaab fighters, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the department would pursue an investigation...
The Air Force released a request for proposal Thursday for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch scheduled for June 2019. The service will award a firm-fixed price contract for the launch service supporting the Space Test Program-3 mission, according to...
Administrative control of the 576th Flight Test Squadron will be handed over from Air Force Global Strike Command Directorate of Operations to the 20th Air Force Oct. 1. Oversight and management of the ICBM testing process will remain under AFGSC...