Will Skowronski

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors found Iran violated a provision of the US-brokered nuclear deal by slightly exceeding the amount of heavy water it can stockpile. During a Nov. 9 press briefing, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Iran exceeded...

A majority of the members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees won back their seats during Tuesday’s election. Most notably, SASC Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) won despite contentious primary and general elections. His ally, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.),...

The Air Force’s new Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office could carry out experiments to determine whether it makes sense for the Air Force to buy nondevelopmental light attack aircraft in the future, Director Jack Blackhurst told Air Force Magazine....

The Air Force’s new Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office could save the service time and money, its director told Air Force Magazine. Jack Blackhurst said the 15-person Air Force Research Laboratory entity, which reached initial operating capability in September,...

Gen. John Hyten took command of US Strategic Command at Offutt AFB, Neb., on Thursday. Hyten, who had commanded Air Force Space Command since August 2014, replaced Adm. Cecil Haney, who had been at the STRATCOM helm since November 2013....

Lightning likely caused an MQ-1B Predator to crash in the US Central Command area of responsibility in October 2015, Air Combat Command investigators found. The remotely piloted aircraft was assigned to the 432nd Wing at Creech AFB, Nev., but was...

A US strike killed a senior al Qaeda leader who was responsible for facilitating the group’s efforts in Syria, Turkey, and Europe, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said Wednesday. A remotely piloted aircraft carried out the strike near Idlib,...

The Pentagon will seek additional funds to pay for continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it is still finalizing its request, spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said Wednesday. Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord told Bloomberg earlier this week that the...

Iraqi special forces have entered the eastern city limits of Mosul, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said Wednesday. The return of government troops to the city for the first time in two years “is a very important milestone,” Davis...

Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian exercise will focus on skills that might have been lost during recent routines, AMC chief Gen. Carlton Everhart said Tuesday. “What I’ve found out over the last 15 years, is that we’re really good about...

Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Carlton Everhart reiterated his calls for leaps in tanker numbers and technology Tuesday. Speaking at the National Defense Transportation Association fall meeting in St. Louis, Everhart said the KC-46 program is “doing very well,” noting...

A long-term continuing resolution could “potentially break programs apart,” Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Carlton Everhart said Tuesday. “I have moved programs and shifted programs across the [Future Years Defense Program] so I can pay the immediate bills, but I...

The fight to liberate Raqqa, Syria, from ISIS will begin within a matter of weeks, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said Monday during a press briefing. Cook said an isolation phase will begin in a few weeks, followed by the...

The campaign to oust ISIS from the Iraqi city of Mosul is “on track,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said Monday. Between Sunday and Monday, Iraqi security forces had cleared a village southeast of Mosul, Ali Rash, and Peshmerga troops...

SpaceX has narrowed the investigation into the cause of the Sept. 1 Falcon 9 rocket explosion on one of three containers inside the second stage liquid oxygen tank, the company announced Friday. Company investigators replicated the failure of the composite...