Air Force maintainers weighed in for and against a sweeping new force design that would transform how aircraft mechanics learn their trade and advance through the ranks.
A new Air Force memo lays out how the service aims to condense its list of more than 50 aircraft maintenance job specialties down to seven, starting in 2027.
New covers developed by Air Force Global Strike Command should save time and money by keeping B-52 bomber engines from icing even in Arctic environments.
Changes to the depot inspection and maintenance process for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber resulted in one aircraft returning to service 91 days ahead of schedule, a significant improvement for the B-2 fleet, which numbers just 19 jets.
A new effort that requires aircraft maintainers to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) so that they can access more information about costly accidents will not change the level of transparency surrounding those events, the Air Force’s top safety officer said Oct. 18.
The Air Force is rolling out a new initiative aimed at helping aircraft maintainers prevent mishaps, if they can sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) to keep it to themselves.
Airmen at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho took an F-15E Strike Eagle through its final check flight four years after a landing gear collapse in 2020 left it earthbound.
The top enlisted leader of the Air Force said the service may reduce the number of job specialties to help prepare Airmen for working in small teams in a near-peer conflict.
A social media storm kicked off earlier this month about whether Airmen at Nellis Air Force Base can wear boonie hats during the hot summer months.
A new Congressionally mandated report written by the Department of Defense on military suicide rates by career field is a first step towards understanding the risk factors for groups of service members, but it misses the specific information that could produce more insightful analysis, a ...
A B-52 maintainer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., designed a new tool that shaves hours off the phase inspection process, delighting his fellow knuckle busters.
The F-15E Strike Eagle that downed an Iraqi helicopter with a laser-guided bomb in 1991 is still flying and just surpassed 15,000 flight hours during a deployment to the Middle East.