October 18, 1917

Oct. 18, 1917

McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio, is established. This field will be the center of military aviation research and development in the United States for the next decade.

End the Standoff, Pay the Troops

Oct. 30, 2025

The government shutdown is putting politics ahead of the needs of the nation, and those entrusted to defend it.

Colorado Sues to Stop SPACECOM Move

Oct. 30, 2025

Colorado’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration in an effort to block the President’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 29 by Attorney General Phil Weiser, alleges that...

Some Guard Troops Won’t Get Paid Until Shutdown Ends

Oct. 29, 2025

The National Guard Bureau says most units are postponing drills during the shutdown, but some states are sticking to their training schedule, resulting in a patchwork of different policies and some confusion in the ranks.

F-35s, F-16s Rapidly Deploy to Greenland for Exercise

Oct. 29, 2025

NORAD surged two F-35s, two F-16s, and a trio of KC-135s to Pituffik Space Force Base in Greenland earlier this month for a “dynamic operational exercise,” testing its ability to rapidly deploy forces in the Arctic.

Allvin Departs as Air Force Chief: How He Sees His Legacy

Oct. 29, 2025

Gen. David W. Allvin completed two years as Chief of Staff, half the statutory tour length, but long enough, he says, to have made a mark on the Air Force.

Northrop Teams With Startup, Hoping to Use AI to Design Spacecraft

Oct. 29, 2025

Northrop Grumman is teaming up with AI company Luminary Cloud to use the startup firm’s physics-based AI platform to significantly reduce the time it takes to design and develop space systems.

Air Force Crew Forced Back to Base by Excessive Turbulence in Hurricane Melissa

Oct. 28, 2025

As Hurricane Melissa hammers the Caribbean, the U.S. Air Force’s “Hurricane Hunters” are busy flying into the massive Category 4 storm to collect atmospheric data—with one experiencing greater than expected turbulence Oct. 28.

US Airstrikes Destroy 4 Alleged Drug Boats, Kill 14

Oct. 28, 2025

The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against four boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Oct. 27, killing 14 people that the Trump administration alleges were engaged in drug smuggling, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on social media. It is the first time the U.S. has conducted multiple strikes in…

Pentagon Tech Nominees Say They’ll Stress Speed to Service for New Capabilities

Oct. 28, 2025

Defense technology nominees told the Senate Armed Services Committee they will strive to sharply accelerate the transition of new technologies into fielded capabilities. They pledged to cut red tape and ensure that the innovation infrastructure can support the needed speed of adopting new tech.

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