U.S. Air Force

U.S. 12/24/21, 02:58

On Dec. 19, a media channel posted a video showing a successful demonstration of the Rapid Dragon system. The U.S. Air Force used MC-130J "Super Hercules" airdrops carrying cruise missiles to hit the target. The cruise missile was removed from the tray during the test, flew to the correct location, and successfully hit the ...

China 10/26/21, 16:19

A former U.S. Air Force college professor conceded he was dishonest about his dealings with a Chinese official on Oct. 25. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Xiaoming Zhang tried to conceal his links to a Shanghai official who tried to exploit his teaching position at the Maxwell Air Force Base ...

Tech 09/07/21, 21:33

A desert hamlet in America's Aerospace Valley is home to one of the world's most secretive aircraft design and production programs. Skunk Works is covered with signs of work in progress behind huge gates topped with barbed wire at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, about 62 miles north of ...

Middle East 08/29/21, 19:16

There are many unanswered questions about why an Afghan man's life was cut short after trying to hang onto an evacuation plane with his arms and legs on Aug. 16. When a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport, hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers quickly swarmed ...

Europe 08/22/21, 18:57

A major Air Force command confirmed a passenger gave birth to a baby girl aboard a U.S. military evacuation flight on Aug. 21. U.S. Air Mobility Command confirmed the C-17 transport aircraft safely arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, carrying a tiny extra passenger. An Afghan woman went into labor while ...

Middle East 08/17/21, 17:56

U.S. forces discovered human remains in aircraft equipment on Aug. 16. Crew members made the grisly find on the U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane. They suspect an Afghan national was so desperate to flee violent Taliban fighters that he tried to make the journey in the landing gear compartment. Pilots first ...

Middle East 08/16/21, 22:26

Afghans were so desperate to leave their country they hung onto a moving aircraft with their arms and legs on Aug. 16. Disturbing images have appeared on the internet, showing what appears to be hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers jumping onto the exterior of a U.S. Air Force plane in Kabul. The ...

2022 Campaign 09/15/20, 02:39

The Democratic Party's nominee for president blamed major fires on the Trump administration's refusal to endorse an environmental theory. Joe Biden has strangely suggested fewer severe natural disasters would occur if the Oval Office recognized higher carbon dioxide levels have a long-term impact on weather patterns. "[President] Donald Trump warns that immigration ...

U.S. 09/08/20, 15:45

Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, was confronted by a U.S. Air Force veteran, who criticized him for having approved the Iraq War, saying, "You are disqualified, my friends are dead because of your policies." "We wonder why we should vote for someone who voted for the war and allowed a ...

Washington 03/05/20, 06:19

History was made by the Trump administration when it nominated the first African American officer to become the next Air Force chief of staff, taking on one of the two highest positions in the Air Force. The announcement, made by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, confirms that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., ...

D.C. 12/23/19, 05:07

The hostess of the White House extended special recognition to the effort military service people posted overseas make to keep the country safe on Dec. 21. Melania Trump has extended her gratitude to the Army, Navy and Air Force who are stationed beyond U.S. borders and will be unable to spend ...

Politics 05/21/19, 20:51

President Donald Trump nominated an aerospace executive and former ambassador to Finland to be the next secretary of the Air Force on Tuesday. Trump said in a tweet that he has chosen Barbara Barrett, former chairman of The Aerospace Corporation, to replace Heather Wilson when she steps down at the end ...

Politics 03/07/19, 02:34

The U.S. Air Force has apologized to Sen. Martha McSally after the Arizona Republican revealed that a superior officer raped her when she was in the service. McSally spoke about her experience Wednesday during a Senate hearing on the military's efforts to prevent sexual assaults and improve the response when they ...

Politics 12/26/18, 10:14

The men and women of the U.S. military who train and conduct operations around the world are also family members, friends and neighbors with a range of interests. Get a glimpse into their lives and their work as we turn to military photographers for a chronicle of the year. ...

U.S. 10/10/18, 16:55

Officials recently announced plans to increase number of tanker squadrons needed to refuel military aircraft in flight from 40 to 54 by 2030