China's Defense Minister to Visit NORAD Gen. Wanquan's U.S. trip includes the first-ever visit by a Beijing official to North American Aerospace Defense Command.
US Begins Bombing Islamic Rebels in Northern Iraq U.S. warplanes and drones carried out a series of airstrikes Friday against fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the...
Pentagon Expects Islamic State to Rebound after Syria Airstrikes Officials said the airstrikes in Syria against ISIL were effective but warned of a campaign that would take years.
Airstrike Agreement Keeps US Air Controllers Away From Combat The Air Force has worked out a way to fly close air support for the Iraqis without having U.S. troops calling in the strikes.
US, Coalition Executes more than 1,000 Airstrikes against ISIS The U.S. and its allies have now flown more than 1,000 attack missions against ISIS target sin Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon Defends F-35 After Report Says it Can't Dogfight The F-35 Joint Program Office defends the aircraft after a report claimed it is inferior to an F-16 in a "dogfighting"...
Russia 'Closing Gap' Between US with Newer Air Defenses, General Says Russia's development of new surface-to-air missile systems and other air defenses has 'closed the gap' between U.S. air...
Air Force Command Pauses Use of M18 Handguns After Security Airman's Death The active-duty Security Forces airman, assigned to the base's 90th Security Forces Squadron, "died on base while on duty" in...
How This Airman Survived 3 Months in the Alaskan Wilderness After a World War II Plane Crash Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Leon Crane was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber when an engine malfunctioned and it crashed...
Navy Top Enlisted Sailor Announces Early Retirement Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea's retirement comes amid shake-ups in other top leadership posts within the...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
Proposal to Expand Private Health Care for Veterans Advanced by House Panel The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans...