For Air Force Drone Operators, Connection with Unmanned Aircraft Runs Deep Air Force Col. Stephen Jones admits that having emotional ties to a drone may seem a bit strange to an outsider.
Air Force’s Problem-Plagued New Tanker Likely Won’t Deploy for 3 Years or More It doesn't look as if the problems plaguing the U.S. Air Force's KC-46 Pegasus tanker will be over anytime soon.
West Point Grad Esper Fields Tough Question on Army-Air Force Game Loyalties Defense Secretary Mark Esper feigned neutrality Wednesday on the upcoming Army-Air Force football game.
AFSOC's 'Ultimate Battle Plane' Now Operating in Afghanistan The new AC-130J "Ghostrider" gunship has begun combat missions in Afghanistan.
After PT Deaths, Air Force Weighs Separating Waist Measurement from Fitness Test The Air Force's top enlisted leader said some airmen go to extremes, even starving themselves, to pass the tape test.
The Air Force Has Declared War on Hopelessness in the Ranks Toxic leadership appears to contribute to "hopelessness," according to the top enlisted person and chief of staff.
Air Force Wing Ready for Disaster Response Worldwide 'Anytime, Anywhere' The 621st Contingency Response Wing has the mission to set up or restore airfields in disaster response.
SecDef Esper: The Military's Next Big Fight May Start in Space The U.S. military needs to move quickly to stand up U.S. Space Force as a military branch, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
1st Female Airman to Earn Ranger Tab Is Now Training for Disaster Response She made history. Now, she's training to make a difference.
Head of Air Forces Europe: Funding for Wall Won't Hurt Buildup Against Russia The head of U.S. Air Forces Europe says he isn't worried about the recent transfer of funding for military projects.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...