- + 'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police—The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an event without any recent pre...
- + Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet—The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as the F-22 Raptor and F-35 ...
- + Funeral Set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force Member Killed in His Home by Florida Deputy—A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff's deputy, a day after ...
- + Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted—Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly taking to the skies foll...
- + Florida Deputy's Killing of Black Airman Renews Debate on Police Killings and Race—A Florida deputy's fatal shooting of a U.S. service member has jarred the former top enlisted officer of the Air Force. [Link to media]
- + 6 Air Force Bases Selected to Host Air Task Forces in Test of New Deployment Model —The Air Force on Wednesday announced six bases selected to house new Air Task Forces -- an experimental reorganization aimed at changing the way airme...
- + Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service—Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured Monday "when the ejection ...
- + Privatized Barracks Would Get Deeper Look Under House's Draft Defense Bill—In its draft National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, released this week, the House Armed Services Committee calls on the Pentagon to deliver a re...
- + SpaceX Plans to Launch 90 Rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base by 2026. Could That Harm the Coast?—SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space from a Santa Barbara County military base by 2026, tripling the number of blasts rocking the coastal comm...
- + Ejection Seat Misfire Kills Air Force Instructor Pilot at Texas Base—The pilot's death marks the latest incident with the T-6 and comes on the heels of a grounding of the aircraft two years ago over worries with the eje...
- + Biden Blocks Chinese-Backed Crypto Mining Firm from Land Ownership near Wyoming Missile Base—The move comes as the U.S. is slated to issue major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported fr...
- + 'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing—The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by police on May 3 paused trai...
- + Experts Say Gun Alone Doesn't Justify Deadly Force in Fatal Shooting of Florida Airman—The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. [Link to media]
- + US Aims to Stay Ahead of China in Using AI to Fly Fighter Jets, Navigate Without GPS and More—A look at the history of military development of AI, what technologies are on the horizon and how they will be kept under control. [Link to media]
- + Patients at Handful of Military Hospitals Now Using New Phone App to Get Care—Patients at five military hospitals are using a new digital platform to schedule appointments and arrange care -- and patients at the Wright-Patterson...
- + Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows—Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm that was legally owned, ...
- + 'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock—Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always wanted to serve his country an...
- + Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says—Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the Florida panhandle flies AC-130J Ghostrider gunshi...
- + With Mounting Opposition, Proposal to Move Guard Units to Space Force Appears Doomed in Congress—The idea is meant to build up the part-time active-duty service model that Congress approved for the Space Force last year in lieu of a new Space Nati...
- + Space Force Data Helps Detect ‘Lost’ Spy Satellite that Orbited Earth Undetected for 25 Years—An experimental spy satellite that was deemed “lost” after eluding detection for decades has finally been found. [Author: Julia Daye] [Link to media]
- + Air Force Pilots Now Can Start Mental Health Treatment and Won't Immediately Be Pulled from Flight Status—Prior to the policy update, which was publicized in a May 1 press release, if an airman began seeking treatment for mental health-related illnesses or...
- + Special Operations Airman Shot and Killed by Florida Police During Disturbance in Apartment Building—Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, which flies AC-130J Ghostrider gunships, and w...
- + Dick Rutan, Who Set an Aviation Milestone When He Flew Nonstop Around the World, Is Dead at 85—He joined the U.S. Air Force as a teenager and flew more than 300 combat missions during the Vietnam War. [Link to media]
- + 'Existential Threat': Air Guardsmen Slam Proposal to Move Their Units to Space Force—Air National Guard leaders and enlisted Guardsmen on Friday called a legislative proposal to move units focused on space missions to the Space Force a...
- + An AI-Powered Fighter Jet Took the Air Force's Leader for a Historic Ride. What That Means for War—Even though the artificial intelligence technology is not fully developed, the Air Force is planning for an AI-enabled fleet of more than 1,000 unmann...
- + CEO Gets 6 Years for Selling Counterfeit Equipment that Ended up on Fighter Jets—Federal prosecutors said Onur Aksoy, 40, of Miami, Florida, sold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of counterfeit Cisco networking equipment that...
- + Air Force's New Physical Training Uniform Finally Set to Hit Exchange Store Shelves this Summer —Airmen at basic military training have finally started to receive new physical training clothes, nearly two years after they were promised to service ...
- + Jack Teixeira Faces Article 32 Hearing as Air Force Considers New Charges in Classified Leak Case—Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who has pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified information online, is facing new charges ...
- + Air Force Weighs New Charges Against Guardsman Jack Teixeira After Online Classified Leak—Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who has pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified information online, is facing new charges ...
- + Air Force Starts to Fly Some Ospreys Again Following Crash that Killed 8 Airmen in Japan—The Air Force is the last among the services to return its Ospreys to the air following the Nov. 29 crash off the coast of Japan that killed eight air...
- + Proposed Transfer of Guard Units to Space Force Sparks Opposition from 48 Governors, 5 US Territories—While a handful of U.S. governors had spoken out against the plan over the last few weeks, this latest letter marks the most overwhelming response to ...
- + Air Force Urged to Put Electronic Warfare Wing at Massachusetts' Hanscom Air Force Base—A coalition of Massachusetts lawmakers are calling for the Air Force to locate its new Information Dominance Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base ...
- + Air Force MQ-9 Crashed in Africa Last Year Due to Engine Failure, Report Details—Nearly 10 hours into the MQ-9's flight, a "propulsion system anomaly" occurred, causing the pilot of the remotely controlled aircraft to shut off the ...
- + 101-year-old WWII Veteran Pilot Gets Birthday Wish to Fly Again—A World War II veteran who flew 32 combat missions in Europe had a wish for his 101st birthday — to fly once again in a small plane. [Link to media]
- + Air Force Starts Taking Applications for Newly Reintroduced Warrant Officer Jobs—The plan to bring back warrant officers for cyber jobs is one of many changes announced in February modifying training, and renaming and reorganizing ...
- + 'I Will Tell No War Stories': A Writer Uncovers His Father's Hidden World War II History—When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his children learned not to...
- + Vandenberg Space Force Base Deemed Contaminant Free Amid Rising Cancer Concerns Among Missile Personnel—The findings, released publicly Monday, "found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels" after testing for polychlorinated bipheny...
- + Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025—Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer promotions that require Sena...
- + Barksdale Air Force Base Closes Dining Hall Due to 'Pest Control Issue' as Photos of Rodents Shared Online—Base officials did not confirm the type of pests, but the closure came as photos reportedly of mice and rodents in the kitchen areas were circulating ...
- + Black Enlisted Airmen Face Court-Martial at Much Higher Rates than White Peers, Study Finds—Despite the alarming numbers, the Rand Corp. study released earlier this month found that the underlying causes of that trend were not immediately cle...
- + Air Force Identifies Seemingly Higher Rate of Rare Brain Cancer Among Children at New Mexico Base—A new Air Force study has found what appears to be a higher rate of a rare brain and spinal cord cancer among children of service members stationed at...
- + Air Force Secretary: Runway Upgrades to Support 185th 'Moving Forward'—Preliminary work has begun for major upgrades deemed essential for the 185th Air Refueling Wing to continue flying tankers at Sioux Gateway Airport, A...
- + Air Force Chief of Staff Highlights Quality-of-Life Updates for Airmen in Latest Memo to the Force—Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force chief of staff, told airmen in an emailed memo that as he nears the six-month mark in his tenure, the service has "be...
- + Florida Honors Tuskegee Airmen with State Holiday While Alabama Still Doesn't—Florida became at least the third state to honor the Tuskegee Airmen with a state holiday when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration ...
- + New Recruiting Programs Put Army, Air Force on Track to Meet Enlistment Goals. Navy Will Fall Short—The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and...
- + 'Up-and-Comer' in Missile Defense Agency Died Following Air Force C-17 Testing Mishap—A civilian employee with the Missile Defense Agency died last year after experiencing decompression sickness aboard an Air Force C-17 during a missile...
- + Booms and Sirens in Israel After Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles and Drones in Unprecedented Attack—U.S. forces downed some of the Iran-launched drones flying toward Israel. [Author: JON GAMBRELL] [Link to media]
- + States Don't Need 'Space Force Militia': Air Force Secretary Defends Move to Bypass Governors—Since the Space Force was formed in 2019 as part of the Department of the Air Force, a major point of contention has been what to do with the roughly ...
- + F.E. Warren Air Force Base Medical Squadron Commander Fired 3 Months into Job—Lt. Col. Jimmy Stanley, commander of the 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, was relieved of command April 5, the base said in a press releas...
- + Promising 'Culture of Trust,' New Commander Takes Helm at Wright-Patterson—Assuming command of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Col. Dustin Richards promised Tuesday to establish a "culture of trust ...
- + AI-Operated Fighter Jet Will Fly Air Force Secretary in a Test of Military's Future Drone Warplanes—The Air Force is betting a large part of its future air warfare on a fleet of more than 1,000 autonomously operated combat aircraft. [Author: Tara Cop...
- + Medical Beard Waivers Nearly Double in Air Force and Space Force in Just 3 Years—Between 2021 and 2023, the number of active-duty airmen with shaving waivers due to pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition causing frequent and p...
- + 'Lancelot,' an Aging B-1B Bomber, Is Being Pulled Out of Retirement and Going Back into Service —The B-1B airframe has been in service with the Air Force since the mid-1980s; about 60 are left in the fleet, which is divided between Dyess in Texas ...
- + Air Force Materiel Command Details Air Force Reorganization Impact—The most notable change at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the redesignation of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to the "Air Force Air Do...
- + Former Air National Guardsman Facing Child Porn Charges May Have Defected to Russian Military—Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the country in response ...
- + Air Force Proposes Bypassing Governors in 7 States to Move Guard Units into Space Force—National Guard Association officials said the new proposal was submitted to Congress with the hopes of it being included in the 2025 National Defense ...
- + Here Are the First 14 Bases to Experience New Privatized Household Goods Moves—In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity forme...
- + First Vessel Uses Newly Opened Channel After Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Deliver Fuel to Dover Air Force Base—Officials said they’re also working to open a second channel on the southwest side of the main channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels, but t...
- + New Cold-Assignment Incentive Pay Coming for Airmen and Guardians at 7 Bases—As of April 1, airmen and Guardians stationed at U.S. bases where temperatures sometimes drop 20 degrees below zero will earn the new lump-sum payment...
- + Researchers Go in the Trenches at Recently Uncovered Archaeological Site at Holloman Air Force Base—The site on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico -- where geomorphologists and members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight disco...
- + Airman Starts Hunger Strike at White House over Gaza, Inspired by Another Airman's Self-Immolation Death—Senior Airman Larry Hebert, an integrated avionics journeyman from New Hampshire currently stationed at Naval Station Rota in Spain, began the hunger ...
- + Commander of Air Mobility Squadron in the United Kingdom Quietly Fired by Air Force—Maj. Ligel Brown was relieved of command Jan. 25, but the leadership change was not publicized in a press release or previously covered by the media. ...
- + All US Commissaries Plan to Offer Home Delivery of Groceries Starting in Late Summer—The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency's COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be...
- + Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command—Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership role Monday, according to a...
- + Air Force Ospreys in Japan Remain Grounded After Deadly Crash, Even as Marines Return to the Air—The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold following a deadly crash o...
- + Air Force Overhaul Plan that Brings Back Warrant Officers Draws Scrutiny from Capitol Hill—A bipartisan agreement to fund the Pentagon for the remainder of this fiscal year that was approved by Congress included a demand from lawmakers for m...
- + Air Force General Charged with Sexual Assault Pleads Not Guilty Ahead of June Trial Date—Stewart's case marks the second time in history that an Air Force general officer has been formally charged with a sexual crime. The projected start d...
- + Federal Investigation into Airman Uncovered Extremist Ties, Led to Child Pornography Charges—Air Force investigators said Jason Gray consented to a search of his Discord, which ultimately led to his arrest on child pornography charges. [Author...
- + The Beloved Air Force Chief Behind the 'AAFES Hot Dog Guy' Meme Has Died—The beloved chief is being eulogized by those military members who remember him so fondly both as a senior leader and, of course, as the "AAFES Hot Do...
- + Noise Worries Massachusetts Base Neighbors as Air Force Preps for F-35s—Noise impacts in the vicinity of Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport would be “significant” once the latest-generation F-35 fighters are based there in ...
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