Congressional negotiators reached an agreement on a $612 billion Fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill, which once again blocks the Air Force’s effort to divest the A-10 fleet, authorizes “urgently needed acquisition reforms,” and begins to reform the military compensation and...

The Air Force will begin combat search and rescue operations from another base inside Turkey, Gen. Philip Breedlove, commander of US European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, said Tuesday. The Air Force has moved people and assets to Diyarbakir...

The Air Force is still avoiding a strict deadline for the awarding of a contract for the Long-Range Strike Bomber, but officials told members of the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday they expect the announcement within a “couple months.” Lt....

The mission capable rate of the Air Force’s entire bomber fleet has been low because the service has such a small fleet, which is why the Long-Range Strike Bomber is so important to keep the service capable, Gen. Robin Rand,...

A government shutdown would put the US at risk of a cyber attack, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Senate panel Tuesday. “What better time for a cyber attack by an adversary [than] when much of our expertise...

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee took top defense and intelligence officials to task Tuesday for failing to finalize an integrated policy for cyber attacks. Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) noted that congressionally mandated policy is already a...

The first Air National Guard theater security package to Europe concluded on Sept. 25 as F-15Cs from the Oregon ANG departed Campia Turzii in Romania, according to a Sept. 29 release. The aircraft were assigned to the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter...

The Turkish military is concerned about Russian forces in Syria, but there may be a political solution to the issue, a Turkish general said on Sept. 28. “We have some concerns about it for the military aspect,” said Lt. Gen....