The US government will pay for the families of service members stationed at? Incirlik AB, Turkey, and those of staff at the US consulate in Adana to fly commercially out of the country, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The option is...

The Russian defense minister this week announced a new fighter squadron and surface-to-air missile air defense regiment will stand up in the country’s Arctic military command by the end of the year. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking Aug. 31 during...

Savannah, Ga. The Air Force plans to award a contract for engineering, manufacturing, and development of its next-generation JSTARS in 2017, but some contractors are pressing the service to move faster. One group, led by Gulfstream and Northrop Grumman, said...

SSgt. Travis Jordan, a combat control journeyman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan, is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015. Jordan deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom where he served...

The newest AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missile was cleared for full-rate production and delivery to the Air Force, Navy, and allied customers, manufacturer Raytheon announced on Sept. 3. “We look forward to getting them into the hands of our warfighters...

Eligible units are now authorized to add the Global War on Terrorism Service streamer to their unit colors, in recognition of direct support of combat operations since 2001. The Secretary of the Air Force also authorized home station units—rather than...

WC-130J Hurricane Hunters have flown data-gathering missions into seven Pacific tropical storms from JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, this season, capping off with Tropical Storm Ignacio on Tuesday. “During an El Niño year, the water gets much warmer and more moist...

The 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron of the Oregon Air National Guard will fall under the 173rd Operations Group starting Oct. 1, as part of a realignment of the Oregon Headquarters Combat Operations Group, according to a release. The realignment...

Airmen at Fairchild AFB, Wash., have been demolishing 1950s-era munitions bunkers in an effort to reduce the Air Force’s building footprint, according to an Air Force news release. The bunkers were used for storing munitions when the base was part...