Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, took to the sky in her F-35A Lightning II above Eglin AFB, Fla., on May 4, becoming the first woman to fly the Air Force’s fifth generation strike fighter. “It felt...

The US has started training the first group of 90 moderate Syrian fighters, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday. The fighters, which have been “highly vetted,” should be ready to begin fighting ISIS extremists within...

Shortly after meeting with Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticized language in the defense authorization bill awaiting House action that calls for sending US arms directly to the Kurds and the Sunni tribes. Carter told reporters...

The State Department signed off on a proposed foreign military sale of the V-22B Block C Osprey tilt rotor aircraft, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement, released just over a week after the US and Japan rolled out...

The State Department approved sales of advanced air-to-air missiles to two key Southeast Asian partner nations. The first is a potential $21-million sale of 10 new AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and accompanying spare parts, support, and test...

The Defense Logistics Agency released a new strategic plan for 2015 through 2022, which outlines five areas that support the agency’s mission. They are: warfighter first, people and culture, strategic engagement, financial stewardship, and process excellence, according to a May...