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The Senate confirmed Gen. David Goldfein to be the Air Force’s 21st Chief of Staff late Wednesday evening, reported Politico. Goldfein, who currently serves as USAF’s vice chief, will replace Gen. Mark Welsh, who officially retires on Friday after 40...

Turkish authorities are still investigating who carried out the Tuesday bombings at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport, killing at least 41 people, while US officials are urging military members in the region to take simple measures to reduce risk. At least...

NATO’s going to have to get more serious about answering challenges from Russia, and that will mean more investment in readiness and a potential mirror to Russia’s anti-access/air defense wall, retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, said...

A task force made up of familiar names from both parties and the Pentagon was launched Wednesday to study the Pentagon’s personnel policy and recommend reforms. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, former Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.), retired Marine Corps Gen....

The Pentagon is not structured to handle the series of global and strategic challenges the United States now faces, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Wednesday at the Bipartisan Policy Center. McCain said the Pentagon is...

TSgt. Sean Barton was fatally injured in an Oct. 21, 2014, incident in a training tower in Kathmandu, Nepal, after the veteran pararescueman told an assisting PJ that he wanted to go fast in a descent process called belaying, according...

Update: Coalition strikes against ISIS’ oil trade have halved the group’s oil revenue from an estimated $30 million a month to $15 million a month—not the $300 million and $150 million amounts originally reported by the coalition—Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman...

The renewed push to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels has produced about 100 fighters who are in turn training their units in battles against ISIS across Syria, said Army Col. Christopher Garver, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent...

The Air Force Thunderbirds will fly their six-ship demonstration this weekend for the first time since one of their jets crashed earlier this month. Maj. Alex Turner, whose F-16 crashed June 2 outside Colorado Springs, Colo., after performing at the...

The Pentagon recently approved the ground testing and eventual first flight for a restored World War II-era B-29 Superfortress, called “Doc,” from a non-joint-use runway at McConnell AFB, Kan. The B-29 received an airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration...