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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will bring the Syrian government and opposition forces to the negotiating table on Jan. 22, marking the first time the two parties have tried to diplomatically work out their differences since fighting began in March...

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to convey US concerns over China’s newly declared air defense zone over parts of the East China Sea during his visit to Asia this week, announced a senior administration official who spoke to reporters...

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said the Air Force must control the rising cost of pay and benefits in order to maintain a sustainable service in the future. Speaking to airmen at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., on...

Long before talk of rebalancing the US military to the Asia-Pacific region, the Air Force recognized the importance of presence and engagement there, said the panel of retired four-star generals at AFA’s Pacific Air & Space Symposium. “I don’t think...

A combat rescue officer assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron descends on a fast rope during alternate insertion and extraction training at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., on Nov. 13, 2013. Pararescuement and CROs participated in the exercise as part of their...

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) recently introduced an amendment to the Fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill that would transfer the remaining 14 C-27J aircraft the Air Force is divesting to the US Coast Guard. At the same time, according to the...

The F-35 strike fighter will be a lynchpin of security in the Asia-Pacific region in the coming years for the United States and its allies, said Robbin Laird, military and security analyst. “This is not your mother’s jet,” he told...

The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at Tyndall AFB, Fla., received the last QF-4 Phantom in mid-November. The Vietnam-era F-4—aircraft 68-0599—was regenerated from storage and turned in to a remotely piloted aircraft that will be used as an unmanned-full-scale-aerial target during...

Afghan Air Force flight instructors are now teaching air mission planning courses, a major milestone for the country as its forces take on more control of their own security. According to a Nov. 25 Air Forces Central Command release, the...