Lt. Col. Nicholas Hatcher, 49th Wing chief of safety, left, and Staff Sgt. Austin Shuta, 29th Attack Squadron instructor sensor operator, prepare to launch an MQ-9 Reaper during Agile Combat Employment Grand Warrior at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.. Senior Airman Antonio Salfran
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2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: Air Force Wings
June 7, 2024
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An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Multiple American service members were wounded and some aircraft were damaged in a March 27 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
The 34th Fighter Squadron won the Raytheon Trophy for its air superiority performance in 2025 in two major Middle East operations and a series of responses in the Pacific. The F-35 Lightning II squadron received the honor following its role in Operation Rough Rider targeting Houthi rebel missile sites in…
Three additional B-1B Lancers arrived at RAF Fairford on March 26, bringing the total number of bombers stationed at the U.K. base to 21—one of the largest bomber deployments in recent history.
The Pentagon formally split the combined U.S. Forces Japan and the Fifth Air Force into separate commands, ending a dual-hatted arrangement that had been in place for more than 60 years. The separation means that the former combined commander, Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, will remain head of U.S.…
The Air Force’s nascent Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is beating former Secretary Frank Kendall’s goal of producing drone wingmen at about one-third the cost of an F-35, an official leading the effort said March 25.
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org A photo of a B-52 Stratofortress flying with an apparent pair...
The Air Force may have used a secretive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drone over Venezuela earlier this year. Now, observers think they may have spotted an even more classified aircraft amid operations in Iran.
The Pentagon’s top weapons tester noted progress on key munitions for the Air Force in his latest report, covering everything from dogfighting missiles to hypersonics.
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