Congress won't allow the Air Force to retire its T-1A Jayhawk trainer until the service shows it can effectively train new pilots by simulator alone, according to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The Air Force also may be allowed to accept new T-7 trainers ...
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The U.S., Australia, and the U.K. joined forces for "Global Dexterity," a two-week exercise in the Pacific that saw C-17 transport crews from all three nations work together to practice mobility operations from Nov. 27 to Dec. 8. Air and ground crews from each country ...
The Air Force took delivery on the third and final WC-135R "Nuke Sniffer" aircraft, completing its transition from its two-aircraft WC-135C/W fleet. The aircraft sample the air for particles and gases indicating nuclear activities. There are few missions like it anywhere else in the U.S. ...
Special Operations Command needs to re-look at the number of Sky Warden "Armed Overwatch" aircraft it wants to buy, as it didn't adequately evaluate how many it really needs, the Government Accountability Office said. The Pentagon concurred with GAO's recommendation that the program be slowed ...
An Air Traffic Control (ATC) Airman at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. recently saved the life of a civilian Cessna pilot and his passenger when the pilot experienced an in-flight emergency.
U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers teamed up with the U.K.’s Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs to fly across Europe’s North Sea in a single-day exercise. A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., providing air-to-air refueling for the mission. ...
Congress finally passed the National Defense Authorization Act and sent its 3,000 pages to the White House for President Biden’s signature. The annual defense policy bill was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support, as the Senate and House voted it through on Dec. 13 and 14, ...
Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, paid tribute to eight Airmen who died in a CV-22 Osprey crash last month with a special box of gifts as part of the annual Operation Christmas Drop.
The Air Force is poised to get a new top enlisted Airman, as Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass prepares to pass the baton to Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi, selected as the next CMSAF this week. Here are seven ...
