An F-16 from the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing slid off the runway in Sioux Falls, S.D., on May 11, with images appearing to show the jet’s landing gear collapsed and its nose damaged. The pilot, however, is safe, the wing said ...
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Frank Luke shot down 18 enemy aircraft in his 18-day run in World War I.
A KC-46 Pegasus crewed by Airmen from the 22nd Refueling Wing flew for more than 24 hours, establishing a new Air Mobility Command record and covering more than 9,000 miles. The 24.2-hour, record-breaking flight was intended to gather data on the “feasibility, limitations, potential risks ...
Russia flew more than 300 sorties May 10, firing on targets in the Donbas region of Ukraine and the cities of Mariupol and Odesa as the war moved closer to Russian territory. Meanwhile, British defense minister Ben Wallace prepared to meet Defense Secretary Lloyd J. ...
The flat, open lands of the Donbas region of southeastern Ukraine call for a different type of weapon, and the U.S. is responding with more unmanned aerial systems and the training to use them, completing the first seven-day course with Ukrainians on the use of ...
Finnish fighter pilots take off, land, and fly in harsh Arctic conditions routinely—all within range of Russian air defenses. They often share these specialized capabilities with the U.S. Air Force to hone Arctic agile combat employment concepts. But as the Nordic nation contemplates a NATO ...
Barnstormers, wing walkers, and air racers lit the spark to enchantment with aviation.
F-35s from the Vermont Air National Guard arrived in Europe to support the NATO air policing mission, marking the first overseas deployment of the Vermont ANG fighters. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a crisis across the European continent, the Air Force has deployed F-35s, ...
