The 158th Fighter Wing received its first two F-35 Lightning IIs during an event at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., on Sept. 19, 2019. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Ryan Campbell. The unit cost of...
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A1C Anthony Uelk, on the ladder, along with fellow 932nd Airlift Wing flight line crew chiefs, brave the polar vortex record low temperatures while refueling a C-40 in preparation for a launch on Jan. 31, 2019, at Scott AFB, Ill....
An F-35 Lightning II sits at a Vermont Air National Guard event in South Burlington, Vt., Sept. 19, 2019. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Ryan Campbell. Lockheed Martin on Oct. 28 received an approximately $7 billion award to build...
A B-1B Lancer takes off from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., on Oct. 24, 2019, in support of US strategic objectives. Air Force photo by A1C Christina Bennett. The B-1B Lancers that deployed to Saudi Arabia Oct. 24 have already returned home...
Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif., load cargo onto a McConnell AFB, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus on Aug. 21, 2019. Air Force photo by SrA. Christian Conrad. The first major test phase for the Air Force’s...
An MC-130J Commando II taxis on the flight line July 28, 2016, at Kadena AB, Japan. USAF photo by SrA. Peter Reft. Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with information from Kadena AB, Japan. The photo caption also has...
A B-1B from the 34th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., taxis after landing at Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 25, 2019. AFCENT video screenshot. An undisclosed number of B-1B Lancer bombers touched down at Prince Sultan AB,...
USAF plans to purchase two to three of both the Textron AT-6B Wolverine (shown at top) and the Sierra Nevada-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano to continue work on the light-attack aircraft effort. Air Force photos. The Air Force plans to buy...
The Air Force is planning the first flight of its B-21 for December 2021, though that date could slip, the head of the service's Rapid Capabilities Office said. Staff photo illustration by Mike Tsukamoto. The first flight of the B-21...