A Turkish air force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., on March 9, 2016. Air Force photo by A1C Kevin Tanenbaum. Turkish warplanes on Oct. 9 began bombarding Kurdish targets inside Syria, a...
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An OC-135B Open Skies aircraft takes flight on Aug. 13, 2015, at Offutt AFB, Neb. The Open Skies is an observation aircraft used for treaty support enhancing global peace, stability, and cooperative security. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger. The...
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in formation during a victory announcement ceremony over the defeat of the Islamic State's so-called physical caliphate on Mar. 23, 2019, at Omar Academy in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. Army photo by SSgt. Ray...
Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod Wolters speaks during a change of command ceremony at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, on May 3, 2019. NATO photo by SSgt. Ross Fernie. Despite the drawn-out, public fight over Turkey’s...
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Air Force photo by SSgt. J.T. Armstrong. Air Force Global Strike Command early Oct. 2 launched an unarmed Minuteman III...
Air Force SSgt. Taylor Bechtol, a 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, loosens the straps on a GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition during the quarterly load competition at JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Oct. 26, 2018. Air Force photo...
A U-28A crewmember assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., gives the thumbs up as he taxis past C-130Js to to the runway for take-off on Sept. 12, 2017, at Little Rock AFB, Ark. Air Force photo by SSgt. Jeremy McGuffin. The...
Raytheon is proposing its new Peregrine missile as a complement to the AIM-120 and AIM-9X in the air-to-air role. The missile would be half the size and weight of the previous missiles, but with more range, increasing the number of...
TSgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, will receive the Air Force Cross on Sept. 13, 2019, for his actions on a battlefield in Afghanistan. Air National Guard photo by MSgt....