Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh is in Beijing for a week-long visit at the invitation of the Chinese government. Welsh, joined by Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Hawk Carlisle and CMSAF James Cody, arrived there on Sept. 24, according...

Lt. Gen. Tod Wolters assumed command of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) from Lt. Gen. Robin Rand. The leadership change took place during a ceremony on Sept. 24 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., according to a base release. Wolters previously...

The Air Force is expected to conduct an operational test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM on Thursday from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. If the mission goes off as scheduled, it will be the second MM III operational test in five...

The first-ever Arctic Challenge exercise is scheduled to conclude on Thursday at Ørland, Norway. The event, which started there on Sept. 16, brought together more than 60 combat aircraft from the United States, Britain, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and NATO for...

The Air Force took delivery of its fourth E-11A aircraft, announced Air Combat Command. This airplane, based on the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet, arrived at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., on Sept. 18, before setting off to join the rest of...

Airmen belonging to an Aircraft Battle Damage Repair unit in Afghanistan recently salvaged more than $20 million in parts and equipment from a crippled C-130J, according to service release. The aircraft made a hard landing at Forward Operating Base Shank...

T-38s at Edwards AFB, Calif., are getting upgraded ejection seats with improved safety features, according to a base release. Installation of the new Martin-Baker Mk US16T seats began in July and is scheduled for completion by mid-October, states the Sept....