Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene was killed Tuesday after a man believed to be a uniformed Afghan army soldier opened fire on coalition forces during a routine “site visit” at the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul, officials...

US Strategic Command initiated a Nuclear Commanders Course to provide Air Force and Navy leaders in strategic deterrence units a better understanding of STRATCOM’s role in building and maintaining the nuclear war plan, its nuclear command and control capabilities, and...

Maj. Gen. Burke Wilson assumed command of 24th Air Force at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, during a change-of-command ceremony held last week. Wilson, who previously served as director of space operations in Washington, D.C., replaced Maj. Gen. James McLaughlin, who led the...

US European Command has dispatched a contingent of 12 US service members to Kiev, Ukraine, to assist in the investigation and recovery efforts of downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 last month, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday. Kirby...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense released its annual defense “white paper” Tuesday, outlining what Japan believes are its most serious military and security challenges, as well as a range of cooperation activities with allies such as the US. In the...

Airmen from two Air Force units teamed up to convert a standard C-130J Super Hercules into a flying critical care unit in mid-air during a real-world mission out of Ramstein AB, Germany, according to an Aug. 4 release. The airmen...

More than 60 Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned to Tinker AFB, Okla., after nearly two weeks in Hawaii supporting the 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercise, the world’s largest international...

Crews from the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron recently flew several missions into Tropical Storm Bertha from an airport in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. The “Hurricane Hunters” flew their first low-level flight into the storm...