Budget cuts and service “right-sizing” are claiming one of the Air Force’s two aggressor units based at Nellis AFB, Nev., according to Air Combat Command. The 65th Aggressor Squadron, which flies 18 older model F-15Cs, will stand down on Sept....

Gen. William Shelton, head of Air Force Space Command, is stepping down this week after more than three and a half years leading the organization. His retirement from the Air Force will formally take effect on Sept. 1, ending a...

? Air Force and Navy fighters and remotely piloted aircraft have conducted 15 “targeted airstrikes” against Islamic terrorists threatening US facilities and personnel in Iraq as well as thousands of Yazidi refugees trapped on Sinjar Mountain, said a top US...

While conceding that the Islamic terrorists rampaging through Iraq remain a threat, the Pentagon “has no plans to expand the current air operations” beyond the assigned mission of protecting US facilities and personnel and thousands of Iraqi religious refugees struggling...

? Construction commenced at Altus AFB, Okla., for the facilities that will be part of the schoolhouse for the Air Force’s new KC-46A tanker, according to a base release. “The mighty 97th looks forward to training on our newest tanker...

Members of the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron have joined their Navy partners in transitioning to new EA-18G electronic attack jets after decades of flying in Vietnam-vintage EA-6Bs, announced the Air Force on Aug. 11. The 390th ECS is teamed with...

Two Customs and Border Protection MQ-9s operating from Grand Forks AFB, N.D., became the first remotely piloted aircraft to fly together in the same unrestricted airspace, according to a base release. This milestone was “a stepping stone” to help the...

? Defense Department forensic scientists identified the remains of Army Air Forces SSgt. Gerald V. Atkinson, 21, of Ramer, Ala., who had been missing in action since World War II. The Pentagon is returning the remains to Atkinson’s family for...