Turkish aircraft will soon be flying alongside coalition jets in the fight against ISIS, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said Aug. 25. The US and Turkey have finalized the necessary technical details to integrate Turkey into the coalition air tasking...

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will visit Scott AFB, Ill., and Nellis AFB, Nev., this week, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook announced Aug. 25. Carter will fly from Washington, D.C., to Scott for the ceremony in which Gen. Darren McDew...

The Air Force explosive ordnance disposal school at Eglin AFB, Fla., is updating its training program to try to retain more airmen in the process, which has historically weeded out about 75 percent of the classes. The EOD division of...

F-15 Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan, relocated from Okinawa to mainland Japan for two weeks of training with the Japan Air Self Defense Force at Tsuiki Air Base in southern Japan. “We look forward to...

The 1st Fighter Wing activated the 71st Fighter Training Squadron as a stand-alone unit to provide T-38 Talon adversary support to the wing’s F-22 Raptors at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., in a ceremony Aug. 21. “For a fraction of the cost,...

The Air Force has extended more sexual assault prevention and response services to civilians, service Secretary Deborah Lee James said Aug. 24. Previously, only service members and civilian employees stationed outside of the United States had access to sexual assault...

Russia and China this week are set to finish large-scale sea drills with China in the Sea of Japan off the Russian coast, that country’s state media reported. Twenty-two vessels, 20 aircraft, 40 armored vehicles, and 500 marines from both...