A Dec. 2 US airstrike killed a senior leader of al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon announced on Monday. The airstrike targeted Abdirahman Sandhere, also known as Ukash, along with two other al Shabaab operatives, said Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt....

The Air Force this month activated a new group and five squadrons with the task of protecting Defense Department networks and mission systems. The 688th Cyberspace Operations Group activated during a ceremony at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, with two new squadrons at...

The first Italian F-35A Lightning II was delivered at the F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out facility in Cameri, Italy, on Dec. 3, marking the first time a Joint Strike Fighter was delivered outside the United States, according to a...

Combat aircraft flew the first large force employment exercise over the newly expanded Powder River Training Complex last week. The two-day exercise, held Dec. 2-3, included B-1 bombers escorted by F-16s conducting counter-air and penetrating strike missions against realistic threats,...

KC-135s surpassed 50,000 combat flying hours providing combat communications relay during aerial refueling orbits over Iraq and Syria last month, officials announced. Tankers supporting US Central Command began flying with the Roll-On Beyond Line-of-Sight Enhancement (ROBE) relay in 2008, and...

The Active Duty F-16 detachment assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing was upgraded to squadron status in a ceremony at Truax Field, Wis., last month, officials announced. “We’re bringing back the history, we’re bringing back the...

Identical twin brothers who served in the Army Air Forces more than 70 years ago received the French Legion of Honor medal on Dec. 2 for their service during World War II, according to a release. Raymond “Glenn” Clanin and...