The commander of US and coalition forces in Afghanistan told Senate legislators on Thursday that he recommends keeping 9,800 US troops in the country through the summer fighting season. That will make drawing down to 5,500 by Jan. 1, 2017,...
The situation in Afghanistan was “fundamentally different” in 2015 than it was previously, and while the coalition has come a long way, many challenges remain, the outgoing commander of the US-led coalition told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday....
Russia deployed several of its most advanced Su-35S fighters equipped with Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars to Syria, reported the state-run ITAR News Agency. “Starting from last week, super-maneuverable Su-35S fighter jets started performing combat missions at Khmeimim airbase,”...
Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) on Thursday introduced legislation that would require women to register for the draft. The legislation is a response to Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s decision to open all military occupational specialties to women....
About three dozen reservists recently returned from their mission as the first members of Air Force Reserve Command to train Afghan C-130 pilots and crew, according to a press release. The members of the Air National Guard and Air Force...
Navy divers are mounting an expedition to locate WWII crash sites and possible airmen’s remains off the coast of Papua New Guinea, for later recovery, Warbirds News reported. The team plans to use side-scan sonar equipment to locate several aircraft,...
France will purchase four C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to augment the French air force’s current tactical airlift and aerial refueling fleets, the defense ministry announced on Thursday. The foreign military sale will be split between two base-model C-130Js, and two...
Feb. 4, 2016, marked the 70th Anniversary of the Air Force Association, which publishes Air Force Magazine. In 1946, AFA was created by aviation pioneers Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle and Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold with the express purpose of establishing...