Russia to Pull Troops From Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced he would begin pulling his troops out of Syria. Putin, speaking during a meeting at the Kremlin on the same day United Nations-led peace talks resumed, said “the task put before the defense...

Needed Nuclear Investment

Even though the Defense Department is looking to double the amount it spends on its nuclear arsenal, the total number is still just a fraction of the Pentagon’s overall budget and the funds must be protected, the head of US...

Keeping the Treaties With Russia

While Russia has done enough to comply with the New START treaty so far, the country’s approach to other treaties and continued emphasis on its arsenal is “problematic,” said Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of US Strategic Command. The US has...

UAE Airmen Killed in Yemen Crash

Two airmen with the United Arab Emirates Air Force were killed Monday when their Dassault Mirage jet crashed during combat operations in Yemen. The servicemembers, Zayed Ali Al Kaabi and Mohammed Obaid Al Hmoudi, were killed flying operations as part...

Euro Trip Wraps Up

B-52s and more than 250 airmen from Barksdale AFB, La., returned home on March 13 after participating in exercises across Europe, including Exercise Cold Response 16 and the French-led Serpentex. “Exercises like Cold Response and Serpentex sustain and strengthen operational...

Operation Deep Freeze Concludes

The last of the airmen and LC-130 aircraft supporting the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic research returned home to New York last week. Members of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing transported 3,900 people, carried four million pounds...