The B-21 Ultimatum

The Senate Armed Service Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act would make it illegal to spend any Fiscal 2017 money for the B-21 engineering and manufacturing development program until the Air Force tells defense committees the amount of...

Former Chiefs, Secretaries Rally for B-21

The B-21 Long-Range Strike Bomber is critical because the Air Force’s bomber force continues to age and its advantages decline as adversaries of the United States are fielding new, capable defense systems, 11 former Air Force Chiefs of Staff and...

US Lifts Vietnam Arms Embargo

President Obama on Monday ended a 50-year embargo on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam, enabling broader military cooperation with the nation in a time of heightened tensions in the South Pacific and ending a “lingering vestige” of the...

Iraq Begins Siege on Fallujah

Iraqi forces on Monday began a major offensive on the ISIS-held city of Fallujah, using US-led airstrikes to kick off a harsh battle against the group that has held the city since January 2014. US airstrikes began pounding the city...

US Kills Taliban Leader in Pakistan

President Obama on Monday said the drone strike that killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansur does not mean the US is “re-entering day-to-day combat operations,” though it does show the fight against the group is not limited to Afghanistan. An Air...

Massachusetts Air Guardsmen Deploy to Germany

About 100 airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes ANGB, Mass., deployed to Germany on May 12 for integration training with Active Duty airmen at Spangdahlem and Ramstein Air Bases. The training allows the Guardsmen to work on scenarios...

Testing for Contaminated Water

The Air Force is using new guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency to determine if water at US bases and communities is contaminated, according to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. Previously, the Air Force had followed guidelines issued in...