Minot AFB, N.D. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday kicked off a multi-day, multiple base visit to the USAF nuclear enterprise, telling B-52 and Minuteman III crews at Minot AFB, N.D., that while their mission isn’t highly visible to the...

Minot AFB, N.D. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s miniature tour of the Air Force’s nuclear infrastructure kicked off at Minot AFB, N.D., a base that is home to two legs of the nuclear triad and has seen modest improvements under the...

Minot AFB, N.D. The biggest change from the Air Force’s attempt to revitalize the morale of its the nuclear community hasn’t been money spent on new equipment, it has been the change away from intense inspections to more personal accountability,...

Minot AFB, N.D. While there isn’t a looming threat of a nuclear exchange between global powers, the threat of nuclear attacks is still high and in different ways that the US must be prepared for, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said...

The four E-8 JSTARS aircraft that were grounded for inspections at Robins AFB, Ga., returned to operational status Sept. 23. The aircraft were inspected for possible safety of flight issues after Air Force Materiel Command became concerned about a trend...

A USAF F-35A assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz., caught fire Friday morning while preparing to take off during an exercise at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. The pilot shut down the engine and performed an emergency...

US and South Korean forces took part in a joint operation to demonstrate anti-submarine and ballistic missile capabilities off the coast of the Korean Peninsula Monday. The Navy’s USS Spruance guided missile destroyer and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft joined South...

Two USAF C-130s and airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota AB, Japan, deployed to the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in the Philippines Sept. 25 as part of the third rotational air contingent to the country. The 36th Contingency...

The US military has seen an increase of hostilities in Syria since the US-and Russia-brokered ceasefire ended, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said Monday. Davis described the “uptick in violence,” including an increase of aircraft and artillery strikes in...

More than 20 crew members from eight countries participated in a Mobility Guardian planning session at JB Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Sept. 21. The first Mobility Guardian exercise—the follow-on to Air Mobility Command’s mobility rodeo, which was cancelled due to sequestration—is...