Filipino leaders have informed the United States the country is putting joint patrols of the South China Sea on hold and that just over 100 American service members operating in the southern part of the country will “be asked to...

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work met with Finland’s Minister of Defense Jussi Niinist on Oct. 7 and signed a bilateral statement of intent to cooperate on defense issues, according to a Pentagon readout of the meeting. The statement calls for...

NATO AWACS aircraft flew their 1,000th flight over Eastern Europe on Oct. 5. The flights in alliance member airspace began after Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, according to a NATO release. The aircraft, which operate out of Geilenkirchen, Germany, provide...

Dobbins ARB, Ga. As recently as the first Gulf war, US service members died of wounds received in combat at a rate of 24 percent. In the past five years, that rate has dropped to 2 percent, said Lt. Col....

The 595th Command and Control Group—a new Air Force Global Strike Command unit meant to consolidate nuclear command and control operations—was activated Oct. 6 at Offutt AFB, Neb. The 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was formed for the new unit, but...

Even though the number of female Air Force pilots has steadily increased over the years, the number of female fighter pilots has not. There are a total of 723 female pilots, but only 57 “chick fighter pilots,” Lt. Col. Christine...

While Lt. Col. Christine Mau was chosen to be the Air Force’s first female F-35 pilot, she said one of her most memorable career moments came as an F-15E pilot. While speaking at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum...