Personal information for thousands of Air Force officers, including security clearances and social security numbers, leaked online from a lieutenant colonel’s unsecured backup drive. ZDNet reported on Monday that security researchers found gigabytes of files on the internet-connected drive that...

The Air Force’s requirement for the B-21 Raider bomber, initially stated as “80-100” airplanes, is now officially at least 100 aircraft, the Air Force said in clarifying recent senior leader remarks. Written testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee...

The B-21 bomber program, the progress of which remains largely secret, has passed yet another preliminary design review, this one ordered by Congress, an Air Force spokesman said. Last week, Air Force vice chief of staff Gen. Stephen Wilson told...

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for more troops and greater authorities for the war in Afghanistan in an op-ed published in the Washington Post Monday. Their demand comes just weeks after Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander...

Three CV-22s that had been scheduled to deploy to Yokota AB, Japan, in 2017 will not be stationed there until fiscal year 2020, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The three Ospreys were to be the first of 10 for...

The Air Force announced Tuesday that it is removing automatic barriers to reenlistment or extension for enlisted airmen who fail to complete required professional military education courses on time. The change will bring enlisted standards in line with “recent changes...

ISIS has largely been surrounded in Western Mosul’s Old City, with US-led coalition jets repeatedly targeting the group. On Monday, five coalition strikes took out four ISIS tactical units, destroyed 27 fighting positions, multiple weapon systems and car bombs, a...

The Air Force is revamping its main search and rescue exercise, by holding the event two times per year instead of once and reducing the size of the individual events. Angel Thunder, last held in 2015, began in 2006 as...