The Air Force on April 19 issued another draft request for proposals for a new helicopter to replace the aged UH-1N fleet, which provides support to ICBM fields and transports VIPs. The new draft incorporates industry input, and the service...

The White House is considering Defense Secretary James Mattis’ recommendation that TSgt. John Chapman’s Air Force Cross be upgraded to a Medal of Honor, Air Commando Association Vice President and retired CMSgt. Wayne Norrad told Air Force Magazine. Chapman died...

The military will not publicly disclose a battle damage assessment or tally of ISIS fighters killed in the April 13 GBU-43 bombing of a tunnel network in eastern Afghanistan. Defense Secretary James Mattis, questioned by reporters in Egypt, said the...

Congress and the Air Force need to take immediate steps to remedy a readiness shortfall that is as intense as the hollow force of the 1970s, the Heritage Foundation warns in a new report. The report, produced by Heritage senior...

USAF and German air force airmen carried out close-air support exercises in Michigan earlier this month with an emphasis on air-to-ground and ground-to-ground engagements. The five-day exercise, which ran from April 10-14, took place at the state’s National Guard’s Camp...

The Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences bequeathed its INFORMS Prize to USAF and Walt Disney on April 3. INFORMS, a 12-thousand member organization promoting “best practices and advances in operations research, management science, and analytics” bases its awardees...