US service members were on the Afghan base that was targeted by the Taliban on Friday. The US personnel sheltered in place at the facility, and “were not affected,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said. However, more than 140...

Last week’s series of Russian flights near Alaska was an uptick in activity following a “hiatus” of Russian flights in that region, the Pentagon said Monday. Over four days last week, Russia flew Tu-95 Bear bombers near Alaska three times...

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday that China is helping to put pressure on North Korea to prevent further tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads. Speaking on NBC’s Today show, Haley said, “China has...

US aircraft conducted two air strikes inside Yemen within a week, bringing the total number of strikes in that country to 80 in about two months. On April 23, a US drone strike hit al Qaeda militants in the southern...

Testing of the launch and checkout system for OCX—the next generation GPS III ground control system—recently began transitioning from Raytheon’s facility in Aurora, Colo., to Schriever AFB, Colo., the company announced in a press release. The 2nd Space Operations Squadron...

SSgt. Ashleigh Buch, an instructor with the 338th Combat Training Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., has transitioned from male to female, providing an early example of the new Air Force guidelines for gender transition, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Buch began...

On April 20th, 2016, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies inaugurated its first Airpower Heritage Salute. This year’s honoree was Lieutenant Colonel Dick Cole, USAF (Ret). Best known as Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot on the famed April 18, 1942 raid against...