The Defense Department on Friday began its Ballistic Missile Defense Review, an in-depth study of ways to strengthen homeland defense. The review, which comes at a time when North Korea is repeatedly testing ballistic missiles and challenging US interests in...

President Trump on Friday signed a six-month omnibus spending bill, averting a government shutdown. The $1 trillion bill will keep the government open through September. The bill was approved by the Senate on May 4, with the House approving it...

Two Pave Hawks flying too closely together, along with a pilot over correcting, caused an HH-60 to crash during night training Aug. 18, 2016, near Nellis AFB, Nev. Two helicopters were flying a night tactical formation mission at the Nevada...

Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Kyle Milliken, 38, of Falmouth, Maine, was killed May 5 during a fight against al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first US troop to die in that country since 1993. US forces were conducting an advise and...

The first Italian-made F-35B rolled off the production line on Friday, marking the first time a short take-off/vertical landing variant was produced outside the US. The jet, built in a facility owned by the Italian Ministry of Defense and operated...

F-35As flew about 10 sorties per day while deployed to RAF Lakenheath, England, training alongside F-15s and other NATO allies. Eight F-35As from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill AFB, Utah, deployed to Lakenheath last month during the...

Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on May 2. McMurry previously served as the commander of the...

Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, superintendent of the US Air Force Academy, told members of Congress on May 2 the academy is making progress when it comes to combating sexual assaults, but it still has more work to do. According to...