Retired Maj. Joe Campbell was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross on May 18 for his actions as a B-29 Superfortress pilot during the Korean War. The honor was presented by Col. Ty Neuman, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, at a ceremony...

The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $46 million modification to the production contract for geosynchronous vehicles five and six in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program. SBIRS satellites provide advanced early missile warning and battlefield awareness. Three...

The Air Force now expects the cost of the GPS III ground control system (OCX) to reach $5.5 billion, spokeswoman Capt. Annmarie Annicelli said in an email statement. That amount may change in June when the service releases updated cost...

The Air Force has sent 12 F-15Cs and two KC-135s, along with 230 personnel, to support the Arctic Challenge 2017 exercise in Finland and Sweden. The exercise began on May 19 and will finish on June 2. The USAF assets...

The Department of Defense cannot fully track $2.3 billion worth of equipment provided to Iraqi and Kurdish forces through the Iraq Train and Equip Fund (ITEF), according to a Government Accountability Office report released on May 25. The type of...

The House voted 418-0 on May 24 to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to explicitly ban the “wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.” Air Force veteran Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) sponsored the legislation. McSally said in...

The Air Force Association held its inaugural Wounded Airmen Cycling Challenge fundraising ride on May 20 at CycleBar, an indoor cycling studio with over 120 locations nationwide. The Wounded Airmen Cycling Challenge raised over $54,000 in support of AFA’s Wounded...