Our F-16 burst through the clouds above Spangdahlem Air Base on a crisp early morning in June, one of several Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron operating as an opposition force for a counter-air exercise.
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After more than a decade of collaboration, the U.S. and Australia are now gaining ground in perfecting a new hypersonic cruise missile that will be launched from a fighter aircraft.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee greenlit an $851.7 billion budget for the Pentagon for Fiscal 2025, a 2.3 percent increase over the allocation passed by the House Appropriations Committee in June, boosting the Air Force and Space Force's budget to deter China and Russia. Members cited ...
Robbie Risner was a hero in two wars. Earning two Air Force Crosses, he was an ace in Korea and a prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam who survived over seven years in captivity.
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One objective of AIMS is to promote closer relationships with recruiting squadrons
The Airmen who specialize in weather are much more than just a weather app; properly employed, they can help commanders predict and influence adversary behavior.
Leaders seem to be hedging, with senior service leaders indicating concern over NGAD’s costs and raising questions about the future of U.S. air dominance.
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WORLD: Air: F-335 Readiness; No More Ops & Maintenance Groups; a 24 Deployable Combat Wings.
In the absence of a rival superpower in the 1990s, and with the miscalculations of the post-9/11 counterinsurgency campaigns, the successive administrations, the Pentagon, and Congress managed to squander America’s technological edge.