The Pentagon released declassified videos of its most recent airstrikes in eastern Syria, a move that provides fresh detail on the targets that were struck Nov. 12 and the damage to the sites.
The U.S. carried out airstrikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and militias they support, the Pentagon announced Oct. 26. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said the “narrowly tailored” strikes were intended to respond to a ...
The U.S. Air Force continues to bolster its forces in the Middle East after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, as F-15Es from RAF Lakenheath, U.K., arrived in the region Oct. 13.
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., have arrived in the Middle East as the U.S. has rushed airpower to the region after the surprise Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The A-10s will add to the ...
A U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down a Turkish government drone on Oct. 5 after it flew within half a kilometer of U.S. forces in Syria. The incident was an extremely rare military engagement between two NATO members, who were already at odds over a ...
Chinese pilots are risking “disaster” with their intercepts of American planes operating over the South China Sea, Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said Sept. 11. "Do it safely, do it professionally, and everybody will be OK," Wilsbach said. "We won't have a ...
As of Aug. 8, Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) hold on unanimous consent confirmation for general and flag officers is affecting 301 nominations pending before the Senate, according to the Pentagon. And over a third of those affected officers are from the Air Force and Space ...
Though a parade of senior American officials have visited China as of late to try to encourage a working relationship with Beijing, the Pentagon has yet to make significant progress in establishing substantive communications between the American and Chinese militaries—a tool for avoiding miscommunication and ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the first Black service chief and nominee to become the second-ever Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the desegregation of the U.S. military in an emotional speech July ...
The U.S. is deploying F-35 fifth-generation fighters and additional F-16s to the U.S. Central Command region, the Pentagon announced July 17. A senior U.S. defense official told Air & Space Forces Magazine that the F-35s could be used over the Gulf and the Strait of ...
On the eve of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.’s nomination hearing to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III upped his pressure on lawmakers to break the monthslong delay in confirming senior military leaders July 10. Speaking at ...
With Sweden’s bid for NATO entry hanging in the balance, the U.S. and key allies are doing their best to push Stockholm over the finish line. U.S. officials’ hope is that the alliance's decision to admit Sweden as its 32nd member will come when NATO ...