The 52nd Fighter Wing identified the two airmen whose bodies were discovered “unresponsive” Jan. 9 in a dorm at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. Pronounced dead soon after were A1C Xavier Leapheart and A1C Aziess Whitehurst, both 20. The two airmen were assigned to the wing’s 52nd ...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper rallied the troops for the New Year in a letter telling Pentagon employees to work hard, spend money wisely, and prioritize their time well to maintain global military dominance. In a Jan. 2 memo to all Defense Department personnel, Esper urged ...
The Space Force has three weeks to come up with an initial organization plan that Congress wants by Feb. 1, a service official said Jan. 10. Maj. Gen. John Shaw, who serves as both US Space Command’s combined force space component commander as well as ...
Aviation author Walter Boyne, who wrote more than 50 books, had a noteworthy Air Force career, and was a former director of the National Air & Space Museum, died Jan. 9, at the age of 90. Boyne flew mainly bombers in the Air Force and, ...
MacDill AFB, Fla., resumed normal operations around 9:14 a.m. on Jan. 10 after reports of an active shooter on the base prompted a lockdown about two hours earlier. After a search of the base, no suspect was found, and base officials emphasized that no shots ...
Two USAF airmen at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, were pronounced dead on the evening of Jan. 9 after being discovered "unresponsive" in a dorm room about 20 minutes earlier, the 52nd Fighter Wing said in a Jan. 10 release.
The Air Force’s science advisers in 2020 will launch three studies on future communications, innovation in space, and the unintended consequences of using autonomous systems, the results of which will shape the service’s research investments. Service Secretary Barbara Barrett tasked the Air Force Scientific Advisory ...
The Air Force wants to breathe new life into its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Program that has tried to replace an older radar system for years. Inside Defense reported Jan. 8 the service plans to cancel Raytheon’s 3DELRR development contract because of “numerous technical and ...
The Air Force’s next combat rescue helicopter is continuing its development as it undergoes testing of its weapons and electronics systems while hanging in a soundproof chamber. The HH-60W entered the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems facility at Eglin AFB, Fla., in ...
SpaceX on Jan. 6 sent 60 Starlink broadband Internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., marking the Space Force’s first launch since the service was created in December. This is the third batch of Starlink satellites sent into space so far, totaling 180 ...
The Air Force’s F-35 operating base on Jan. 6 conducted a massive elephant walk, launching 52 jets in a row. The Active Duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings conducted the Combat Power Exercise to demonstrate “their ability to employ a large force of F-35As." ...
The Pentagon will send thousands more US soldiers to the Middle East as tensions skyrocket with Iran following the Jab. 3 targeted killing in Iraq of Tehran’s most prominent military leader. In the aftermath of the strike, the Iraqi parliament has vowed to kick the ...