June 27, 1945

June 27, 1945

Gen. Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz, commander of strategic forces in Europe, inspects a group of captured Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighters at Melun, Germany. The jets are flown by members of “Watson’s Whizzers,” the unofficial name of the US foreign technology evaluation group led by Col. Harold E. Watson and sent to Europe at the end of the war as part of Project Lusty.

Air Force Set Up a Depot in UK During Epic Fury for Faster Battle Repairs

Sept. 18, 2026

Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.

Air Force Retires EC-130H, Embraces EA-37B, as Davis-Monthan Transitions

Sept. 18, 2026

The 55th Wing officially retired the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft in a ceremony Sept. 18 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., while the 355th Wing there retired its final A-10 Warthog, another major transition for the base.

Now Back in Uniform: At Least 134 Airmen, Guardians Who Refused COVID Vaccine

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More than 130 Airmen and Guardians have returned to service after leaving the military rather than receive the COVID-19 vaccine. And more could follow, an Air Force official said.

Pentagon Picks 2 Companies for Reconnaissance Satellite Demo

Sept. 18, 2026

The Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit have chosen two firms to demonstrate the ability of small satellites built with low-cost, commercial technology to track both friendly and adversary satellites in geosynchronous orbit.

How the Air Force Rigged F-15s in the Middle East with Drone-Busting Rockets in a Week

Sept. 18, 2026

As the threat of Iranian-made drones grew, the Air Force rushed last year to equip F-15E Strike Eagles in the Middle East with a cheap, cost-effective way of defeating them. The service fielded the new capability in roughly a week.

F-16 Crashes During Training Exercise in Michigan; Pilot Ejects

Sept. 17, 2026

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing crashed during a training mission in Michigan on Sept. 17. The fighter's sole pilot ejected and is in stable condition at a local hospital.

USSF Leaders Lay Out the Path to More Than Double the Force

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When Space Force leaders started talking about expanding the service early this year, the idea was simple: double the size of the force in the next five years. At AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference this week, officials detailed just how they’re planning to grow so much so quickly.

CCA Drones to Fly at Large-Scale Air Force Exercise in December

Sept. 17, 2026

The Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft will take part in their first large-force engagement exercise in December, the head of the drones’ Experimental Operations Unit said Sept. 15.

SPACECOM Boss Wants Better Domain Awareness to Target Threats on Orbit

Sept. 17, 2026

The Space Force revealed this week that it has space control weapons on orbit, but the head of U.S. Space Command said the U.S. still has “a long way to go” in improving its ability to detect and target threats in the domain.

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