Air Force

Air Force’s JoAnne Bass becomes first female to be the top enlisted member in US military branch

Haley Victory Smith · June 20, 2020 12:28 am

Former U.S. Army National Guardsman Mohamed Bailor Jalloh wanted to attack a military installation in the syle of the Chatanooga, Tenn., and Fort Hood shootings, according to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

‘Daunting problem’: Black service members court-martialed up to 71% more than whites

Abraham Mahshie · June 16, 2020 8:55 pm

North Korea stole plans for a U.S. fighter jet by hacking into more than 100 South Korean firms and government agencies over a two-year period. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

National Security

Pilot found dead after US Air Force F-15 jet crashes in North Sea

Anthony Leonardi · June 15, 2020 5:37 pm

(Kevin Dietsch/Pool)

National Security

Air Force Gen. Charles Brown confirmed as first black military chief

Haley Victory Smith · June 9, 2020 7:18 pm

An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircrew member boards the surveillance aircraft at the former Forward Operating Location Manta in Ecuador before a mission to search for illegal drug runners over the eastern Pacific Ocean Aug. 1, 2007.

Ecuador ‘bluff’ buys goodwill from US, not military hardware

Abraham Mahshie · June 3, 2020 4:01 am

Two Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercept a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea, May 26, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo)

Beltway Confidential

China and Russia are threatening American aircrews; why won’t the Pentagon stop them?

Tom Rogan · May 29, 2020 10:20 am

The Navy announced that the ships of the USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz, and USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike groups will participate in the exercise. (Defense Video Imagery Distribution System)

Beltway Confidential

Will USS Theodore Roosevelt counter Chinese fighter interceptions?

Tom Rogan · May 22, 2020 10:18 am

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

F-35 stealth fighter crashes at Florida base

Zach Halaschak · May 20, 2020 5:05 pm

National Security

‘We lost lives’: New congressman and Navy veteran eager to rebuild military superiority

Abraham Mahshie · May 19, 2020 8:28 pm

The U.S. Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Air Force preparedness threatened by albatross budget rules

Bruce Gjovig · May 18, 2020 4:19 pm

An F-22 Raptor flies by after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Red Flag 16-3 over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2016.

F-22 fighter jet crashes at Florida Air Force base

Zach Halaschak · May 15, 2020 8:22 pm

Powerful earthquake strikes Nevada and is felt in at least three states

Zach Halaschak · May 15, 2020 5:02 pm