A U.S. airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself, after he posed as a 13-year-old on the gaming site Roblox.

Only a handful of courses at the military’s service academies have been eliminated to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to scrub diversity programming from their campuses, the academies’ superintendents told a Senate subpanel hearing Wednesday.

The Air Force Thunderbirds highlighted this year’s “Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona” air show last weekend at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing in spring 2026, according to the wing commander.

Second Lt. Theodore Roosevelt Stiger was a young athlete who attended Jackson College, which is where student athletes Brayden Pearson and Azyah Brown first learned of his story.

Red Flag 25-2 — an annual exercise to strengthen multinational combat readiness — concluded at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord broke ground this week on 212 new homes that base officials hope will ease a housing crunch in and around the military base in a rapidly growing region of Washington state.

President Donald Trump said prototypes of the future aircraft having been secretly flying in recent years. The U.S. hopes the F-47 will be the first 6th generation fighter aircraft to enter military fleets, as China has reportedly also been flying prototype versions of its next generation stealth fighters.

Small teams are scheduled to fan out to nine Air Force and Space Force installations by the end of March to review compliance with executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

With required uniform items unavailable through the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, airmen have turned to thrift stores, eBay, and other secondhand sources. Despite the shortages, the Air Force has not announced any adjustments to the inspection schedule.