US forces strike Houthi weapons and command hubs in Yemen 

The strikes, conducted Monday and Tuesday by U.S. Navy ships and aircraft, targeted a command hub and weapons production facility as well as a bunker housing missiles and drones.

89 Air Force jobs eligible for bonuses that could add up to more than $350,000 in a career

The Air Force expanded retention bonuses this month for 89 career fields in high demand from cyber systems operations to bomb technicians.

107th Attack Wing is betting its $88K flight simulator helps recruiting take off

107th Attack Wing leaders are betting a trailer outfitted with an $88,000 gaming system will help the New York Air Guard unit recruit new airmen in 2025. The simulator and trailer combination is modeled on a system the Air Force also uses for recruiting.

JBER airman facing federal charges tied to AI-generated child sexual abuse images

The suspect secretly took photos of young children in the community to turn them into AI-generated images, according to a prosecutor memorandum. Law enforcement found over 10,000 images of partially clothed children and hundreds of AI-generated pornographic images.

Air Force looks for more recruits by expanding waiver list

A new Air Force policy allows waivers to be granted in certain cases for asthma, hearing loss and food allergies.

New dining hall at air base in South Korea is a bigger, breezier upgrade

The new O’Malley Dining Facility at Kunsan Air Base is more than twice the size of the old building.

Maryland lands DC fighter jets in football stadium deal

Maryland is poised to gain control of a D.C. Air National Guard squadron, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson has confirmed, putting back into place the third major component of a multilayered deal around the District’s control of the RFK Stadium site.

Aviano crew marks end of Pave Hawk helicopter era with farewell mission

Airmen at Aviano Air Base took their final active-duty flight this week in the Pave Hawk helicopter, which the Air Force is phasing out.

Cracking concrete is latest issue to plague housing complex at Okinawa air base

More than 100 homes on Kadena Air Base will be inspected after spalling concrete was discovered in several buildings.

Airlift Santas delivered 39 tons of gifts, supplies during annual Christmas Drop

U.S. airmen put their Santa hats back into storage over the weekend after successfully concluding the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop, according to the 374th Airlift Wing.