Distinguished Flying Cross recipients from the 6th Air Refueling Wing pose for a photo following a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The aircrew obeyed an order to change their flight path and flew the KC-135 tanker towards an escalated situation on the ground. The pilots executed a precise orbit pattern over the fighter jets engaged in an air-to-ground strike, providing critical support and demonstrating exceptional coordination and professionalism in a high-stakes mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton)

Tanker crew from MacDill AFB finally receive Distinguished Flying Cross medals for heroic actions in Middle East

Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., received the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal for heroic actions in the Middle East last year.

A study published last year in Military Medicine found that Air Force shaving waivers are associated with longer times to promotion, which disproportionately affects Black service members.

Air Force reins in shaving waivers for airmen and guardians

The Air Force is resetting the expiration dates on waivers for airmen and guardians with shaving exemptions, or profiles, according to a memo from service’s surgeon general.

A man in a green snow suit and white helmet skis down a snowy slope.

Air Force eliminates subsidies for popular quality-of-life program

The Air Force has again cut funding for the popular Recharge for Resiliency program that provides airmen and their families substantial discounts for recreational trips and other activities.

Kadena Elementary, the first "21st century" school on Okinawa, opened its doors on Feb. 28, 2018.

Sewer issue shutters elementary, middle schools at Air Force base on Okinawa

An elementary school and a middle school at the home of the 18th Wing canceled classes Monday due to a sewer line issue that was resolved that afternoon.

The Tuskegee Airmen, known as the “Red Tails” were America’s first Black military flyers. They took to the skies in P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang and other fighter aircraft to escort bombers on dangerous missions over Germany in World War II.

Lessons about Tuskegee Airmen, female flyers quickly return to Air Force basic training

The Air Force is restoring videos of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, to its basic training curriculum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday.

Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, join 86th Airlift Wing leaders and construction experts at a ceremonial shovel digging Jan. 24, 2025, to mark the beginning of construction the 37th Airlift Squadron's operations facility. Work on the $23 million project will take place over the next couple of years.

Ramstein’s 37th Airlift Squadron ends decades-long wait as base breaks ground on operations hub

A new $23 million operations facility for the storied 37th Airlift Squadron took its first step toward becoming reality Friday, with a groundbreaking that heralded a long-anticipated move to a more suitable home.

An Air Force officer with his family in the U.S.

Man who was fired from Space Force post is Trump’s pick for key Air Force role

President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Matthew Lohmeier to be the the Department of the Air Force’s second-highest ranking official.

Members of the 17th Training Wing gather in the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy high bay, for the first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Day event, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 28, 2022. DEI Day brought people from a variety of backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and religions together and created an environment where all can feel equal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Williams)

Department of the Air Force scraps DEI-focused working groups

The Air and Space forces have been told to eliminate working groups aimed at improving equal employment for women, minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled service members, according to a memo this week from the acting Air Force secretary.

U.S. Air Force Col. Frances Dixon, (left), Commander of the 914th Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Squadron, presents the Air and Space Commendation Medal to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Skelton for his heroic actions on Jan. 12th, 2025. Skelton administered life saving first aid to two women after they fell down an escalator at a local establishment and helped stabilize their condition until they reached further care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Reyes)

New York airman receives Air and Space Commendation Medal for saving elderly women after escalator fall

Staff Sgt. Steve Skelton was awarded the Air and Space Commendation Medal for heroism after rescuing the lives of two elderly women who fell down an escalator at a local establishment in New York.

Four A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the Maryland Air National Guard fly over the state in May 2023. Air National Guard A-10s that were stranded at NAS Sigonella in Sicily for months returned to the U.S.on Jan. 18, 2025, a Maryland National Guard spokesman said Jan. 22.

A-10 Warthogs back in US after lengthy Sicily stay delayed return

Six Air National Guard jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily for months have returned to the U.S., a Guard official said.