‘Dirt Boyz’ practice making Yokota’s airfield more resilient against attacks

More engineers trained to cut and pour concrete would make the Air Force’s Indo-Pacific bases more resilient, according to an expert in rapid airfield repair.

Air Force Museum invites guests to explore ocean-going exhibit

There’s a “tie-in” between ocean and space exploration, and the two frontiers have more in common than you might think, said J.C. Snediker, chief of special events at the world’s largest military aviation museum.

1,000-year-old discovery unearthed at Alaska base

Air Force engineers and archaeologists in Alaska have discovered a food cache on the Upper Cook Inlet southwest of Anchorage used 1,000 years ago to store food.

Air Force places career training on hold while services scrub DEI content

The Air Force has temporarily halted career development courses as part of a broader effort to remove diversity, equity and inclusion-related content from military training and education.

One of the last Tuskegee Airmen dies at age 100 in Michigan

Harry S. Stewart Jr., a fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for three kills in a single mission, died Sunday in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He was 100.

Aviano confirms hospitalization of 2 US airmen involved in reported spousal stabbing in Italy

An American service member is being accused by Italian authorities of stabbing her active-duty spouse following a roadside argument, according to a local news report.

Air base on Okinawa inspecting another 263 homes for failing concrete

The 18th Civil Engineer group is conducting “deliberate inspections” of the quadplex units in Kadena’s Washington Heights neighborhood, an 18th Wing spokeswoman said.

Air Force’s new jungle survival course prepares troops for remote deployments

A new Air Force course in jungle survival is preparing airmen to operate from remote airfields if a conflict forces their squadrons to disperse.

Air Force special operator killed in hit-and-run by ex-con near MacDill AFB

Tech. Sgt. Richard Padilla, 37, was a longtime security forces airmen who had expertise in performing base security in austere and challenging locations and helping establish new “fully functional” bases in undeveloped locations.

Trump’s DEI purge guts Air Force team tackling obstacles for women

The Air Force’s top civilian leader has directed the closure of a working group that since 2008 has sought to eliminate arbitrary barriers to women’s service, such as by providing equipment for female pilots who for decades relied on gear designed for men.