The Pentagon should further analyze the capabilities of the new aircraft that defense officials have selected to watch over special operators working in austere environments and consider slowing its purchase of the planes, a federal watchdog warned in a new report.

The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational deployment of the aircraft across the entire Air Force to the Middle East.

Nearly 100 Okinawans walked through the home of the 18th Wing during a tsunami evacuation drill over the weekend, many carrying fresh memories of an actual alert in April.

Two teenagers were arrested in connection with shootings outside the entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, the San Antonio Police Department announced last week.

The Defense Department is overhauling SkillBridge, its job training program for transitioning service members, with tougher requirements for employers, the creation of a centralized tracking system to measure outcomes and a greater focus on moving participants into full-time work after an internship.

Air Force will be the lone academy that does not mandate full attendance, as Army and Navy have not changed their policies. “That’s pretty wild,” a Navy spokesman said when informed of Air Force’s break from the tradition.

The air cargo was delivered to paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, who were fending off simulated attacks. It was the first time in about five years that the airstrip was in a condition to host the hulking transport plane.

Technology experts from four nations spent the past two weeks practicing a defense against nefarious hacking during the first-ever cyber exercise held as part of Super Garuda Shield in Indonesia.

Air conditioning during torrid summers on the Korean Peninsula provides more than comfort; it’s essential to flight operations in some cases. As temperatures soared this summer, the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron at Kunsan Air Base southwest of Seoul battled every day to keep air conditioners blowing cold air.

Officials at the U.S. Air Force Academy are investigating the death of Avery Koonce, a 19-year-old cadet who was found unconscious in her dormitory room Wednesday night. Koonce was a member of the women’s track-and-field team and was expected to graduate as a second lieutenant in 2028.

Obesity was the leading cause for disqualification among hopeful military recruit applicants and the top driver of separations among active-duty troops in 2023. Researchers suggested the Pentagon take a more proactive approach.

The 182nd Airlift Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard worked closely with Germany’s Air Transport Wing 62 at massive joint air exercises in Germany last year, and wanted to return the favor by inviting them to the U.S.

The Feres Doctrine has been used to prevent military medical malpractice lawsuits since 1950 and has even limited the ability of people to bring military rape cases to civil courts. Nearly two dozen veterans advocacy groups want to change that.

Two airmen received Air and Space Commendation medals at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., on Aug. 23 for their heroic efforts which led to saving a drowning man’s life at Panama Beach, Fla., in March.

Gokhan Gun, a civilian engineer for the Air Force, will be held in jail as he awaits trial on charges he mishandled more than 150 pages of classified documents, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

The U.S. Army captured bragging rights as the year’s top military Call of Duty team, defeating squads from the U.S., U.K. and Canadian armed services to win the glittering trophy at Call of Duty Endowment Bowl V.

The C-130 will be a key part of the Air Force’s call for a reorientation towards great power competition, with a particular emphasis on the Pacific.

A U.S. Air Force boost to the electronic warfare system on Western F-16s being delivered to Ukraine will offer the American and allied militaries a window into the lessons from Kyiv’s use of the planes, according to the service.

Several airmen stationed in Las Vegas were recognized this week for saving a seemingly lifeless pregnant woman and three of her hiking companions from a flash flood at Zion National Park in Utah, according to Nellis Air Force Base officials.