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.

Drones spotted flying near Wright-Patterson AFB again

“Installation leaders have determined that none of the incursions impacted base residents, facilities or assets,” the 88th Air Base Wing said. “The Wright-Patterson AFB airspace was not affected by the incursions.”

Master sergeant wins $250,000 on mountain-climbing reality show ‘The Summit’

Ladeania Jackson, an Air National Guard master sergeant, and three others who completed a 14-day challenge in the Southern Alps of New Zealand shared a $1 million prize on the reality TV show “The Summit.”

Legal saga over how Ramstein figured into deadly 2012 Yemen drone strike reaches German high court

The role of the German government and Ramstein Air Base in coordinated U.S. drone strikes is under scrutiny by the country’s highest court, which took up the case of two men whose relatives were killed in a 2012 attack in Yemen.

Advanced fighters bound for Okinawa will help counter ‘bully’ China, general says

The 18th Wing is prepared to use its incoming fleet of multirole fighters to counter China as it continues to “essentially bully the neighbors,” Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans said in a recent interview.

Kids at Aviano US base school reconnect with Italians after pandemic halt of partnership

Students at a school on this U.S. base in northeastern Italy are once again making friends among their Italian peers through a nearly 50-year-old exchange program that has been revived following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ramstein Air Base confirms unauthorized drone activity earlier this month

Ramstein Air Base and German police officials confirmed Monday that unauthorized drones have flown over the Air Force installation in recent days, though details about the unmanned aircraft remain scarce.

Sexual violence at service academies is trending down from a historic high, Pentagon reports

The initial data released in the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence at the Military Academies shows an estimated 783 academy students experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2023-24 school year compared with 1,136 in 2022. 

US, South Korean airpower display will return over Osan after 6-year hiatus

After six long years, Air Power Days are returning to the home of the 7th Air Force and its U.S. fighter and attack squadrons.

Christmas comes early for Pacific islanders courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers

Inhabitants of this remote atoll rushed onto a beach Wednesday as a U.S. Air Force plane prepared to drop crates filled with much-needed supplies and some Christmas cheer.

Air Force Academy sued over race-conscious admissions

After the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions has challenged the exception for military academies.

Marines, Air Force demonstration teams to highlight 2025 National Cherry Festival in Michigan

The International Council of Air Shows announced Tuesday that U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team and the U.S. Marines F-35B Lightning II Demonstration Team are coming to the next National Cherry Festival.

Air Force families living with potential mold on Okinawa learn new housing options

Families who must move from 27 recently renovated homes due to potential mold buildup have two options for new housing on the installation, residents said after a forum Tuesday.

NDAA item would require Air Force to weigh pluses and minuses of keeping beard ban

If passed, the bill will require the secretary of the Air Force to evaluate whether beards are compatible with an array of equipment worn by airmen, including masks that require airtight seals.

Defense policy bill greenlights northern border security center at Selfridge

The draft defense policy bill released over the weekend includes the authorization needed to formally set up a new center to coordinate northern border security, with its future home at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

Operation Christmas Drop, bigger than ever, pushes off for humanitarian mission’s 73rd time

The Air Force takes supplies to remote islands via military transport aircraft as part of Operation Christmas Drop.