Unplanned tanker landing prompts emergency response at airlift hub in Tokyo
Air Force emergency responders turned out Wednesday morning for an aerial refueler that diverted to Yokota Air Base.
Air Force emergency responders turned out Wednesday morning for an aerial refueler that diverted to Yokota Air Base.
Three-time Olympic athlete Anita Alvarez graduated Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas on Jan. 9 and will be joining the Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) to continue her training as an artistic swimmer.
A monthslong wait for needed repairs that saw six Air National Guard attack jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily should come to an end this week.
An F-16C Fighting Falcon made an emergency landing at Kadena Air Base on Monday, a report said.
American troops recently joined a 12-nation parachute drill near Tokyo to hone skills needed to recapture remote islands.
The South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing based at Joe Foss Field recently agreed to exchange F-16 aircrafts with the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing based in Fort Wayne, creating an opportunity for both units to work on teamwork, mission readiness and capabilities.
Airmen in the 31st Fighter Wing have their transition to a new cutting-edge combat rescue helicopter underway, putting Aviano’s fleet of two HH-60W Jolly Green II aircraft on display for the first time.
An Air Force F-22A Raptor made an emergency landing at Kadena Air Base, according to the Ryukyu Shimpo.
No one was injured and no property damage was reported in the incident that occurred at about 11 a.m., an Eglin Air Force Base spokesperson said. It was not immediately clear why the fuel tank dropped during the flight.
A Ramstein Air Base proposal for Frankfurt Airport shuttle service was scrapped for lack of bids, ending hopes in the largest U.S. military community overseas for a better option to get to the European hub.
Commissary shoppers in Europe will soon have to bring their own bags or purchase a reusable option as base grocery stores progressively phase out single-use plastic bags this month.
Failing concrete in housing units at Sebille Manor on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa has prompted the Air Force to move one family from its home and notify several others they must relocate by June 30.
Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing returned home to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday after a three-month deployment delivering coalition air power and support to secure and stabilize the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold his final meeting of a group of about 50 countries that banded together to support Ukraine against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Japanese officials visited a training facility at Yokota Air Base, where firefighting foam likely overflowed into stormwater drains last summer.
Cadet 1st Class K. Emily Jean Foster died due to complications from brain tumors that were discovered just two weeks before her death. She died while at home with her family.
A U.S. airman’s keen sense of situational awareness foiled a hotel robbery after he took notice of odd behavior in the lobby, according to investigators in the Florida Panhandle.
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.
The Air Force expanded retention bonuses this month for 89 career fields in high demand from cyber systems operations to bomb technicians.