‘Black Fly’ air taxi shows its flight capabilities at Springfield air mobility event

The “Black Fly” is a single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) that weighs just 313 pounds. Josh Lane, a test director for MTSI, said his company is trying to understand what the craft might do, experimenting for the benefit of the military.

New US consul general discusses troops’ sex crime allegations with Okinawa governor

The new U.S. consul general on Okinawa said he takes “very seriously” the indictments this year of U.S. service members for alleged sexual assaults, according to a prefectural spokesman.

5 days and 2,000 flights: South Korea and US fighters in around-the-clock rehearsal

Squadrons from the U.S. and South Korean air forces are conducting weeklong, around-the-clock flight drills for the first time as part of a large-scale exercise throughout South Korea.

Air Force sends B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Australia for task force mission

American B-2 Spirits recently deployed to eastern Australia for the first bomber task force mission there in over two years.

Tennessee National Guard celebrates 250th birthday

The tradition of volunteerism that gave Tennessee its nickname began on Aug. 17, 1774 — before it was even officially a state — when a group of “Tennesseans” deployed as a militia for the first time. It also marked the beginning of the Tennessee National Guard.

Operation Inherent Resolve airman dies in non-combat incident at undisclosed location

An airman died at an undisclosed location Thursday while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, according to the Department of Defense.

HII lands $30M Wright-Patterson contract to support Air Force One, other VIP craft

The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base directorate is responsible for planning and sustaining Air Force One and E-4B aircraft.

Air taxi in UAE next year: First aircraft delivered to US Air Force for evaluation

This new mode of air transport will reduce the 60-90 minute travel time between Abu Dhabi and Dubai to just 10-20 minutes. It holds the promise of enhancing rapid response, agility and operational effectiveness across a range of mission profiles.

Air Force clinic on Okinawa shuts down to investigate ‘potentially ineffective’ vaccines

The vaccines “were temporarily stored at colder than recommended temperatures,” rendering them “ineffective, but not harmful,” 18th Wing spokesman 1st Lt. Robert H. Dabbs said in an email.

Air Force awards $209 million contract for fighter, bomber weapons systems

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Tuesday that its Mission Technologies division in Fairborn, Ohio, was awarded a $209 million contract to support the development and sustainment of Air Force fighter and bomber weapons systems and subsystems.

Air Force basic trainees required to carry rifle for first time in years

Since the end of July, airmen and guardian trainees have been carrying inert M4 rifles — marked with distinctive red flash suppressors — as part of their daily regimen, a practice that stopped in 2012.

Lightning strikes again at air base in Japan, ruining $50,000 in milk, eggs and meat

A lightning strike last week at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo knocked out power to the base commissary, causing the overnight loss of at least $50,000 in perishable food items.

DECA worker at Ramstein orchestrates Swiss mountain airlift from over 2 miles up

Mountain adventure enthusiast Nicolaus Marshall is on the mend and already envisioning his next climb, after the quick wits of an employee at Ramstein Air Base who helped him out of an Alps-sized scare.

K.U.D.O.S gives military kids a glimpse of life during deployment

Kids can view deployment with confusion and fear. Operation K.U.D.O.S. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday was meant to clear away that fear while having some fun.

Olympians visit Alaska military bases, meet service members during USO trip

Olympians Red Gerard and Hailey Langland joined Paralympic champion and Navy SEAL veteran Dan Cnossen for a USO-organized visit to military installations in remote Alaska.

Another security forces airman found dead on American base in South Korea

An airman was discovered dead at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea on Monday, less than two weeks after the death of a fellow service member assigned to the same unit.

Air Force commander fired over B-1 bomber crash at Ellsworth Air Force Base

Col. Mark Kimball, the commander of an operations group at Ellsworth Air Force Base, was fired after an investigation found multiple crew failures led to a supersonic bomber’s crash landing in January.

Fire tore through part of AFRL building on Wright-Patterson, damaging renovation

Air Force officials say they’re investigating how a fire started in part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) campus last month on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Several US personnel injured in rocket attack at Iraq base housing troops

Several U.S. personnel were injured Monday in a rocket attack on a military base in Iraq, a defense official said. This incident comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday ordered additional warships and a fighter squadron to the Middle East to bolster defenses in the region.