Hundreds of volunteers crowded into a hangar over the weekend to decorate about 220 boxes of food, supplies and toys to be airdropped to isolated communities across the South Pacific.
Air Force families with children in youth programs throughout the service, including more than 60 within the 18th Wing, were shocked this month by mistaken bank charges for hundreds of dollars.
U.S. military bases across the country and around the world are hosting Christmas tree lighting ceremonies and festive activities for service members and their families this month to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.
A ceremony was held to remember eight US airmen who perished a year ago when a CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of southern Japan.
A policy that would have required service members at Aviano Air Base to apply for a military-affiliated credit card to be eligible for fuel discounts was shelved just two days after taking effect, Air Force officials said.
During the 2024 active season, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew 107 missions into 14 major storms — 12 of the Atlantic’s 18 named storms, and two of the Pacific’s 13 tropical cyclones.
Maryland’s leaders have proposed a swap that could greatly affect the Washington Commanders football team’s stadium search: If the district gives their state one of its Air National Guard squadrons, the lawmakers will not oppose a bill allowing the district to redevelop the RFK Stadium site.
Bomb technicians at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea began moving out of their 60-year-old quarters last month and into a new $11-million compound paid for by South Korea.
The U.S. Air Force will begin deploying F-35A Lightning II fighters to northeast Japan in spring 2026, according to an official.
A civilian employee from Kadena Air Base was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry live ammunition through a security checkpoint at Naha Airport, according to Okinawa Prefectural Police.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Santa tracker launched Sunday and is ready to track Santa on Dec. 24 for the program’s 69th year.
The Air Force said it implemented the plan as quickly as possible to respond to a potential global conflict. The initial intent was for all major commands to follow the four-phase system over two years, but some have been reluctant to transition.
The Air Force’s generative artificial intelligence platform, NIPRGPT, launched in June and has quickly grown to include thousands of users, according to a service spokeswoman.
Two U.S. Air Force long-range bombers were intercepted Monday by Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea, a defense official confirmed.
The Air Force has promoted 439 active-duty officers to either colonel or major during the M0624A and M0424A central selection boards. The service members who were promoted serve in the Dental and Medical Service Corps. Stripes would like to thank them for their service.
Restriction to base is more commonly used in sentences for those already living there, and if they don’t, the airman’s first sergeant would secure a dorm room for the service member. Instead, Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart’s command “refused to obtain and fund accommodations for the restriction period.”
Airman 1st Class Dayvon Larry left such an impression at a Florida air base that his unit created a program, Delta Lima, in his memory to promote pride and professionalism.
Hundreds protested for a second time outside Spangdahlem Air Base following last month’s murder acquittal of an American airman.
The South Korean air force plans to disperse its newest fleet of F-35A Lightning II stealth jets throughout the country to better respond to North Korean threats, according to local media.