Air Force mascot falcon improving after injury at West Point
An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during a prank Saturday before the annual rivalry football game between the service academies is back home and showing signs of improvement.
Trump honors resolve of the nation’s Air Force
President Donald Trump honored the resolve of the nation’s Air Force on Friday, warning foes and international terrorist groups that the U.S. military would respond to any threats.
Pentagon targets air base surplus
The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings.
Air Force picks Northrop Grumman to build next big bomber
The Air Force said Tuesday it chose Northrop Grumman Corp., maker of the B-2 stealth bomber, to build its next-generation bomber, a highly classified, $80 billion project designed to replace the aging bomber fleet with an information-age aircraft that eventually may be capable of flying without a pilot aboard.
Ask Rufus: Air Force roots run deep
The roots of the U.S. Air Force run very deep in the Golden Triangle.
Hagel vows to get to bottom of nuclear ills
It began with his brief mention last fall of “troubling lapses” in the nuclear force.
When do nuclear missteps put security in jeopardy?
At what point do breakdowns in discipline put the country’s nuclear security in jeopardy?
Another nuclear stumble by Air Force raises doubts
WASHINGTON — Another embarrassing stumble by the U.S. nuclear missile force, this time a safety and security inspection failure, is raising questions about the Air
Outraged lawmakers look to change military justice
Outrage over an Air Force officer’s decision to overturn a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case has Republicans and Democrats joining forces on ambitious legislation to change the military justice system.
AP: Congress slows military efforts to save
Parked around the airstrip at Lackland Air Force Base are more than a dozen massive C-5A Galaxy transport planes. There is no money to fly them, repair them or put pilots in the cockpits, but Congress rejected the Air Force’s bid to retire them.
Federal budget cuts ground Air Force aircraft
NORFOLK, Va. — A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force’s active-duty force of combat planes including
Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad
TOKYO — Detractors say the F-35 stealth fighter, the costliest military plane ever, is destined to go down as one of the biggest follies in aviation history. But it may have found a savior: deep-pocketed U.S. allies hungry to add its super high-tech capabilities to their arsenal.