A former member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Refueling Wing, who was already accused of vandalizing Jewish buildings in Pittsburgh last year, faces new federal charges alleging he made homemade pipe bombs and lied to government officials.

An airman assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing died early Friday, base officials said in a statement.

A second squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs landed Thursday at Kadena Air Base, joining other F-35s and F-15E Strike Eagles on rotational duty with the 18th Wing on Okinawa.

The official voice of North Korea’s authoritarian regime on Friday denounced the recent appearance of Air Force long-range bombers in Japan as a “vicious change” and a “threat to regional security.”

Two NFL Draft picks — Ashton Jeanty for the Las Vegas Raiders and Jalen Milroe for the Seattle Seahawks — and their fathers, connected back to their military roots during a visit to the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, Wis.

A pilot was killed Thursday while attempting to land a civilian aircraft at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., base officials said. The crash happened at about 11:39 a.m. when the aircraft landed in preparation for the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show scheduled for the weekend.

Vice President JD Vance toasted U.S. service members with a beer stein in hand during a visit to this major military transportation hub.

The Air Force intended the Agile Combat Employment strategy to offer combat strength through flexibility via a shift away from large, traditional air bases. However, Rand Corp. researchers found that current combat support elements remain undertrained and undermanned to participate as anticipated.

U.S. and Philippine multirole fighter jets are preparing to destroy warships during annual drills in the Philippines, amid rising tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.

Three locations in Oregon, and one each in Idaho and Nevada have been selected as potential sites for a part of a $400 million modernized radar system to detect air and space attacks in North America