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Ellsworth Air Force Base prepares for B-21 stealth bomber

Ellsworth Air Force Base has broken ground to prepare for incoming B-21 bombers.

RELATED Ellsworth Air Force Base officially selected as first installation to receive B-21 Raider stealth bomber

Air Force announces new senior leaders at Wright-Patterson

The Air Force recently announced the assignment of a new executive director at the headquarters of Air Force Materiel Command and chief scientist at the 711th Human Performance Wing.

A formation of C-130J Super Hercules of the 37th Airlift Squadron fly over Ramstein Air Base, Germany, before landing at the base. The unit celebrated its 80th anniversary with a large formation mission and a parachute jump onto the base. Today's squadron was founded as the 37th Transport Squadron in 1942 at Patterson Field, Ohio..

Air Force squadron throws itself birthday bash in German skies

It was a sight rarely seen over Ramstein: Nine C-130J Super Hercules airplanes flying in formation and dropping 90 paratroopers onto a grassy landing zone between two runways.

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FILE - Air Force Academy cadets make their way to their seats as family and friends cheer from the stands during the United States Air Force Academy's Class of 2021 graduation ceremony at the USAFA in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 26, 2021. Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers in May 2022, because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required to pay back thousands of dollars in tuition costs, according to Air Force officials. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette via AP, File)

3 Air Force cadets who refused vaccine won't be commissioned

Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor's degrees, the academy said Saturday. A fourth cadet who had refused the vaccine until about a week ago, decided to be vaccinated and will graduate and become an Air Force officer.

Air Force Museum opens exhibit celebrating 75 years of technical, social changes

A new temporary exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is highlighting technical, military and social milestones in Air Force history, as the service approaches its official 75th birthday on Sept. 18 this year.

Guardsman and Holyoke, Mass., city councilor returned to Rhode Island to face forgery, obstruction, child porn charges

Rhode Island authorities have accused Holyoke, Mass., City Councilor Wilmer E. Puello-Mota of deceiving prosecutors and his commanders in the Air National Guard in an apparent attempt to keep his job following the child porn charges.

The gate at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

Alabama senator: Colorado’s ‘sore loser syndrome’ in the way of Space Command’s move

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama called on leaders to “embrace” the Air Force’s decision and that energy moving forward should focus on the relocation of Space Command from its startup home in Colorado Springs.

Airmen and guardians assigned to the 319th Combat Training Squadron enter the Moorman Space Education and Training Center at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., in 2020. The squadron's parent unit, Space Delta 1, was realigned under Space Training and Readiness Command in 2021 and and is now located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.

Colorado senators urge Air Force secretary to review findings of decision to move US Space Command

Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper met with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and implored him to review the findings of two agencies regarding President Donald Trump's decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

An F-16 demonstration team pilot wipes sweat from his head at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2018. A draft memo shared on social media indicates that airmen may soon be allowed to wear wider mustaches.

More mustache freedom? Air Force proposal would give facial hair room to grow

Airmen aspiring to mustachioed greatness, your time may have finally come.

The Air Force has implemented a new biometric-identification system at multiple bases across the country.

Ohio supporting major role in moon shoot, national defense, officials say

Ohio companies are playing a major role in supporting the NASA Artemis project, the nation's renewed return to the moon.

United States Air Force Academy participate in a graduation ceremony on April 18, 2020.

Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds

The cadet, whose name was not released, has submitted paperwork but his resignation has not been finalized and is not yet official, said academy spokesman Lt. Col. Brian Maguire.

Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, pins the Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Randall Reed at Reed’s relinquishment of command ceremony on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

3rd Air Force in Europe says farewell to Reed

Maj. Gen. Randall Reed is headed to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, where he’ll serve under Lt. Gen. Mike Minihan as the deputy commander of Air Mobility Command.