Patriot air defense crews had seconds to fire as a barrage of Iranian missiles headed toward their positions earlier this week at Al Udeid Air Base, the U.S. military installation in Qatar that serves as a command hub for all Middle East operations.

A fighter pilot with more than 400 combat flight hours has assumed command of the U.S. fighter wing closest to North Korea.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified the remains of three airmen killed in action in Laos in 1968 when their secret mountaintop radar site was overrun by North Vietnamese commandos.

A new strategic stealth bomber, modernized ICBM missiles, and a sixth-generation fighter are President Donald Trump’s top priorities in the Air Force budget proposal for fiscal 2026 released by the Pentagon on Thursday.

A U.S. Air Force training exercise off Okinawa took an unexpected turn when a supply bundle carrying a rescue boat detached from its parachute and fell into the sea, the 18th Wing said.

Armed with fake plastic rifles, about 30 airmen practiced clearing rooms in combat during recent newcomer training on Osan Air Base, less than 50 miles from North Korea.

More than 1,000 cadets flowed up the stairs at the Holaday Athletic Center at the Air Force Academy Wednesday to start chasing their dreams of flying planes, working in space, and serving their country.

The United Kingdom will purchase a dozen fifth-generation American fighter jets capable of deploying tactical nuclear weapons and join NATO’s airborne nuclear mission, the country’s prime minister said.

The service is likely going to implement biannual testing for all airmen, bring back waist measurements to assess body composition and replace the 1.5-mile run with a 2-mile version.

Around 60 American airmen trekked to a hilltop to remember fallen bomber crews and Japanese citizens killed in a World War II air raid on Shizuoka.