Noise worries Barnes Air National Guard Base neighbors as Air Force preps for F-35s

Noise impacts in the vicinity of Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport would be “significant” once the latest-generation F-35 fighters are based there in 2026, according to the draft environmental impact statement released in February.

Yokota’s Samurai Cafe wins fourth consecutive Air Force award for excellence

The dining facility at this airlift hub in western Tokyo is the first to take the Air Force’s highest award for food service excellence four years in a row.

New York company admits it illegally sold Chinese-made equipment to US military

A Long Island company has pleaded guilty to illegally selling Chinese-manufactured security and surveillance equipment to the U.S. military and passing off the wares as American-made — creating potential security risks.

Air Force fires 2 medical commanders at Joint Base Charleston

The Air Force has fired the commanding officer of the medical group at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., as well as the squadron commander, the service said Tuesday.

Schumer, Gillibrand call for new ‘skibird’ aircrafts at Stratton Air National Guard Base

U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the Air Force to replace a fleet of aging aircrafts at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, some of which are the only heavy airlift vehicles in the country capable of flying north to the Arctic and south to Antarctica.

US airman receives suspended sentence for fatal 2022 road accident in Italy

An American airman serving in Italy received a suspended two-and-a-half year prison sentence for killing a 15-year-old boy in 2022 while driving drunk near Aviano Air Base, according to reports.

Austin highlights $300 million Ukraine aid package alongside allies at Ramstein Air Base

A new military aid package from the United States will support Ukraine’s pressing needs for air defense, artillery and anti-tank capabilities, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told European allies at Ramstein Air Base.

Oklahoma-based Air Force unit reports death of group commander

Col. Bruce Avriett, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, has died.

Air Force staff sergeant dies one month after arriving at Alaska base

Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett, 25, has been identified as the airman who died last week in a workplace incident at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Crumlett served as a weapons load crew chief for six years in the service, working on F-15 Strike Eagles, A-10 Warthogs and F-22 Raptors.

Largest US base in Middle East works nonstop to get aid by air into Gaza

Work has been going on around the clock since the beginning of this month at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. base in the Middle East, as soldiers and airmen scurry to assemble aid pallets for airdrops to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.