Originally designed as a walking base, Osan’s shopping, dining, and entertainment facilities are centralized with limited parking available. Drivers often resort to parking in spots designated for senior leaders.

Lt. Col. Christopher Robinson and Chief Master Sgt. Justin Crockett of the 647th Security Forces Squadron were “relieved following an investigation which revealed failures in leadership that led to a toxic work environment,” according to a statement.

More than 50 McConnell Air Force Base personnel may have been exposed to the chemical, an October memo warned. A November test found that an airman had been exposed to levels almost six times higher than the permissible exposure limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Five other people from the ship have shown symptoms of the virus and have also been taken to hospitals, said Scott Pauley, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesman.

Graduates from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado are expected to cross-commission into the Space Force this spring, military officials said.

Madison, Wisconsin, remains the top candidate to host a squadron of F-35 fighter jets despite the Air Force’s findings that there would be greater environmental impacts there than in three of its alternative sites.

Air Force Maj. Brian Johnson, 35, a medical officer and avid adventure racer, was on the island of Rota on Tuesday leading a team of 40 troops who set up a four-bed field hospital during the multinational Cope North exercise.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a top-to-bottom modernization of the nuclear arsenal. The costly project is necessary, he said, to keep up with Russia and outpace China.

The Jolly Swagman is an Australian legend, but the much-loved sheep rustler shares some core values with his American cousins, according to a Royal Australian Air Force squadron leader involved in this month’s Cope North drills on and around Guam.

Airmen of the 18th Maintenance Group at Kadena Air Base can now sport blue uniform shorts on the flight line to help them beat the suffocating Okinawa heat, according to the 18th Wing.

Airman 1st Class Duane Harold Parsley II was stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Col. David Miller, commander of Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., said suicides by active-duty personnel often have been linked to post-traumatic stress disorder or a high deployment operation schedule. But he said that is not the case with the majority of suicides in recent years.

Kirtland Air Force Base isn’t much different from the world beyond its gates when it comes to dealing with mental illnesses, a base clinical psychologist says.

Chemicals known to cause serious health problems, including cancer and birth defects, may be contaminating water sources near Scott Air Force Base.

On at least one occasion during World War II, the U.S. government sided with the Nazis. German prisoners of war assigned as cooks at a MacDill Air Force Base hospital in early 1945 threatened to quit working unless injured black soldiers were moved to a separate mess hall.

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, senior enlisted leader of the Air Force’s Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., has been named the first top enlisted leader of the Space Force.

Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, head of the 86th Wing at Ramstein Air Base, has been selected for a Pentagon assignment with responsibility for acquiring critical aircraft within the service’s fleet.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett, who was killed 10 years ago in Afghanistan, was honored this week at Aviano, where the Airman Leadership School was named after him.

The 21 passengers on board the so-called STEAM flight were local middle school students on a flight to promote women in aviation, said Lt. Brandon Hanner, spokesman with the 6th Air Refueling Wing. All of the girls exited the plane safely.

Airman Calvin Cooper appeared in military court Wednesday on charges of reckless driving, voluntary manslaughter and negligent homicide in the March 23, 2019, death of a 39-year-old woman.

New Mexico is in a legal battle with the U.S. government over plumes at Cannon and Holloman air bases that contain chemicals left behind by past military firefighting activities.

All five evacuees hospitalized with possible coronavirus symptoms after landing at Travis Air Force Base last week have tested negative for the deadly illness, Solano County health officials said Wednesday.

The Air Force flew two B-52 bombers and an MC-130J Commando II tanker along the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.

A partial power failure during bad weather caused an F-16 fighter jet from Spangdahlem Air Base to crash last fall during a routine training flight, the Air Force said Tuesday.

Airmen will be allowed to wear up to 2-inch beards under a new Air Force guidance that outlines grooming standards for religious accommodations. The updated grooming policy, published Friday, also allows members of the Sikh faith to wear turbans and Muslim women to wear hijabs.

Similar to the overall $705.4 billion defense budget, the Air Force proposal looks inward for cuts as the military pulls away from years of counterinsurgency fighting and toward a future near-peer conflict with an aggressor such as China or Russia.

Michael Weinstein, president of the New Mexico-based Military Religious Freedom Foundation, requested Scott Air Force Base's commander rescind an invitation to a sent to base families, claiming it should instead come from a military chaplain.

The U.S. military in the Kaiserslautern and Baumholder areas ordered most base facilities to be closed Monday.

Both Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Brevard County will be changing their names to reflect their recent change in status as designated Space Force facilities, according to a report from Florida Today.

An aircraft mechanic for the 48th Fighter Wing was found drunk behind the wheel of a rented Honda Accord in Mildenhall, a local news report said.

Senior Airman Michael Spradlin, of Yokota’s 374th Maintenance Squadron, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Wednesday. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, which remains under investigation.

Planners have sought guidance from both military officials and troops expected to transfer into the Space Force to determine what their service’s equivalent will be to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

Aviano airmen got a boost in their living allowance this month, while most other service members in Italy will see theirs cut next month.

The strategic bombers from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Minot Air Force Base, N.D., trained with six Misawa-based 35th Fighter Wing F-16s and 45 Japan Air Self-Defense Force planes, including F-2s, F-4s and F-15s.

Two jetliners carrying 350 American evacuees from the epicenter of China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak landed early Wednesday morning at Travis Air Force Base in California.

The service member, assigned to Yokota, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. after being taken to the base’s medical facility, the 374th Airlift Wing said in a statement.

Tristen Allen Carlson, 21, an active duty senior airman in the 341st Security Forces Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base, was found dead Sunday in Great Falls, Montana. His cause of death has not been released and the incident is under investigation.

The Air Force insists it isn’t taking any shortcuts and is making progress in the cleanup of contamination caused by the decades-old jet fuel spill at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Lower-ranked service members throughout Japan are already subject to a 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. curfew that dates to October 2012, when restrictions were imposed following the rape of an Okinawan woman by two U.S. sailors.

Eglin Air Force Base is now in "a golden era of funding" as the United States shifts its national defense focus from counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency operations to defending against "near-peer" adversaries like Russia and China, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

Scores of airmen hauled 5-gallon jerrycans, dragged dummies across a field, ran 3.1 miles, put together guns and took down a bad guy in the Amazing Wyvern Race.

The combination of two squadrons of F-22 fighters based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage and the full fleet of F-35As will make Alaska home to more fifth-generation fighters than anywhere else in the world, top Air Force officials have said.

The 2019 figure includes active duty, reserve, guard and Air Force civilians and compares to 103 suicides across the service in 2018 — a 33 percent increase.

Forecasters don’t know nearly as much as they’d like about “horizontal hurricanes,” despite the dangers and the important role they play in replenishing drought-prone California’s water supply.

Mark Visconi was set to take a command at Joint Base Andrews in suburban Maryland when the investigation into his online activity began in 2015.

Jarred Evans was one of 195 Americans evacuated from the city of Wuhan and flown to March Air Reserve Base in Southern California until authorities confirm they don't have the coronavirus that has sickened thousands and killed more than 170 people.

Poland was scheduled to sign on Friday a $4.6 billion contract for 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, setting itself up to become the first country in Eastern Europe to fly the 5th-generation aircraft.

Astronauts are expected to launch a satellite from the International Space Station on Friday that was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base. The satellite will help monitor the effects of the Van Allen radiation belts on spacecraft orbiting the earth.

Staff Sgt. Keith Keiffer, who was assigned to Minot Air Force Base, was found Jan. 22 in a ditch in Northern California claiming he was kidnapped and that he could not recall his name. Police have determined Keiffer made up the incident in hopes he would be released from the military.

The John Deere 850J bulldozer was placed on at the center of a prominent roundabout on Yokota Air Base to help guide people to the engineer compound across the street. The machine is standard equipment for the engineers, whose mission involves making sure Yokota’s runways are in working order.

Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf were killed Monday in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.

Carlsbad satellite Internet firm Viasat netted a contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply handheld Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System radios to improve communications between ground forces and aircraft providing close air support.

Norman Girl Scout troops received some big help from the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday when a trio of airmen volunteered to place 4,200 cases of scrumptious cookies in a designated order.

The Air Force has already planned on the retirement of some aging tankers, even as the KC-46 program struggles to field new tankers,the U.S. Transportation Command’s top officer said.

The service members were aboard an Air Force Bombardier E-11A communications aircraft that crashed Monday in Ghazni province. They were the only people aboard the plane at the time of the crash.

U.S. Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett said on Twitter that while the incident was under investigation, “there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire.”

The tally surpasses the previous record set last year when 7,362 munitions were released and comes amid ongoing discussion between American and Taliban officials aimed at ending America’s longest war.

Earlier this month, personnel at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., assisted the Royal Australian Air Force with transporting fire retardant to Australia on a RAAF C 17A Globemaster.

Cmdr. Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills directed that Calvin Cooper be court-martialed on charges of drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, manslaughter and negligent homicide in the March 23 death of 39-year-old Angelica Baca.

A Sacramento-area water utility sued the federal government this week over groundwater contaminated by toxic pollutants used for years at the former Mather Air Force Base.

Staff Sgt. George Girtler IV died at McMurdo Station in Antarctica while deployed with his Air National Guard unit.

The Air Force has awarded a $425 million contract to improve bases in the Kaiserslautern area and at Spangdahlem to half a dozen U.S. and German companies, officials said.

The court ordered the Japanese government to pay just over a million dollars to 144 residents living near Yokota Air Base who complained about aircraft noise but rejected a demand for a ban on late night and early morning flights.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Advanced Battle Management Systems Industry Day will examine new technologies the Air Force and other branches are testing that could unify disparate sources of information from different platforms into a more complete picture of what’s happening on the battlefield.

David Weishaar, who commands the Air Guard in Kansas as assistant adjutant general and has served in uniform for 39 years, will replace retiring Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli. Tafanelli is scheduled to resign March 31.

The Air Force says it needs to fly lower in the portions of Mountain Home Air Force Base airspace that lie in northern Nevada and eastern Oregon. Some worry those changes could have negative impacts for wildlife.

Capt. Kevin Larson was convicted at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on charges of drug use, possession, and distribution, as well as assault, conduct unbecoming of an officer and making a false official statement, officials said.

An Air Force officer was found dead in a California forest Sunday of an apparent suicide, two days after fleeing a court-martial at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.

It’s fun to talk about Space Force uniforms and blasting troops into orbit, but the first priority for the new service branch is getting capabilities to warfighters, a top Space Force enlisted leader said.

Because of roadwork and construction on the base’s northside, participants ran two loops of 5 miles each around the outskirts of the runway, which most frequently serves the 374th Airlift Wing’s fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

The Air Force’s top military officer has sent Boeing Co.’s new CEO a blunt reminder that the ill-fated 737 Max passenger jet isn’t the only troubled project he has to rescue. There’s also the company’s failure to provide a combat-ready KC-46 refueling tanker.

The Space Force tweeted to explain its decision-making. Since the camouflage uniforms are the same ones that the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force use, the Space Force said that they were more cost-effective than spending money to produce a new design.

Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the two-star commander of the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, was relieved of command Wednesday amid allegations of misconduct.

The Air Force and the Environmental Protection Agency were investigating suspected Clean Air Act violations by Balfour Beatty Communities, the private company that manages housing on the base.

The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s jets arrived just hours after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killed a top Iranian general in early January.

Airman Alexander L. Driskill had earlier pleaded guilty to charges related to possessing and viewing pornographic animation that depicted underage girls.

Looking back at the inaugural episode of the Military Matters podcast, hosts Desmon Farris and Rod Rodriguez discuss ongoing research into cannabis, misconceptions that persist about the controversial plant, and the its potential medical and addiction complications.

Some religious liberty groups are protesting a blessing ceremony held in the District of Columbia for a Protestant bible to be used by the new U.S. Space Force.

The policy details come days after Air Force Materiel Command, which includes about 80,000 combined military and civilian personnel, said they would beta-test a similar program beginning Monday.

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In his new role, Gen. Jay Raymond will also serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Air Force Col. Parker Wright has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general, the Department of Defense said Monday. Wright is serving as the commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, at Wright-Patterson.

The Air Force is using tablet-style computers and web-based study guides during basic military training to reinforce classroom lessons and track trainees’ progress, officials said Monday.

Under a new rule that takes effect Jan. 20, airmen who are current on their fitness assessments may attempt up to three of the mock tests.

Religious leaders blessed a King James Bible at the Washington National Cathedral on Sunday to be used by the newly formed United States Space Force, including for swearing-in ceremonies, a cathedral spokeswoman said.

The study will be conducted by the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine's Epidemiology Consult Service with assistance from the Air National Guard surgeon general.

Want to join the new U.S. Space Force? The Hawaii Air National Guard, picked to have one of four offensive space control squadrons nationally in the Air Guard, expects to start selecting candidates in April.

The team, called the Bouncing Bettys, completed the Rapid Aircraft Generation and Employment competition dressed as World War II icon Rosie the Riveter.

As wing commander of the 116th wing, Col. Amy Holbeck will work with the commanders of the other units to lead Team JSTARS as well as lead the 116th in their other missions, such as providing assistance during national emergencies.

As the head of undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Base in Mississippi, Col. Derek Stuart’s command included eight squadrons with over 1,300 officers, civilians, enlisted and contract personnel.

The airmen were found unresponsive at about 6:30 p.m. and pronounced dead 20 minutes later by emergency responders, officials with the 52nd Fighter Wing said in a statement.

The new wings are designed to last up to 10,000 flight hours without a major inspection. The upgrade includes a new wiring harness created for easier wing removal and to reduce the chance of damaging the wing during the process.

President Donald Trump said no American troops were injured or killed in an attack Tuesday night by Iran, which launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases hosting American troops in retaliation for the United States killing one of Iran’s top military leaders.

A dozen or more fighter jets are expected to roar off the reef runway at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport twice a day for the latest iteration of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s “Sentry Aloha” fighter exercise.

Two types of synthetic chemicals found in firefighting foam and other products were detected in two wells near Yokota Air Base in Japan, a government official said.

Service members who suffered moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in combat have significantly higher incidence of mental health disorders in following years as compared to warfighters who sustained other traumatic injuries, a study found.