A Wisconsin National Guard sergeant said Friday that his superiors have decided to discharge him from the service and deny him retirement benefits in retaliation for complaining about sexual misconduct in his unit.

Air Force officials have called the $115 million Ghostrider “the ultimate battle plane” due to its arsenal of cannons, missiles and laser-guided bombs.

The mechanical failure delayed access to adult influenza vaccinations at the base earlier this month; however, they are now available for active-duty troops.

The object, described by Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing as an “inert training device,” created a deep crater upon impact, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK.

When an Afghanistan-based Special Forces soldier was critically injured in combat over the summer, medics with the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio jumped into action for a first-of-its-kind mission to bring him home alive.

A group of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base airmen were honored Wednesday in the 11th annual Heroes Day awards ceremony in Tucson for rescuing stranded fishermen after a crane collapsed on their vessel off the coast of Mexico.

Retired Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Frank Sullivan was arrested and charged Wednesday with more than a dozen felony counts related to possession of child pornography after investigators found thousands of searches on his computer for explicit images.

After 17 years in prison, Jermaine Birdow has attended every Air Force football game this season so that he could see his son, Taven, play his senior year.

After 29 years in the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez is poised to become the military’s top enlisted service member, capping a career that has included long stints as a special operator in Afghanistan.

The airman, who has not been identified, fell from the aircraft Tuesday at about 11 a.m. over the Gulf of Mexico, south of Hurlburt Field, during a planned static-line jump, according to a news release from the base’s 24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs.

Wisconsin environmental regulators are threatening legal action if the state’s Air National Guard does not move swiftly to clean up toxic chemicals that have been used at Truax Field and have turned up in Madison’s water supply.

The allies canceled Vigilant Ace and several other joint drills last year to facilitate nuclear talks with North Korea, which considers them a rehearsal for an invasion.

Twenty-seven states activated National Guard cyber security cells in November 2018 to help ensure critical network infrastructure remained unobstructed during the mid-term elections, the Guard’s top general said Tuesday, predicting more states would deploy such teams in 2020.

Mom will have to knit that sweater a little earlier if she wants to send it by space-available mail from the States to an Air Force post office in Europe in time for the end-of-year holidays.

The Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing unit based in Springfield is being considered by the National Guard Bureau for a role in a new U.S. Space Force.

Funding awards could total as much as $750,000 under federal guidelines for contracting with small-business, innovation-focused enterprises.

If you saw the Air Force vs. Army football game Saturday, you may have noticed a graphic on CBS Sports, featuring an Army tank and what was supposed to be an Air Force jet.

The Enhanced Air Cooperation initiative focused this year on fifth-generation fighter integration, aero-medical evacuation and aircraft maintenance.

The U.S. Air Force is seeking to assert control over as much as two-thirds of a wildlife refuge in Nevada for training troops and testing weapons, according to a legislative proposal sent by military planners to the Department of the Interior and obtained by The Washington Post.

Welcome to a typical Thursday morning at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Tucson’s most famous 4-square-mile parking lot with roughly $34 billion worth of military might.

The Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque is helping to develop a system that would collect solar energy in space, convert it to radio frequency, and beam it to earth to be used in remote, forward operational bases during military operations.

Robby and Bagira, both patrol explosive detector dogs, served in the United States Armed Forces for nearly a decade and died at the beginning of October.

Air Force Capt. Paul Sikkema will register as a sex offender and spend 10 years under intensive supervised probation after pleading guilty this week to charges that he attempted to lure a 14-year-old online for sex.

The woman, who was inside her home in the village of Brailes, about 35 miles northeast of RAF Fairford, said it was “a miracle” no one was injured in the Oct. 23 incident, the Gloucestershire Live website reported.

The Air Force Base says a pilot successfully ejected from an F-16 before the fighter crashed in southern New Mexico during a training flight.

Political leaders fighting plans to station a squadron of F-35s at Truax Field said a visit to one of the first communities to host the fighter jets has left them more opposed, while conflicting claims emerged about the noise caused by the jets during several unannounced flights in Madison this summer.

Misawa Air Base, 700 miles north of Tokyo on the northern tip of the island of Honshu, issued a “real world missile alert” on its Facebook page, followed by an "all clear" within minutes.

Military families filed a federal lawsuit against Hunt Military Communities for mold- and pest-infested housing at Randolph Air Force Base, which is part of Joint Base San Antonio, and Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio in west Texas.

Tyndall Air Force Base was mentioned frequently during a recent congressional subcommittee hearing at which Department of Defense leaders were grilled for two hours on how military installations are being prepared for future severe weather threats, as well as climate change issues and cybersecurity challenges.

The Air Force now estimates it will take until at least until September 2024 before eight of the U.S.’s 20 stealth bombers are upgraded to have an initial combat capability, according to an Air Force statement.

Mechanical failure in a medical refrigerator has delayed access to adult influenza vaccinations at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, a 374th Airlift Wing spokeswoman said Wednesday.

British health officials said a “very small number of ticks” with tick-borne encephalitis were found at two locations in England, including Thetford Forest, which lies just across from RAF Lakenheath.

Multiple B-1B Lancers took off Thursday from Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City and flew to Saudi Arabia, according to the Air Force.

Two U.S. B-52 heavy bombers made a rare training flight with the Air Self-Defense Force over the Sea of Japan last week in a mission that likely comes in response to a spate of North Korean short-range missile tests during the past several months.

The Remote Combat Effects Campaign medal is part of an effort to better recognize the combat contributions of airmen who are not deployed, the Air Force said in a statement announcing the award’s criteria Monday.

Top Pentagon officials announced Tuesday that the military would buy another 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in a $34 billion deal that will reduce the average cost of the aircraft about 12.7% in three installments of aircraft deliveries.

Tech. Sgt. Zachary Firlik, 35, and his wife Kari, 35, were found dead Sept. 28 in their off-base housing near Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Air Force crews staying at President Donald Trump’s Scotland golf resort during flight layovers did not violate any service rules, according to a military review into whether taxpayer dollars were misused when commanders lodged at the seaside hotel.

Airmen can apply to retire once they become eligible or separate before then if they don’t have a service commitment. Promoted airmen will have their service extended to the new rank’s high year of tenure.

A United States Air Force space shuttle landed at Kennedy Space Center early Sunday morning after spending a record-breaking 780 days in space.

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality issued a notice of violation to Vance Air Force Base's housing provider this week for contaminating a creek near by the base, which resulted in the death of dozens of fish.

Cadet 2nd Class Harry T. Vaughn pleaded guilty to “making false official statements to law enforcement about his purchase and use of cocaine … and distribution of cocaine,” according to an Air Force Academy news release.

Linda Leonard Ambard will line up Sunday to run her ninth Marine Corps Marathon through Virginia and Washington — her 177th marathon in less than seven years — in tribute to the husband she lost in Afghanistan.

Airmen in South Korea recently got a chance to learn about the tactical capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II and operate the stealth fighter in a full-size cockpit simulator provided by engineers from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

Studies show that the audio system’s tones allow a pilot to hear which direction a missile is coming from 1.5 seconds faster than using the traditional display panel, according to the system's maker.

Albuquerque innovators earned $30,000 in prize money this week after offering the U.S. Air Force at Kirtland Air Force Base some novel ideas to protect aircraft against desert dust, chase flocks of nesting pigeons from hangars, and efficiently manage student flight training schedules.

Kirtland Air Force Base will be under its most extensive lockdown in years Friday as part of a large-scale security exercise.

Nov. 9 will mark 35 years since the Museum of Aviation opened its doors for the first time in what had been a surplus storage building.

The drug, which was found Oct. 9 at the alert facility controlled by Minot Air Force Base, was above ground and not near missile operators, Sgt. Benjamin Smith told The Associated Press.

The 319th Reconnaissance Wing aircraft — along with about 20 service members and 100 civilians from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam — operated from Yokota Air Force Base in Japan for the past three months to avoid extreme weather in the western Pacific.

As three Air Force Academy football players face cocaine charges in recent weeks, coach Troy Calhoun refused to answer questions about how he will address potential drug use among players in the future.

The move is an apparent response to Boeing's recent announcement that it will drop out of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, an $85 billion project to replace the nation's Minuteman III ballistic missiles.

Airmen 1st Class Jacob Blackburn, 20, and Bradley Reese Haile, 19, died on the scene Sept. 30 when the car they were in left the road near the Spangdahlem Air Base passenger terminal and hit a stationary object.

A torque tube from the landing gear was missing during an aircraft inspection Friday morning at Kadena Air Base and later found on a U.S. airfield, a report said.

Two years after what Air Force Academy leaders call a hazing incident on the school's swimming team, three cadets are still fighting to become officers after administrative expulsions followed the school dropping criminal charges.

The nightly rates for rooms at the Air Force’s European inns will more than double starting next month as the services begin to foot the bill for most of their operating expenses.

Known as Building 800, the hangar was constructed by the Japanese Imperial Army in the 1930s when Yokota was known as Tama Army Airfield, according to an Air Force video.

Prior to going overseas, Carlyle Harris sat in a classroom and listened as an instructor spoke of World War II prisoners having communicated by tapping on a water pipe. The young fighter pilot’s learning – and remembering – the tap code would later change the course of his eight years in captivity in North Vietnam.

Kirtland Air Force Base contributed almost $4.6 billion to the local economy during the 2018 fiscal year, according to statistics released Friday, a 12.6% increase over 2016, installation commander Col. David Miller announced.

The summer before sixth grade, Cindy Dawson went to an air show that absolutely captivated her. Then and there she decided what she wanted to do in life. When school started, she told of her plans only to hear back from the teacher: "You can't do that. Nice girls don't join the military." Lt. Col. Dawson is now a squadron commander at Fairchild Air Force Base.

The addition of sickle cell trait screening to the questionnaire was made in direct response to several high-profile training deaths. Three physical fitness training deaths have occurred in the force in the past six months.

A post office in western Pennsylvania is on track to be renamed after Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, who was killed in Afghanistan last year.

Barbara Barrett, a former U.S. ambassador to Finland, was confirmed Wednesday to become the next Secretary of the Air Force. The Senate voted 85-7 to confirm Barrett as the fourth woman to hold the position and the Air Force’s 25th secretary.

The 97th Air Refueling Squadron is being reactivated this month and a dozen KC-135s are scheduled to arrive at Fairchild Air Force Base by February.

By reducing the course length and incorporating new technology, the Air Force saves around $60,000 per student compared to the previous course, said squadron commander Lt. Col. Jake Brittingham.

Senior Airman William Horton was assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing as a B-1 journeyman with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, according to service officials.

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The USO-sponsored event brought actors John Krasinski and Michael Kelly to a special screening of the hit show "Jack Ryan" for servicemembers and their families ahead of the show's new season, slated for a Nov. 1 release.

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez will be the next senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defense officials said Wednesday.

Teams of experts will aim to incorporate space concerns, such as the ability of adversaries to jam GPS communication satellites and directed energy threats, into how the military trains and operates.

The U.S. State and Energy departments were examining plans for potentially moving weapons that are roughly 250 miles from the Syrian border, The New York Times reported Monday.

By 5:30 a.m. Sunday, all bases in the region — including Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokota Air Base, Camp Fuji, Camp Zama and Naval Air Facility Atsugi — had issued the all-clear for residents to safely leave their homes.

The Pre-emplaced Electric Vehicle Stopper will prevent unauthorized access to military installations. Maintaining the safety and security of all military, civilians, family members and visitors on the installation is a top priority at the base.

Two U.S. Air Force officers spent time embedded at Delta Airlines and Amazon, and what they learned is shaking up how that branch of the military handles logistics.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said he isn’t worried about a base closure coming to Scott Air Force Base, especially as the federal government prepares to invest nearly $300 million into the base.

Tech. Sgt. Peter Kraines was practicing mountain rescue techniques near Boise when he was killed Tuesday. He was assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing based at Fort Bragg.

Flight operations were temporarily halted “to give the base and community time and space to respond to the incident,” said an Air Force spokeswoman.

Col. Mark Visconi pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court last week. He was charged in August while working at the Pentagon and now awaits sentencing.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the military as a whole are facing a threat from within that Ohio businesses are all too familiar with — an aging workforce that is rapidly approaching retirement.

The Air Force is investigating after a F-16 Fighting Falcon out of Spangdahlem crashed Tuesday afternoon in an isolated, wooded area near the German town of Zemmer-Rodt, a few miles south of the base and north of the city of Trier, officials said.

The increase in bombing followed the collapse of peace talks between the United States and the Taliban in early September and a vow by President Donald Trump “to hit our enemy harder” than ever before.

The 51st Fighter Wing's Innovation Engine Room at Osan Air Base was created to give innovative airmen the resources and connections needed to turns their ideas into reality.

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In the year since Hurricane Michael nearly destroyed the installation, thousands of military personnel and civilian contractors have labored 24/7 to bring Tyndall Air Force Base back to life. To date, the Air Force has spent $700 million for repairs and renovations at the base.

The new Operational Camouflage Pattern will become standard for the Air Force by April 1, 2021. New recruits issued the prior uniform will have to buy the OCPs with their clothing allowance.

More than 1,000 U.S. Air Force officers will be in Oklahoma this week for a professional conference on logistics, aircraft maintenance and acquisition.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Tuesday afternoon near the German town of Zemmer, Air Force officials said. The pilot was recovered with minor injuries.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently recently topped 30,000 employees for the first time in around 30 years. Before 1989, the base hadn’t employed more than 30,000 since 1964.

Col. Mark Visconi used an online bulletin board dedicated to sharing photos of underage girls between November 2015 and June 2016. A forensic review of his laptop showed that Visconi downloaded and viewed the content by using an anonymous web browser.

A traveling exhibit of sculptures depicting wounded military working dogs seeks to get people talking about the servicemembers who worked, and sometimes died, with the canines, while also honoring the dogs’ service.

The brother of Yaney Perez-Perez, one of the men who died, said Perez-Perez was a roofer from Guatemala.

Flying cars might seem like a futuristic fantasy, but the leader of Air Force acquisitions thinks they’re a “low-hanging opportunity” that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base can pioneer during the next few years.

Nearly 2,000 science fiction and comic book fans descended on RAF Mildenhall on Saturday for the base’s version of the international comic book convention ComicCon.

Las Vegas-area veterans joined anti-war activists outside Nellis Air Force Base for a protest against the proposed expansion of the Nevada Test and Training Range.

For the first time since taking office, the U.S. Secretary of Defense on Friday visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base where he received updates on projects and met with local Airmen.

Air Force Col. Nick Hague was welcomed back to Earth from the International Space Station Thursday by a phrase that’s familiar to him and his fellow Air Force Academy class of 1998 alumni: “We’re waiting on a classmate.”

More than 70 pairs of boots were placed in a central part of RAF Mildenhall to illustrate the high rate of suicide in the service as part of a a new airmen-run initiative that aims to change opinions about seeking help for mental health issues.