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.

A lockdown ended at Tennessee's McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base on Wednesday afternoon and everyone was safe after a report of a suspicious person who appeared to be armed turned out to be a misunderstanding, officials said.

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.

U.S. troops cleared rubble and debris from a military base housing American soldiers in western Iraq on Monday, days after it was struck by a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.

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.

The two airmen, who are HIV-positive, argued that major advancements in treatment mean they can easily be given appropriate medical care and present no real risk of transmission to others while serving in the military.

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base.

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.

Researchers found significant amounts of a compound known as PFOS, according to the Post and Courier newspaper. Such chemicals have been linked to a variety of health problems, including cancer and liver and thyroid problems. They have been used by the military in firefighting foam since the 1970s.

The Pentagon on Monday ordered six B-52 bombers deployed to Diego Garcia, a British-controlled island in the Indian Ocean, for possible operations against Iran, CNN reported Monday.

The 354th Fighter Wing in Alaska will receive its first three F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters early this year, a number expected to grow to 54 within two years, the wing’s commander said.

The Air Force will spend nearly $3 million to permanently stop PFAS-contaminated water from flowing off a former Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, base into local waterways, officials said Friday.

Col. Raymond A. Smith, Jr. will assume command of the wing, the base said. Smith comes to the 445th from the U.S. Transportation Command where he served as the chief of the Deployment and Distribution Operations Center at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.

The new Air Force Personnel Center platform allows NCOs, many of whom need to attend various schools for promotion, to prioritize the dates they wish to attend.

For the states competing for the command headquarters, the potential benefits include jobs and a boost to the local economy. Space Force is expected to move from within the Department of the Air Force to having its own representation on the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct. 1, when a five-year phase in begins.

The new policy prohibits almost all personal firearms from base, ending a regulation that allowed individuals with DOD identification and concealed carry permits issued by Nebraska or certain other states to access the post with guns that were locked in their vehicles.

Maj. Paul Voorhees was convicted of sexually assaulting an enlisted airman in 2015 but had the ruling overturned on appeal. Five counts of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman were upheld.

Bryan Paul Winquist was sentenced Dec. 12 to one month of intermittent confinement and nine months of house arrest as terms of a three-year period of probation on a charge of theft of government property.

The 1950s-era base dining facility that serves some 1,300 airmen will close next month for up to two years to undergo major upgrades, base officials said last week.

Delivered to Duke Field in front of a crowd of hundreds of military personnel and contractors' representatives, the MH-139A is the Air Force's first service-specific helicopter, and the first helicopter acquisition by the Air Force's Global Strike Command.

Next month, MacDill Air Force Base will begin its search for the forgotten Port Tampa Cemetery. The burial ground for African-Americans might still be on base land.

The establishment of the Space Force, a top priority for President Donald Trump, marks the first time in more than 70 years that a new military service has been formed.

Base personnel gathered Tuesday to open a new innovation lab so airmen can brainstorm and develop other problem-solving ideas. The immediate goal is to find ideas that help Langley’s 1st Fighter Wing.

The U.S. Air Force has demoted Cory Reeves one rank from master sergeant to technical sergeant and he now faces discharge proceedings.

The Defense Department plans to add charter flights between Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport starting this spring, officials announced Monday.

Taking on a holiday theme, the Gingerbread Brawlers faced off on Saturday against the Candy Cane Crushers in a 60-minute matchup that put close friends at odds — but all in good fun.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said sanctions might lead him to close to Incirlik, where the U.S. stores nuclear bombs, and Kurecik, which houses a key radar for NATO missile defense efforts in Europe.

Two airmen who were lauded for their actions in separate clashes received the third-highest military award for bravery.

Actor Mark Wahlberg and brother Paul Wahlberg, a chef, thrilled thousands of service members and their families Sunday during a visit to celebrate the upcoming opening of their Wahlburgers restaurant at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

Nearly 200 children between the ages of 4 and 6 had a one-on-one with the guy in red via the handheld radios of three volunteer airmen with the 48th Communications Squadron.

There will be no shortage of cookies in the airmen dorms this year.

The team formerly was based at t Luke Air Force Base in Glendale in metro Phoenix, Arizona, before being moved to northern Utah where the team will perform June 27-28.

An Force Special Operations Command's temporary suspension of parachute operations and training following last month's death of 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff is continuing more than a month after the incident, according to an AFSOC public affairs officer.

Military families at a town hall meeting Thursday night did not soften their complaints about poor housing conditions at Randolph Air Force Base as base officials assured them of new oversight measures to monitor the work of the private company that manages residences there.

Airmen from New Zealand joined with air forces from the U.S., Japan and Australia to deliver humanitarian aid to more than 20,000 people during Operation Christmas Drop.

A federal judge has dismissed one of 14 lawsuits filed by military families who say they have been sickened by toxic mold in Keesler Air Force Base housing. The suits were filed against the owner and management company for Keesler housing, Hunt Southern Group and Hunt MH Property Management.

A pair of Taliban bombs detonated by suicide attackers at a nearby hospital shattered windows and damaged buildings at Bagram Airfield, spurring cleanup efforts after Wednesday’s failed attempt by the insurgents to breach the base.

Gregory Burris, 48, of Miesau, Germany, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen B. Molzen of the District of New Mexico. A sentencing date has not been set, but court records indicate he faces between 12 and 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $55,000.

Taliban suicide bombers blasted an under-construction hospital in a bid to reach nearby Bagram Airfield as insurgents tried to storm the base, triggering a battle throughout the day that left at least two Afghan civilians dead and 80 injured Wednesday.

While the press regularly covers Navy warships passing through disputed territory in the South China Sea, U.S. military aircraft operating there often fly under the radar.

The incident occurred near Yokota’s nine-hole golf course, Yokota spokeswoman Kaori Matsukasa said.

The U.S. military’s top enlisted service member unveiled a new, distinctive rank insignia specifically for the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an insignia that he will wear for his last week on the job.

The post office at Yokota Air Base said on Facebook that it has reached "maximum capacity" and needs people to pick up packages so that it can process incoming mail.

The crash on Dec. 4, 1959 cost Albert Joe Hickman his life, but his actions before the F3H Demon crashed into a Clairemont canyon were credited with saving the lives of hundreds of students attending a nearby school.

The Air Force is proposing three options for expanding its existing military operations area over Eddy, Otero and Chaves counties to increase space for training pilots at required altitudes within 120 nautical miles of base.

A Fighting Falcon pilot from the 8th Fighter Wing suffered minor injuries when he ejected during a landing after a routine sortie on Monday.

Westfield, Mass. has received its $1.35 million reimbursement from the U.S. Air Force, money the city was owed because firefighting chemicals from Barnes Air National Guard Base contaminated the city’s drinking water supply.

The work involves building 587,000 square feet, equivalent to about 10 football fields, of paved areas to support aircraft flown by the 21st Special Operations Squadron.

Cole and Rachael Condiff bought a fixer-upper in Navarre, but the U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and his wife never got a chance to work on it together. Cole Condiff remains missing and is presumed dead from a parachute training accident off a C-130 transport aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico early in the morning on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Two suits, both filed Saturday, seek $1.8 million in compensation: $1.16 million for 110 residents around Kadena Air Base and $642,00 for 102 residents near Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

Congress took interest in the issues affecting on-base military housing following a Reuters news agency report published a year ago highlighting a slew of problems ranging from mold to lead paint exposure.

Air Force Lt. Col. John Caldwell’s ambition growing up in Central Florida certainly wasn’t surprising. He wanted to be a pilot. He has fulfilled that dream and will return home as the lead pilot of the elite U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at an air show next fall.

Officials at Kunsan Air Base closed the runway for nearly 24 hours after the Monday incident.

Holloman Air Force Base mental health clinicians are trained in prolonged exposure, a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that teaches patients to approach trauma-related feelings or memories gradually as a means of overcoming the initial traumatic experience.

Researchers recently completed a field demonstration at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base of a plasma technology they say destroys potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS in groundwater.

Lt. Col. John “Matt” Kincade, an instructor pilot assigned to the 5th Flying Training Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, were killed when their T-38 crashed during a formation training flight on Nov. 21, 2019.

At least three other lawsuits have been filed in federal courts against private companies that manage military base housing. Each accuses housing companies of unsafe living conditions that were aggravated by shoddy maintenance work and slow response to repair requests.

Former Navy and Air Force pilots or their surviving spouses have expressed concerns about the high number of cancers affecting their community, and some have wondered whether radars on military aircraft might have been a factor.

The Air Force announced Monday at a preliminary hearing that it has charged Airman 1st Class Roman Bahena with involuntary manslaughter, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

The allegations against then-Lt. Gen. Lee Levy were corroborated by witnesses who spoke to the Air Force’s Office of the Inspector General, according to a report.

Two airmen at Kapaun Air Station in Germany have an ambitious plan for Thanksgiving: they’re providing many of the 351 service members who live in the base dorms with home-cooked meals.

Maj. John “Sapper” Tice and Lt. Col. Tony “Crack” Roe came to the rescue of American ground troops under heavy fire a decade ago in Afghanistan.

The lawmakers pointed to recent community opposition to hosting the F-35 mission at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison, Wisconsin as well as a resolution passed by the Madison Common Council raising the community's concerns with basing the mission there.

Photographs of a C-17 Globemaster aircraft showed an open compartment on the plane after a precautionary landing at Kadena Air Base Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Tyler Mayfield, 33, died 12 days after being injured in a car accident in Missouri.

A 3D printer has slashed the time and cost required to get explosive training devices to the experts at RAF Lakenheath who need them as they prepare for deployments.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was placed on alert after authorities found a suspicious vehicle Friday, officials said.

Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith was awarded the Silver Star during a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., on Friday for his 2018 actions against Taliban forces in Afghanistan.

Lt. Col. John “Matt” Kincade and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie were piloting the supersonic T-38C Talon training aircraft that crashed in an incident that involved a second T-38 during a routine formation Thursday.

On her first trip overseas as the new Air Force secretary, Barbara Barrett went to Ramstein Air Base with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to visit with airmen and learn about their missions.

Air Force security forces teamed up with Japanese police Wednesday to patrol a nightlife area popular with service members at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, commander since June of the 19th Air Force Air Education and Training Command, said he believes the 5-foot-4-inch minimum height requirement is an artificial barrier to service.

Airman 1st Class Calvin Cooper is charged with reckless operation of a vehicle and involuntary manslaughter in the March 23 death of Angelica Baca.

Video shot by Oklahoma City’s KOCO News shows one T-38 flipped over a few hundred feet off of a runway with markings in the ground that indicate its path from the runway. A second T-38 was resting upright several hundred feet from the flipped jet.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) awarded some $37 million in contracts to small businesses during a trio of recent Pitch Day events, held in Dayton, San Francisco and Niceville, Fla.

Ramstein Air Base got $700,000 in prize money for being named the Pentagon’s best Air Force installation. Here's how it's using the money.

A cold-weather survival kit under development at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was designed to keep F-35A Lightning II pilots alive at 40 degrees below zero.

The Air Force demoted Cory Reeves from master sergeant in September but officially allowed him to remain on active duty despite hundreds of online posts linking him to a white-nationalist group.