In just over two years since completing Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman has brought its digital design of the B-21 Raider to life, with two test aircraft in production.

Air Force Special Operations Command, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, could get a scaled-down version of the autonomous Silent Arrow glider for "unspecified" U.S. operations.

An Indiana State University graduate and U.S. Air Force flying instructor killed in a plane crash last week is being remembered in Terre Haute as an exceptional leader, great mentor and loving husband.

The U.S. Air Force is distributing bottled water to Arizona residents and business owners near Luke Air Force Base whose drinking water showed high levels of contaminants.

The new contract includes a facility to support preloading rotary launchers, improvements to roads to support the vehicles carrying munitions to an airfield and earth covered storage magazines.

The Long-Range Discrimination Radar system will be capable of tracking incoming missiles while at the same time distinguish lethal warheads from decoys or other nonlethal objects.

A large U.S. Space Force flag is on display inside Air Force Tech Sgt. Andrew Bergdorf's office at the armed forces recruiting center, and he's proud to show it off. "I think a lot of people are excited to explore that frontier," he says.

The missile blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base late Tuesday and arced over the Pacific Ocean, delivering a test re-entry vehicle to a range near Kwajalein Atoll after a flight of about 4,200 miles.

The Army will conduct field-testing of a new microwave weapon designed to protect military bases from incoming drones as early as 2024, following an on-site demonstration at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, officials said.

Senior Airman Dante Torello of the 353rd Special Operations Group was sentenced to four months in military confinement, a bad conduct discharge and reduction in rank to airman basic, the lowest enlisted rank in the Air Force.

MacDill’s marker is part an ongoing effort throughout the Tampa Bay area to memorialize Black cemeteries that were erased as historic Black communities were redeveloped during the early- through mid-20th century.

The Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range should get a slightly higher priority for upgrades than is currently planned by the Air Force, according to a recently released RAND Corp. analysis.

The E-8C Joint STARS aviators made history Friday when the first all-African American flight crew launched on a training mission at Robins Air Force Base.

Osan Air Base returned to its pandemic normal Saturday, a day after its commander declared a lockdown to trace the contacts of a service member who tested positive.

Scot Ames Jr., a 24-year-old instructor pilot with the 50th Flying Training Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, was killed, along with a student pilot from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force.

Staff Sgt. Remington K. Viney, 26, and Tanner W. Byholm, 25, most recently a member of the Air Force Reserves, died in a crash about a mile south of the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport on Tuesday.

The recent flight of the F-15EX Eagle from St. Louis Lambert International Airport marks a rapid program launch since Boeing executives began preparing for the possibility of renewed U.S. orders about two years ago.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Vance Air Force Base continued its record of being the most productive pilot training base in the Air Force in 2020, and it is moving forward by implementing new training processes and major upgrades to base infrastructure.

It’s still a ways off yet but Minot Air Force Base is getting ready for the Air Force’s new MH-139A “Grey Wolf” helicopters to replace the Vietnam-era UH-1N Huey helicopters.

Two Air Force pilots were killed Friday when a trainer jet crashed near an Alabama airport, the military branch confirmed.

It's a perspective like few others: A first-person drone pilot's view of a tiny micro-drone racing through a C-124 Globemaster and assorted glowing obstacles at 25 mph or faster under the roof of the world's largest military aviation museum.

The Air Force inspector general will do a second investigation into racial and ethnic disparities across the force, service leaders said Friday, expanding the review to include gender and additional racial categories such as Asian and American Indian.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife made the case for the Armed Overwatch aircraft program during an online presentation this week through the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

An airman who died last month while in coronavirus quarantine was remembered Friday at Aviano Air Base in Italy for his fatherly sense of humor, his loyalty, his off-duty “shenanigans” and on-duty mentorship to others.

The Air Force and the family of Tech. Sgt. Michael W. Morris still don’t know what caused his death last month while quarantining at home alone, hours after calling to wish his youngest daughter a happy 5th birthday.

The commander of the largest U.S. military base in Tokyo has moved to assure residents they are safe after the body of a man who had been missing for 16 days was found in his own apartment building on the installation.

A Rapid City airman was found guilty Thursday of murdering his infant son after a four-day trial at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

A U.S. Air Force airman from Nevada, who was wanted on criminal sexual misconduct of an incapacitated victim in Michigan and military desertion, was arrested attempting to cross the border into Canada last week.

Beale Air Force Base in a news release said that a "T-38 Talon assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing experienced a gear-up landing" at Mather Airport. The base confirmed there were no injuries.

For the Air Force and Army paratroopers on the C-130J aircraft that took off from Ramstein on Thursday, the day was good enough for a jump — and that’s all they needed.

A senior officer who presided over an Article 32 hearing weighing sexual assault charges against a former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory has issued his report and recommendation on how the case should proceed.

Lawyers focused on the defendant's character, his police interview and testimony from doctors during closing arguments Tuesday in the Ellsworth Air Force Base trial against an airman accused of murdering his infant son.

Kayla Ash, wife of a 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron member, was pronounced dead Feb. 9, Yokota officials said.

The 31st Fighter Wing is providing a break in the pandemic routine with its Aviano’s Got Talent contest, complete with cash prizes and a celebrity judge.

Pilot error caused $21 million in damage to a cargo plane, the Air Force said.

The body of Trevor Balint, the spouse of a Defense Department computer programmer and analyst, was found at Yokota Air Base in Japan.

The Air Force’s first overseas-based F-35A squadron will be nicknamed the “Valkyries,” for the mythological Norse women who chose who would live or die in battle, the 48th Fighter Wing said Tuesday.

The cause of death is under investigation, and the individual’s identity will be withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Vance Air Force Base continued its record of being the most productive pilot training base in the Air Force in 2020, and it is moving forward by implementing new training processes and major upgrades to base infrastructure.

Senior Airman James Cunningham is currently on trial in a military courtroom facing a charge of murder in the death of his six-month-old son Zachariah on March 3, 2020.

Air Force officers with negative actions on their records may soon face greater scrutiny when being considered for promotions.

Col. Randel Gordon, vice-commander of the 412th Test Wing, said Thursday there was no more fitting place than Edwards Air Force Base to witness the transition by 17 members of the U.S. Air Force to the newly formed U.S. Space Force.

The change in unaccompanied tour lengths applies to both enlisted service members and officers on their first permanent duty assignment at nearly two dozen bases and locations.

Senior Airman James Cunningham has pleaded not guilty after Pennington County and later Air Force prosecutors charged him with murdering his son on March 3, 2020.

The Air Force is spending $1.75 million to gauge the effects of future sea-level rise at Wake Island Airfield, located on a remote Pacific atoll that is a key asset in America’s missile defense system.

The building will be 4,036-square-feet and handle all visitor access to Keesler.

Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains and school buses Wednesday across northern France.

An investigation into the death of a dependent at Yokota Air Base is ongoing. The person’s name and other details are being withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification.

James Cunningham, a weapons load crew member on the 28th Air Craft Maintenance Squadron, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge of his five-month-old son Zachariah under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Government and defense attorneys traded arguments in military court Monday, with the defense for the former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contending that Maj. Gen. William Cooley is the victim of a "conspiracy" to end his career, and prosecutors arguing that Cooley sexually assaulted a woman.

Using a once-classified, cutting-edge telescope at Kirtland Air Force Base's Starfire Optical Range to scour the heavens, Jack Drummond studies "the little guys in our solar system."

Security has been stepped up at RAF Mildenhall after an individual drove onto base through a guarded, outbound gate, and reportedly went unnoticed until he stopped to fix the tires he’d shredded on traffic spikes on the way in.

The exhibit supports the very educational standards students receive through their schooling, with content provided by NASA and the National Science Teachers Association.

The NFL teamed up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week to surprise and thank service members at MacDill Air Force Base.

In July of last year, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $1.2 billion contract for the first lot of eight F-15EX aircraft, all of which will be coming to Eglin before the end of March.

The Air Force has launched a global security review of its bases after a man illegally accessed Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Thursday and entered an airplane on the installation best known as the home of Air Force One, defense officials said.

Augmented reality technology overlays virtual images over the real world in real time. The testing comes a little more than two months after the base began using state-of-the-art, four-legged robots for security services.

The two-week exercise began Monday, and includes flight paths that go from inland areas through San Luis Obispo County to ocean areas. Military planes from units in Arizona, Oregon and California will participate in this air combat training exercise.

With some 6,000 employees nationally, the organization oversees a $2.5 billion science and technology program as well as more than $2.3 billion in externally funded research and development.

Called the Comprehensive Operational Medicine for Battle Ready Airmen, or COBRA, the clinic opened on Jan. 14 and is modeled on facilities for athletes, with trainers, physical therapists and sports medicine doctors providing timely and innovative care under one roof.

The new Boeing F-15EX fighter jet completed its first flight Tuesday, and the Air Force expects the first two of the planes in weeks.

A U.S. Air Force court-martial panel has convicted a Kirtland Air Force Base airman on charges stemming from a 2019 crash that killed an Albuquerque woman.

F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters are flying, for the first time, alongside Japanese and Australian warplanes in a large-scale Pacific Air Forces’ exercise, which kicked off Wednesday on Guam.

New Mexico is asking a federal court to reverse a decision that combined its lawsuit against the Air Force over contamination at military bases with lawsuits filed in other districts.

The Air Force is deploying bombers and airmen to a base in Norway for the first time, underscoring the growing importance of the Arctic region to U.S. defense strategy.

Two Air Force doctors and a medic have been awarded Bronze Stars for their efforts to stem a coronavirus outbreak at NATO headquarters in Kabul, where infection rates reached 30% last summer.

Japanese police on Okinawa over the weekend arrested a Marine for shoving a police officer and an Air Force civilian employee for shoplifting in separate incidents, according to police spokesmen.

The 18th Wing was warned of the fire risk in a warehouse on Kadena Air Base two weeks before a blaze gutted the structure on June 22, according to an Air Force investigation.

The Air Force in recent weeks issued a request for information from textile producers about the possibility of restroom curtains for B-52 bomber crews.

Last year, the Air Force ended its 15-year practice of keeping a continuous bomber presence on Guam in favor of a less-predictable deployment system using bomber task forces.

Sending personal health data by email or Facebook messages, for example, is prohibited under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, the 374th Medical Group said Thursday in a Facebook post.

With U.S. Space Command in the balance​, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help.

The 434th Air Refueling Wing is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the long road that ultimately led it to employing 1,600 military and civilian workers.

Two of the nearly 250 cadets suspected are no longer at the academy. Most of the remainder have admitted to cheating and are on six months of probation and remediation.

Two separate courts-martial on sexual assault charges involving airmen assigned to Eglin Air Force Base at the time of the alleged offenses are scheduled for the coming weeks at the installation, according to the Air Force Judge Advocate General (AFJAG) online docket.

By the time the pandemic hit, Yokota Air Base was down to 60% of its military working dog force and other bases had dropped as low as 35% due to restrictions on commercial air travel

Sen. Martin Heinrich said that he spoken directly with President Joe Biden about the Air Force's decision to locate the U.S. Space Command in Alabama, and the New Mexico Democratic senator expects the matter to be reviewed by the current administration.

The COVID-19 vaccine is the necessary "next step" to pull away from the pandemic, a panel of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base medical experts told viewers in a virtual Facebook town hall Thursday.

Airman Calvin Cooper's trial by court martial began with opening arguments at Kirtland Air Force Base. He is facing charges of reckless driving, involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide for hitting and killing a pedestrian in March 2019.

The aircraft to take part in the flyover will be a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, a B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base and a B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base.

Medical-grade face masks will have to be worn in public facilities on Ramstein Air Base and other Air Force installations in the Kaiserslautern area starting next week, the 86th Airlift Wing said Thursday.

By setting rotting furniture ablaze, military trainers created scenarios on the first floor of an old dormitory at Osan Air Base for firefighters, security forces, explosive ordnance disposal teams and special operations forces.

During the annual trilateral Cope North exercise slated for next month, F-35s and F-16s from Misawa Air Base in Japan and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska will land, refuel, plan and launch from an austere airfield “carved out of the jungle” in Guam.

The trial by court martial for Airman Calvin Cooper began at Kirtland Air Force Base on Monday on charges of reckless driving, involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide.

The Article 32 hearing against Maj. Gen. William Cooley, former commander of Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), has been rescheduled to Feb. 8 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the attorneys involved in the case said.

A broken fan blade started the series of events that led to the death of two pilots last year in Afghanistan, according to a report on the accident.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Abdigafar Salad Warsame and a member of the New York Air National Guard are the latest active-duty service members to die from complications of the coronavirus.

Women in the Air Force can wear a ponytail or up to two braids with their uniform under an update to grooming regulations spurred by feedback that showed women experienced hair loss and migraines from the current standards.

The director of AFWERX, a subsidiary of the Air Force exploring the leading edge of certain technologies, sees a future where "anywhere can be an airport and anyone can be a pilot."

Among the steps leaders at MacDill are taking is to reach out to Tampa Bay schools to expose students in minority communities to Air Force aviation careers.

Col. Ryan Keeney, 49th Wing commander at Holloman Air Force Base, received his COVID-19 vaccination last week. Keeney survived a leukemia relapse in 2012 which left him immunocompromised following a bone marrow transplant in 2013.

As part of a national effort to harness the speed and flexibility of additive manufacturing — often called "3D printing" — the Air Force this month issued a call for a "cutting-edge automated 3-D scanning system" that can quickly scan complex parts to produce three-dimensional models.

A U.S. Air Force base in Germany has slashed the time and cost of a common chore after thousands of M4 rifles failed an inspection — but the Army says the cleaning method they used may do “too good a job.”

Master Sgt. Scott W. Blais, an Air Force Reserve airman from East Longmeadow, Mass., died suddenly while on a training mission in Hawaii, Westover Air Reserve Base announced Monday.

By Friday afternoon, the announcement had garnered nearly 300 comments on Facebook, most critical of the prohibition on overnight purchases.