Mark Gooch, 21, is accused of murder and other charges connected to the disappearance and death of Sasha Krause, a Sunday school teacher from a Mennonite community in New Mexico.

Airmen, including Space Force service members, by must wear coyote brown boots and T-shirts and spice brown U.S. flag patches with their two-piece flight uniforms and utility uniforms in the operational camouflage pattern by Sept. 1.

The Air Force is sending unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawks to Tokyo again this summer.

“The U.S. steadfast commitment remains unchanged and integration missions are a way for the U.S. to demonstrate that commitment,” said 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander Lt. Col. Ryan Stallsworth.

The Roswell International Air Center has emerged as a major storage facility for planes that have been grounded by airlines due to age and lack of demand.

In the Air Force, black airmen on average were 71% more likely to face court-martial or nonjudicial punishment than their white counterparts, according to an investigation.

Two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest in an increasing number of U.S. military demonstrations in the region.

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Parachuting over Ramstein kicked off the Agile Wolf exercise Tuesday, allowing the 435th Contingency Response Squadron to practice with other units its core missions of opening air bases and supporting mobility aircraft across Europe and Africa.

The Air Force will begin sending 60 recruits each week to basic training at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi starting next week to allow more physical distance between recruits and prepare other training infrastructure to operate under the threat of the coronavirus for the next year.

Airman 1st Class D’Airrius Gilmore died Friday in Nashville.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, military recruiters nationwide shut down in-person access and went to digital platforms. In doing so, they’ve adjusted to a new normal, changing the way they’ve recruited for generations.

The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX's brand new rocketship are classmates and friends, veteran spacefliers married to veteran spacefliers, and fathers of young sons.

The Air Force's height waiver process likely stopped many people from considering pilot training, said Lt. Col. Jessica Ruttenber, who led the effort to change height standards.

To handle the expected increase in the number of airmen who will be tested when the moratorium is lifted, the memo also temporarily allows physical training leaders to test members of their own squadron.

In this season finale of the Military Matters podcast, hosts Rod Rodriguez and Desmon Farris shed light on the murky world of information warfare.

A pair of B-1B Lancers flew from Ellsworth Air Force Base to conduct close-air support training with Swedish Joint Terminal Attack Controller ground teams — a first in the bomber’s 35-year history.

Brig. Gen. Scott Cain also directed leaders at the base to spend Thursday speaking with service members about “how we will continue to operate safely as we return to flying operations."

According to a statement from Vance Air Force Base public affairs, the drone was seen by a T-38 pilot at 1,500 feet above ground level. The T-38 came within 1,000 feet of the drone and was "close enough that the pilot could spot the drone as he passed it," according to the Vance statement.

A prankster was clearly having fun recently at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, even though the museum has been temporarily closed.

The Samurai Surge drill, which last took place in 2018, required coordination between the 353rd Special Operations Group out of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, and Yokota’s 374th Operations Group.

A routine patrol last week turned into an impromptu firefight for three airmen from 51st Fighter Wing security forces and two soldiers of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army.

Ben Garland, a player for the San Francisco 49ers and a captain in the Air National Guard, is helping promote PoppyInMemory.com.

In honor of Memorial Day, four U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft will soar over 34 South Florida hospitals from the Keys to Palm Beach County. Additionally, a United States Coast Guard MH65 helicopter and a United States Coast Guard C-144 aircraft, will have a different flight path and fly over 16 South Florida hospitals.

Just before 1 p.m., a KC-135 Stratotanker and EC-130j Commando Solo aircraft flown by airmen with the 171st Air Refueling Wing and 193rd Special Operations Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard passed over the hospital to honor those working within.

Five airmen have received Combat Action Medals after their C-130 cargo plane narrowly avoided an attack by militants last fall, the Air Force said.

The accident happened at about 9:30 p.m. during “a routine night training sortie,” one of the messages said. The pilot “successfully ejected” and is in stable condition at the 96th Medical Group.

The 31st Fighter Wing has begun to reopen or expand services shut down by coronavirus restrictions, a day after new Italian national and regional decrees went into effect.

As a demonstration of respect and appreciation to front-line responders, essential workers and volunteers during the coronavirus pandemic, a crew in a B-52H Stratofortress took flight from the Minot Air Force Base to travel across North Dakota hospitals for a series of flyovers on Monday.

Exterminators at Yokota Air Base have responded to several Asian giant hornet sightings in recent weeks.

An Oklahoma community honored an airman killed in a rocket strike in Iraq more than two months ago, after coronavirus restrictions postponed memorial services.

An airman assigned to the 31st Security Forces Squadron died following a single-car accident in the town of Roveredo in Piano, just south of the base.

With all the spring air shows canceled due to coronavirus, the Thunderbirds, as well as the Navy's Blue Angels team, have been doing ceremonial flyovers for essential workers in Texas, New Mexico and California.

If confirmed, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach would oversee a vast geographical area with airmen stationed primarily in Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.

The Pentagon will not decide until at least next year where to house the headquarters of its newest combatant command, U.S. Space Command, which was established last summer to control military space operations.

The single-seat fighter jet crashed at about 9:15 a.m. in a test at the training range located 12 miles northeast of the main base, according to a news release about the incident.

An Air Force reservist has qualified for the first time to fly the U-2 Dragon Lady, becoming one of fewer than 1,500 people to pilot the iconic spy plane.

The Air Force survival school in Washington state used coronavirus restrictions to its advantage to customize the training regimen and trim nearly a week off the program, the training group commander said recently.

Eielson Air Force Base is taking on increasing importance as the Pentagon attempts to pivot to countering China and Russia.

Recent graduates from pilot training and their families still are able to move on to their next duty stations, because their ongoing training has been deemed essential, according to the U.S. Air Force's 71st Operations Group.

The itinerary was a first for a C-130 cargo plane crew from Ramstein: fly to Milan, continue to Rome, back to Milan, then back home to Germany, all in the same day.

Air Force Col. Thomas Falzarano, who commanded the service’s 21st Space Wing, was found dead Tuesday at his home on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.

Tricare, the military’s health insurance provider, is covering telephone appointments and has eliminated copayments for telehealth services as of Wednesday. The changes will remain in effect through the national emergency, according to a new rule posted on the Federal Register.

Aircraft from the Hawaii Air National Guard and Air Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam will fly above most of the state's large hospitals and major metro areas beginning around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 114th Fighter Wing will pass over hospitals in nine cities to salute health care workers, first responders and other essential personnel.

The post said that the person who tested positive has been working from home and has not been on base since April 30. Contact tracing has shown no increased risk exposure with the base.

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“What makes this project so good is its collaboration with our host nation,” said Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia leader and saxophonist Master Sgt. Jeremiah True. “It was a no-brainer in my opinion.”

The commander of the Space Force's local wing says his teams are ready for this weekend's back-to-back rocket launches, possibly breaking a decades-old mission cadence record despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

To honor Tampa Bay’s front-line healthcare workers in the pandemic, MacDill Air Force Base will launch two KC-135 Stratotankers Friday morning set to fly over 12 major hospitals in the region.

Air Force buses are still in regular service shuttling air crews and other personnel around the base, but the ride is very different these days.

U.S. military aircraft will rip over the Alaska sky this week to show support for first responders and essential workers remaining on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This marks the second time a U.S. Forces Korea service member was found to have coronavirus upon arrival via the so-called Patriot Express in less than a week.

Singer and actress Ashanti is one of the guest judges for the Aviano Idol talent competition.

The upcoming deployment of the 124th Fighter Wing — based at Gowen Field — to support operations in the Middle East and North Africa is the second-largest in the wing’s history.

The F-35 fighter jet is starting to outlive its reputation as a $428 billion bundle of flawed hardware and buggy software: Lockheed Martin and the military have eliminated all of the deficiencies believed to endanger pilots and about 90% of other serious flaws that could hamper missions.

The U.S. Air Force's air demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, will honor first responders and essential workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic with formation flights over San Antonio and Austin on Wednesday.

Teams of National Guard soldiers rolled into King George County on Friday to test 94 residents and 126 workers at the Heritage Hall nursing home for COVID-19.

Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown wrote in testimony to senators ahead of his confirmation hearing that the Air Force was no longer holding itself to a stringent policy meant to drastically improve unusually low mission capable rates.

If you dominate at video games like Tekken and Street Fighter, the Air Force may want to recruit you to compete at this summer’s Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas.

The single C-17 flyover took place across various North Carolina cities, hospitals and food banks on Thursday as part of Operation American Resolve, according to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard.

The Missouri Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing is making the flight as part of the Air Force effort to honor employees working on the coronavirus pandemic.

Last month, the Navy sent an undisclosed number of sailors to sequester at Yokota and other U.S. bases in Japan before boarding USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group vessels for an upcoming patrol.

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For years, the U.S. military largely stayed mum about its missions in the South China Sea — but in past weeks, the Defense Department has instead highlighted sea and air operations in the contested area.

The FalconSat-8 satellite developed by Air Force Academy cadets is an educational platform which will will conduct multiple experiments on advanced propulsion technologies and payloads while in orbit.

In this review episode, Military Matters podcast hosts Rod Rodriguez and Desmon Farris talk some more with one of last week's guests, retired Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis — also known as the Fired Up Chief — about how his recovery from COVID-19 is coming along.

Two B-1B Lancers arrived in the Baltics to work with NATO allies this week, marking the heavy bombers’ first flights to Europe in about 18 months.

Michigan Congressional delegates are pressuring the U.S. Department of Defense to begin new stopgap measures to curb the flow of toxic fluorochemicals into the environment at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.

The 104th Fighter Wing, based at Barnes Air National Guard Base and its F-15 aircraft, flew a “thank you” mission over a dozen health care facilities across Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon.

Kirtland Air Force Base installation commander Col. David Miller is aware of complaints from retirees about being prevented from shopping at the commissary and base exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the North American Aerospace Defense Command, a team is attempting to sequester itself to ensure coronavirus can’t cripple NORAD’s command center, responsible for preventing the U.S. from coming under attack from foreign missiles or other threats.

The Dayton and Springfield areas will be treated to an Ohio Air National Guard flyby Thursday. All flights will be conducted with regularly scheduled training missions and are subject to change based on mission needs or changing weather.

Most service members, their families and civilian employees attached to bases in Japan have adjusted to restricted movements — but leaders are concerned about potential impacts to mental health.

The extension takes Yokota’s restrictions well beyond a public health emergency ordered by U.S. Forces Japan that’s scheduled to expire May 15.

Samuel Gooch was taken into custody Sunday. His brother, U.S. Air Force airman Mark Gooch, has been charged with theft, kidnapping and murder in the death of Sasha Krause.

Boeing expects a cost overrun of $168 million on the new Air Force One planes caused by work-from-home staffing problems during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a top official at the aerospace company.

An airman who police say scuffled with officials at a Texas air base before arming himself and fleeing over the perimeter fence had threatened his chain of command and refused to hand over his firearms, a criminal complaint said.

For the first time in six weeks, airmen ar Ramstein Air Base in Germany were able to do something they once took for granted: get a haircut.

Leaving white contrails streaked across a picture-perfect blue sky, powerful military jets with the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds roared over the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area Saturday in a show of support for those on the front lines in the coronavirus war.

The November crash happened when two T-38C Talons — one of which was flown by instructor pilot Lt. Col. John “Matt” Kincade and student pilot 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie — attempted a formation landing.

The airmen were deployed to support Pacific Air Forces in training allies and partners and to reinforce the “rules-based international order” in the Indo-Pacific region through strategic deterrence missions.

Two airmen in Germany died from “multiple drug toxicity,” according to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

The mission further demonstrated the service’s new “dynamic force employment model,” which is intended to make its global bomber presence less predictable, the Air Force said.

The Kentucky Air National Guard will present a two-ship C-130 flyover across the commonwealth as a way to pay tribute to all those who are continuing to treat and serve the public every day during the virus outbreak.

Lt. Col. Michael Kearney lost his job leading the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron “due to a loss of confidence” in his ability to effectively lead the squadron, according to an Air Force Statement.

The loan of fighters from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill to the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson has been in the planning by the wings for some time, the Air Force said.

Taylor Lewis, 26, was working at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma as a second-year apprentice as part of an elevator team with a company named thyssenkrupp when he was found unresponsive, according to a news release shared on social media.

The cable locks will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Airmen should contact their base’s violence prevention officer for details about local distribution, officials said.

GE Aviation in Cincinnati has been awarded four contract actions for jet engine work, valued at $707 million, winning the contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Excessive speed was a factor in a car crash that killed two airmen and injured a third last fall on Spangdahlem Air Base, Air Force officials said Wednesday, citing a monthslong investigation into the accident.

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“What we are doing is paying tribute to our frontline health care workers confronting [the coronavirus], and it’s really a signal to all Americans to remain vigilant during the outbreak,” said President Donald Trump.

After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy early amid the coronavirus pandemic, Bradlee Ang is just the sixth person to join the U.S. Space Force.

While the entire country and most of the world are being told to practice social distancing, those with significant others who doesn’t live in the same cities are grappling with the uncertainty of when they’ll be able to travel again.

Yokota Air Base’s drive-in movie echoes trends in Germany and South Korea, where outdoor screenings have had a resurgence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Washington's Department of Corrections is suing the federal government over decades of chemical runoff from Fairchild Air Force Base that contaminated water supplies and tainted food produced at the Airway Heights Corrections Center.

An F-16 combat jet at Spangdahlem Air Base achieved a landmark 10,000 flight hours on Thursday, nearly 27 years after it rolled off the production line and began flying for the 52nd Fighter Wing.

The manhunt for 37-year-old airman Erland Injerd was ongoing late Thursday and “he continues to be a possible threat to Dyess personnel.”