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Airman killed, 5 others injured in vehicle crash on Montana Air Force base
"We will need time to grieve for our teammate that we lost and for our injured members to heal both physically and mentally."
Air Force Colonel 1 of 2 men missing after plane crashes into remote Alaskan lake
An Air Force colonel who heads operations for the Alaskan Command is one of two men missing after a small plane crashed into a remote lake Tuesday during an instructional...
Congress mulls forcing women to join men in registering for draft, sparking backlash
As the American military continues to struggle to fill its rolls, Congress is again mulling a proposal that would mandate women sign up for the draft.
Air Force F-16 pilot who prepared for 9/11 suicide mission to take down hijacked Flight 93 retires: 'Training kicked in'
"One of the memories that will stay with me forever is seeing the Pentagon on fire and being able to smell the fumes that were coming off of that."
Sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot black airman at home
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3 after responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment.
Vets who served at top-secret Area 52 suffering from serious illnesses and can’t get health insurance
In the mid-1980s, Mark Ely, now 63, was assigned to inspect secretly obtained Soviet fighter jets stored in hidden hangers at the Tonopah Test Range.
12-foot 'Airman Ally Gator' rescued after turning up at Florida air base -- twice
The hulking 12-foot, 4-inch gator was first slithered onto MacDill Air Force base's grounds in late April, taking refuge beneath the wheels of an airplane.
Arizona mother who poisoned Air Force husband’s coffee with bleach dodges jail
Melody Felicano Johnson, 40, has been sentenced to three years probation in Arizona after pleading guilty to attempting to poison her husband.
US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn’t.
US Air Force airlifts cruise ship passenger, critically ill son in dramatic 8-hour Atlantic Ocean rescue mission
"Our collective determination and efficiency ensured the successful rescue and transport of the individual in need."
Deputies who fatally shot black US airman burst into wrong apartment: attorney
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on...
US Air Force secretary flies in cockpit of plane controlled by AI
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall rode in the cockpit of a fighter jet on Friday, which flew over the desert in California and was controlled by artificial intelligence.
Wild video shows authorities wrangle massive gator that wandered onto Air Force Base tarmac
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials jumped into action to wrangle an alligator that made its way under an airplane at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa....
Wild video shows Fla. authorities wrangle massive gator that wandered onto Air Force Base tarmac
Pictures and video posted to Facebook by MacDill Air Force Base officials show the nearly 10-foot-long alligator lounging near the wheels of an airplane parked on the tarmac.
Remains of Brooklyn airman shot down in Europe during WWII will finally return to family after 80 years
"To think that 80 years later he's going to come home and he's going to get the honor he deserves it brings tears to my eyes,” LaPorta said.
Trump's immunity claim would place troops in legal jeopardy if they abide unlawful orders, ex-officials warn
Troops could be placed in the precarious position of having to say no to the commander-in-chief or break the law should the Supreme Court grant former President Donald Trump's motion...
Contractor killed when she walks into Air Force drone propeller while looking down at device
As the victim inched closer to the whirring propeller, her co-workers began “shouting and waving” to draw her attention, to no avail.
Air Force intel analyst busted for child porn also accused of sharing classified documents with anti-gov ‘Boogaloo’ group
An Air Force intelligence analyst who pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography last year was also accused of sharing classified material with adherents of the anti-government “Boogaloo” movement, according to...
Air Force general reveals ‘alarming’ number of drones crossing into US airspace at southern border: ‘Over 1,000 a month’
More than 1,000 drones per month are crossing into US airspace near the border with Mexico, a top general told lawmakers Thursday.
Air Force employee indicted for disclosing classified information on foreign dating site: 'You are my secret informant love!'
A civilian US Air Force employee with a top secret security clearance used a foreign dating website to transmit classified national defense information to a person claiming to be a...