US Central Command on Monday denied ISIS claims that it had shot down a US aircraft near Anbar, Iraq, saying American and coalition aircraft have been accounted for. CENTCOM released a statement on Twitter shortly after the ISIS-affiliated Amaq news...
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he is “enthusiastic” about the possibility of working with Russia in the fight against ISIS, but he acknowledged that Russia, which has continuously backed Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s regime is “a ways” from “that...
The easing of restrictions on what assistance US forces can provide Afghan troops, particularly from the air, is making a difference in the progress in that war, House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry said Monday. Just back from a visit...
Just back from a visit to Iraq and Afghanistan, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry said he found the US-aided local forces “are making progress on the ground” there, though the situation in Syria remains chaotic. Speaking to reporters...
Gen. Stephen Wilson on July 22 received his fourth star and was promoted to be the Air Force’s 39th vice chief during a ceremony at Offutt AFB, Neb. Wilson previously served as deputy commander of US Strategic Command and before...
A gaggle of F-22s, F-15Es, F-16s, A-10s, T-38s, KC-135s, a B-1, a B-52, and AWACS from nine different bases were assembled at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., last week to commemorate the 95th anniversary of Gen. Billy Mitchell’s airmen sinking the decommissioned...
A U-2 from Beale AFB, Calif., deployed to Nellis AFB, Nev., to participate in a Red Flag exercise this month for the first time in more than 20 years. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing regularly supports Red Flag, but typically the...
The presidential helicopter replacement program recently executed a successful critical design review of the VH-92A, Lockheed Martin announced Monday. The July review showed the design of the modified Sikorsky S-92A meets the system requirements, and the program to deliver the...
A power failure within a military weather satellite’s command and control system left it unresponsive and unrepairable, Air Force Space Command investigators found. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 19 stopped responding to commands Feb. 11 after the power failure kept...
About 200 airmen and 10 A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from Air Force Reserve Command’s 924th Fighter Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., deployed to Florida this weekend to practice providing close air support during combat search and rescue operations. The training with...
