On Nov. 27, 2006, Maj. Troy Gilbert died when his F-16 crashed outside of Taji, Iraq, as he conducted a low-altitude pass to save US service members cornered by enemy forces. On Monday, his remains arrived at Dover AFB, Del.,...
The Pentagon identified the soldier killed by an improvised explosive device on Oct. 4 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. SSgt. Adam S. Thomas, 31, was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Carson, Colo. Thomas...
Air Force bases along the southeastern US coast are evacuating aircraft and personnel in preparation for Hurricane Matthew. As of Wednesday afternoon, a hurricane warning was in effect for much of the eastern coast of Florida. Patrick AFB, Fla., released...
Russia had deployed 148 more nuclear warheads as of Sept. 1 than at the same time last year, US State Department data show. The United States and Russia exchange data biannually as part of the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction...
Maj. Gen. Mark Kelly assumed command of the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) during a ceremony at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Monday. Kelly previously served as the 9th Air Force commander at Shaw AFB, S.C., since July 2015, and special...
The last Iraqi brigade needed to help retake Mosul from ISIS will be ready in weeks, and the Iraqi Prime Minister has promised citizens of the city that victory is near. Coalition forces have trained 12 Iraqi brigades total, with...
A coalition airstrike near the Qayyarah air field in Iraq allegedly killed at least 20 Sunni tribal fighters who were reportedly mistaken for ISIS militants. After midnight on Oct. 5, coalition strikes hit a position that was reportedly firing on...
Secretary of State John Kerry said the drawdown of US forces, from 140,000 to less than 10,000, and a strengthening of Afghan military and police to a combined force of 320,000 is moving “Afghanistan toward self-reliance.” However, “A political settlement...
The UN is saying that last month’s deadly attack on an aid convoy headed to Aleppo, Syria, was an airstrike—further implicating the Syrian regime and Russia in the incident. The UN Institute for Training and Research’s Operational Satellite Applications Program...
