An airman assigned to JB San Antonio, Texas, was shot and injured in the Jan. 6 shooting at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport. SMSgt. Christopher B. Prather is recovering at a Florida hospital following the incident. Prather is an Active...
The Air Force on Tuesday announced it is removing regulations on tattoos on airmen, and allowing tattoo sleeves and other large body markings. The new policy removes the “25 percent” rule, which prohibited tattoos that covered about one quarter of...
The US will likely not shoot down a North Korean test ICBM if fired, instead will use such a test by dictator Kim Jong Un as an intelligence-gathering opportunity. Kim said last week that his country is close to test-launching...
Defense Secretary Ash Carter, in his final public appearance in office on Tuesday, would not provide a timeline for the defeat of ISIS, but said he is confident it will “conclude as soon as possible.” He added, “We know what...
The Pentagon has taken steps to respond to Russia’s hacking and influence in the presidential election as laid out in last week’s report by the intelligence community, and more steps will come. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, speaking Tuesday at his...
Collaboration across agencies and engagement with the commercial sector are two keys to a robust national cyber defense, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly said Tuesday at his Senate confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland...
The Air Force Association is looking for 45 volunteers, who are interested in maintaining a dominant Air Force, to participate in one of three focus groups to be held Jan. 23-25. We want to know what aspects of membership organizations...
