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Recap: Highlights from the US Army’s 2025 conference in Washington

The Army continues to transform, with efforts focused on next-gen weaponry, long-range artillery, unmanned systems and much more.

By Defense News staff

10 days ago

US Air Force revamps pilot training as T-7 era nears

Air Education and Training Command is preparing to teach instructor pilots on the T-7 and revamping its flying syllabus for the fifth-gen trainer.

By Stephen Losey

4 weeks ago

Vance Air Force Base resumes flights following fatal crash

Aircraft from other bases were allowed to return Monday to the base in Enid, Oklahoma.

6 years ago

Capitol briefly evacuated as small plane reported in airspace

White House personnel were told to remain in place during that time.

6 years ago

Air Force identifies pilots killed in Vance aviation mishap

Lt. Col. John “Matt” Kincade, 47, an instructor pilot assigned to the 5th Flying Training Squadron and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, 23, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, were killed during a T-38C Talon training mission, according to a release from the Air Force.

By Howard Altman

6 years ago

Trump travels to Dover to pay respect to soldiers killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

President Donald Trump paid respects Thursday to a pair of Army officers who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan earlier this week.

6 years ago

Ohio soldier identified from remains returned by North Korea

The remains of a soldier killed in the Korean War have been identified as an Ohio man.

6 years ago

Soldier from Mississippi identified from remains returned by North Korea

A Mississippi family will hold a funeral next month for a soldier who died during the Korean War.

6 years ago

Partnership with Kurds against ISIS still strong, says US coalition general

A senior U.S. coalition commander said Friday the partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces remains strong and focused on fighting the Islamic State group, despite an expanding Turkish incursion into areas under Kurdish control.

6 years ago

Air Force and Army veteran duo aims to restore WWII submarine

Air Force veteran Mark Gatton got the idea to save the USS Ling and bring it to Louisville, Ky., when he learned that the sub was going to be scrapped in New Jersey.

6 years ago

American troops at Syria base say they’ll keep pressure on ISIS

At a base in eastern Syria, a senior U.S. coalition commander said Monday that American troops who remain in Syria are redeploying to bases, including in some new locations, and working with the Kurdish-led forces to keep up the pressure on the Islamic State militants and prevent the extremists from resurging or breaking out of prisons.

6 years ago

Here’s where the Global War on Terror Memorial could be placed

Lawmakers are pushing for a high-visibility location in Washington, D.C.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago

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