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A first sergeant patch is shown on the arm of a first sergeant during an appreciation ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2021. The Air Force approved multiple updates to everyday uniform wear on Dec. 3, 2021. (Senior Airman Matthew Angulo/Air Force)

Air Force reinstates duty patches, a year after dropping them

The Air Force's new leadership decided to bring duty patches back, and said they are a way for airmen to tell their own story.

By Stephen Losey

6 days ago

Trump nominates new head of SOUTHCOM to lead strikes near Venezuela

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan is named to take over for Adm. Alvin Holsey, who retired from his post as commander of SOUTHCOM on Dec. 12.

4 weeks ago

US admiral overseeing military operations in Latin America retires

Adm. Alvin Holsey's retirement was announced by the Pentagon in October, over a month into the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected drug boats.

5 weeks ago

Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack

Democrats who were also briefed and saw video of the survivors being killed questioned the Trump administration’s rationale.

6 weeks ago

CENTCOM launches new ‘suicide drone’ attack force in Middle East

Task Force Scorpion Strike was formed after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a memo calling for the rapid integration of drone technology.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

6 weeks ago

‘High-G maneuvers’ amid enemy missiles earn USAF pilot Silver Star

An Air Force squadron commander who led a history-making deployment to the Middle East was presented with the military’s third-highest combat award.

By Hope Hodge Seck

7 weeks ago