US special forces want longer reach for rockets, snipers, robotsThe new sniper rifle would replace two weapons currently in use.By Todd South8 days ago
For data in their sights, US special ops seek military Google GlassThe device would work day or night as well as with existing night vision gear.By Todd South8 days ago
Ellsworth pauses B-1 bomber flights as crash investigation beginsLancer flights are on hold until at least Jan. 19.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown4 months ago
Fears grow that Israel, US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to warEach strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.4 months ago
Airman hospitalized after B-1 bomber crashes in South DakotaThe mishap is the Air Force's first major aircraft safety incident of 2024.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown4 months ago
More delays in improving the process for moving troops’ belongingsNew information shows there are tens of thousands of service members and families who aren't satisfied with their moves.By Karen Jowers5 months ago
Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacksThe Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.By Bryant Harris5 months ago
Air Force expanding review of cancers in nuclear missile communityThe expanded Air Force study will consider a broader range of career fields as well as an additional base.By Tara Copp, AP6 months ago
Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continueU.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a command-and-control node south of Baghdad on Tuesday, two defense officials said.By Tara Copp, AP and Kareem Chehayeb, AP6 months ago
Treasury sanctions Iran-backed militia members attacking US forcesSix people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah were sanctioned.By Fatima Hussein and Tara Copp, AP6 months ago
Air Force terminates missile test flight due to anomalyAn unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong during a test launch from California.7 months ago
40 years after Beirut: How the bombing still haunts the Corps todayThe bombing remains the largest single-day loss of life for Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.By Irene Loewenson7 months ago