Air Force clears T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate production
The decision authorizes a $219 million contract for the first 14 aircraft.
By Michael Scanlon
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Air Force revises physical fitness program, score charts to boost airmen health
The U.S. Air Force updated its physical fitness assessment and its accompanying score charts to encourage airmen to utilize better fitness habits.
Computer glitch delays pay raises for nearly 7,000 airmen
Affected airmen should see their pay raises take effect in the next pay period.
Wright-Patt airmen injured during evacuation after Dayton mass shooting
"The base and the entire community are heartbroken over this senseless taking of life," Wright-Patterson commander Col. Thomas Sherman said.
Tuskegee Airman who flew 142 WWII combat missions dies at 99
World War II pilot Robert Friend, one of the last original members of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 99.
Guardsman, accused of stealing WWII airmen’s dog tags from National Archives, says he was returning them to families
A Virginia National Guard sergeant, accused of stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives in Maryland, says he did it to return them to their families.
US troops, civilian defense workers get political reminder
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is reminding civilian Defense Department employees and service members not to engage in political activity while on the job.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
UK volunteers still honor US airmen, 75 years after D-Day
As the wartime allies celebrate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, people around Britain are also remembering the Americans who paved the way for the invasion, especially aircrews that flew bombing missions over occupied Europe.
Shaw suspends PT testing after two airmen’s running-related deaths
Shaw wants to find out if anything related to the PT assessment process or the environment contributed to the recent deaths of two senior airmen from the same squadron after their running assessments.
Big Brother’s watching: Turkey secretly tracked US airmen, documents allege
The fact that a host nation kept tabs on U.S. operations isn’t necessarily malicious, or surprising, U.S. officials said.
By Kyle Rempfer
‘The Code’ for tone deafness? CBS show on Marines grilled for tweet about female officer
The sentiment reflected is emblematic of a greater cultural issue.
By J.D. Simkins
Airmen being bros: US troops help overturned van in Poland
"It was second nature for us to stop and assist the driver involved in the incident,” said a first lieutenant assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing.
By Kyle Rempfer