A United States Air Force investigation into the death of an army contractor who walked into a spinning aircraft propeller concluded poor lighting conditions and inadequate briefing were the main causes of the accident. At around 8 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2023, instrumentation engineer Stephanie Rachel Rodriguez Cosme, employed by army contractor Sumaria Systems, suffered […]
The U.S. Air Force is expecting to miss its goal for recruiting new active-duty personnel by about 10 percent when the fiscal year draws to a close at the end of the month. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has been projecting the 10 percent recruiting shortfall for months and, in a Monday interview with Military.com, […]
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a briefing at 2 p.m. ET on Aug. 1, after a dispute on a congressional hearing on artificial intelligence, and a “critical compromise” of Air Force communications, among other matters.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. and Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Lt. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback of the U.S. Air Force, discussed the U.S. Air Force’s plans to improve its cyberspace and spectrum superiority with Hudson Institute Senior Fellows […]
President Joe Biden has picked U.S. Air Force Chief General Charles Quinton Brown to become the top U.S. military officer, elevating a former fighter pilot with experience in the Pacific at a time of rising tensions with China. Brown will be the second black officer to become chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after […]
The U.S. Air Force is lowering body fat standards for new recruits as the military branch struggles to find enough people to join its ranks. The Air Force is lowering the body fat measurement to 26 percent for males and 36 percent for females, Leslie Brown, a spokesperson for the Air Force Recruiting Service, told […]
Have the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the White House interfered with the classified documents affair? Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said that they have and he will hold a “transparent” inquiry into who had access. A Chinese corn mill project in North Dakota is being terminated. Find out what the Air Force had to say […]
The Air Force improperly adjudicated requests for exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and has illegally only handed out exemptions to members who are on their way out, an appeals court said on Nov. 29 as it rejected the military branch’s bid to lift an injunction against punishing thousands of unvaccinated members. Eighteen members brought […]
Air Force members seeking religious exemptions from the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have provided “significant proof” that the military branch has discriminated against them, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 12. A U.S. district court in July blocked the mandate for thousands of Air Force members who remain unvaccinated and have had their […]
A Vietnam Air Force pilot tells his story of surviving Hotel Hanoi as a prisoner of war. His F-4 was shot down by SAM missiles, landing at Hanoi Hilton, where American soldiers were kept as POWs. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Barry Bridger is retelling a story of hope, remembering how he and others survived in the […]
The US Air Force on Tuesday tested an unarmed nuclear-capable long-range missile, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with a test reentry vehicle, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and traveled 4,200 miles to a test range near the Marshall Islands. The […]
The Chinese regime is buying up farmland in North Dakota. The problem is, the plots of land are really close to a U.S. Air Force base. Now American officials are raising concerns. Could the Chinese Communist Party use the land to spy on the U.S. military?
The Pentagon’s F-35 joint program office has a new top official. Another Air Force general, Michael Schmidt, will serve as the program’s executive officer. His succession might signal greater changes for the program office.
