Trump: ‘We Have the Air Force. We Will Have the Space Force’
Burlington, Vt., Prepares for Vote on F-35 Base
Jet noise, home values, and tricky ballot language all contribute to the controversy
Residents of Burlington, Vt., go to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a non-binding resolution which, if passed, would direct the city council to ask the Air National Guard to find somewhere else to house an F-35 fighter jet base. B-52 Drops Record-Breaking Payload During Strikes on Taliban
The U.S. Air Force broke a record over Afghanistan this week when a B-52 bomber dropped the largest payload in the plane's history. German Official: Military Is Virtually ‘Not Deployable for Collective Defense’
In a time of increased tension between NATO countries and Russia, Germany's military faces challenges restricting its readiness on the sea, in the air, and on the land. Car Rams Security Gate at UK Military Base, U.S. Forces Fire Shots
A man drove a car through a security checkpoint at a Royal Air Force base in the United Kingdom on Monday, prompting American security forces to fire shots at the car. Air Force Announces Changes to Improve Reporting Military Crimes to FBI Gun Background Check System
Lapse in Texas shooter's case 'not an isolated incident'
The Air Force announced on Tuesday it would implement changes to how it reports disqualifying criminal records to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's gun background check system in the wake of its failure to report the Texas church shooter's records. Alleged Victim of Racial Slur Graffiti at Air Force Academy Wrote the Slur Himself
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., confirmed Tuesday that a racial slur-filled message found posted outside of one of the campus dorms in September was written by one of the alleged victims. Air Force Didn’t Share Texas Shooter’s Domestic Violence Conviction With FBI
Shooter should have been prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms
The Air Force announced on Monday that it did not share records on the Texas church shooter's 2012 domestic-violence-related court-martial with the FBI's firearms background-check system, allowing him to pass numerous background checks over several years to obtain at least four firearms. U.S.-Led Coalition Dropped Record Number of Bombs on ISIS in August
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State dropped 5,075 bombs during operations in August, the highest total of any month since the three-year campaign against the terrorist group began. Trump’s Afghan Decision May Increase U.S. Air Power, Training
The U.S. Air Force may intensify its strikes in Afghanistan and expand training of the Afghan air force following President Donald Trump's decision to forge ahead with the 16-year-old war, its top general told Reuters on Tuesday. 