https://www.military.com/rss-feeds/content?keyword=air-force&type=news Air-force en-us Mon, 03 Jul 2023 03:00:16 GMT customersupport@miltary.com https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/30/pentagon-chinese-balloon-did-not-collect-intelligence-over-us.html Relations between Washington and Beijing had already been tense when the U.S. military detected what U.S. officials at the time suspected was a Chinese spy balloon Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:54:41 GMT Deutsche Presse-Agentur uuid:411211 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/29/second-airman-accused-plot-steal-ammunition-base-sentenced-probation.html An airman involved in a plot to steal ammunition from Fairchild Air Force Base was sentenced in federal court to probation after he cooperated with investigators. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:03:24 GMT The Spokesman-Review uuid:411111 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/29/space-force-still-figuring-out-how-bad-fuel-spill-atop-sacred-hawaiian-volcano-was.html In the months since the fuel spill at a facility perched on the summit of Haleakalā, the Department of the Air Force has been working on cleanup efforts with local and federal agencies. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:06:47 GMT Military.com uuid:411156 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/29/military-academies-exempted-supreme-court-ruling-ending-affirmative-action.html The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, said in a footnote that this policy would not impact how military service academies approached admissions. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:24:59 GMT Military.com Adrian Bonenberger uuid:411166 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/28/more-time-home-airmen-part-of-new-air-force-deployment-strategy.html Air Force officials are changing the way the service deploys airmen, offering more time at home after a tour and more training. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:57:48 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:411091 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/24/military-alaska-struggles-constant-strain-of-child-care-shortage.html Members of the military say they sometimes have to stay home to look after their children when child care is not available. Sat, 24 Jun 2023 17:58:31 GMT Anchorage Daily News Sean Maguire uuid:410711 https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2023/06/22/military-recruiting-crisis-getting-worse.html At a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing, leaders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force all dutifully reported that they expected to miss their annual recruiting goal this year by thousands. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:30:52 GMT The Heritage Foundation Thomas Spoehr uuid:410521 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/22/ex-airman-asked-93-women-marry-him-get-more-benefits-feds-say.html D'Montre Green was indicted and accused by federal officials of wire fraud after contacting nearly 100 women in an alleged scheme to get more military benefits. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:09:30 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:410586 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/21/10s-out-air-force-close-air-support-jobs-face-steep-cuts-too.html A spokeswoman confirmed that the service plans to shrink the Tactical Air Control Party, or TACP, job field to about 2,130 positions. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:08:18 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:410506 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/21/need-speed-f-16-pilot-calls-fighter-jets-sought-ukraine-easy-fly.html The debate about whether to send jets to Ukraine has been raging since the early days of the war. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:53:53 GMT Associated Press Jeffrey Schaeffer, Jade Le Deley uuid:410451 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/20/air-force-sergeant-kory-wade-found-dead-after-going-missing-during-training-arizona.html The 33-year-old medical logistics airman was reported missing on June 14 in on Roosevelt Lake, about 80 miles northeast of Phoenix. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:50:18 GMT New York Daily News David Matthews uuid:410261 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/20/10s-were-saved-retirement-years-congress-may-not-swoop-rescue-time.html A draft of the House's version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act policy bill would allow the service to reduce the number of A-10s to 218, Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:56:03 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:410326 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/15/space-force-could-get-guard-force-and-part-time-guardians-if-house-lawmakers-get-their-way.html The House's proposed defense authorization bill for the coming year aims to turn more than a dozen Air National Guard units into a Space National Guard. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:15:11 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:409966 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/14/after-numerous-air-encounters-us-sends-f-22s-middle-east-message-russia.html Officials said it is in direct response to "increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft" in the area. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:40:52 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:409876 https://www.military.com/off-duty/2023/06/14/no-country-old-men-author-and-air-force-veteran-cormac-mccarthy-dies.html Before becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Cormac McCarthy joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 after dropping out of college. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:01:12 GMT Military.com Blake Stilwell uuid:409846 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/13/funds-building-space-command-headquarters-halted-proposed-house-defense-bill.html Lawmakers are dialing up pressure on the Air Force to make a final decision about the permanent home for U.S. Space Command. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:32:42 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly, Rebecca Kheel uuid:409731 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/12/2-veterans-set-out-make-trip-arctic-ocean-1931-model-ford.html Septuagenarians Jay Burbank and Charlie Enxuto will travel about 1,400 of those miles, driving a 1931 Model A Ford, a slant-window town sedan converted to look like a U.S. Army Air Corps General's staff car from World War II. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:44:18 GMT The Sacramento Bee Kathe Tanner uuid:409601 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/11/join-military-become-us-citizen-uncle-sam-wants-you-and-vous-and-tu.html The U.S. military has struggled to overcome recruiting shortfalls and to try to address that problem, it's stepping up efforts to sign up immigrants Sun, 11 Jun 2023 11:30:32 GMT Associated Press LOLITA C. BALDOR uuid:409531 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/11/us-military-so-worried-about-generic-pills-it-reportedly-wants-do-its-own-testing-make-sure-theyre.html The Department of Defense is talking with Valisure, a lab that specializes in checking the quality of pharmaceuticals, Bloomberg reported. Sun, 11 Jun 2023 19:57:58 GMT Business Insider Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, Zachary Tracer uuid:409536 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/10/reports-say-china-plans-set-spy-base-cuba-pentagon-says-no-its-closely-watching-what-beijing.html National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said "this report is not accurate" without explaining what about it is incorrect. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:11:19 GMT Business Insider Ryan Pickrell uuid:409511 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/08/air-force-and-navy-pause-pcs-moves-guam-island-recovers-typhoon.html Military families and other island residents were still without power this week after Typhoon Mawar, a massive Category 4 storm, hit the U.S. territory. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:54:29 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:409361 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/07/home-glenn-armstrong-and-wrights-perfect-spot-space-command-hq-ohio-lawmakers-tell-biden.html Congressional delegates from Ohio are promoting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton as the location for the new Space Command headquarters. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:33:43 GMT Associated Press Julie Carr Smyth uuid:409236 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/06/massachusetts-guardsman-jack-teixeiras-new-attorney-represented-guantanamo-bay-detainee.html Teixeira, while he was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, is accused of leaking national defense classified information. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:04:43 GMT Boston Herald Rick Sobey uuid:409116 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/06/dozens-of-t-34s-headed-ohio-air-force-museum-weekend.html The T-34 Association has scheduled its T-34 Mentor fly-in and flyovers at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base museum beginning June 9, the museum has announced. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:19:28 GMT Springfield News-Sun, Ohio Thomas Gnau uuid:409191 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/06/sonic-boom-heard-over-washington-rare-sound-rich-history.html People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound that has a rich history in American aviation and possibly a muted future: A sonic boom. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:22:22 GMT Associated Press Ben Finley uuid:409081 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/05/air-force-pilots-now-offered-50000-bonus-stick-around.html Certain pilots -- including remote piloted aircraft pilots, air battle managers and combat systems officers -- can apply for the Legacy Aviation Bonus Program through Sept. 15. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:09:41 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:409046 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/04/unresponsive-small-plane-over-washington-causes-military-jet-scramble-later-crashes-virginia.html Flight tracking sites showed the jet suffered a rapid spiraling descent, dropping at one point at a rate of more than 30,000 feet per minute before crashing in the St. Mary’s Wilderness. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 23:41:42 GMT Associated Press Michael Balsamo, Ashley Thomas uuid:408926 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/02/former-macdill-airman-gets-3-years-prison-keeping-classified-documents.html A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Air Force intelligence officer who kept hundreds of classified documents in his Tampa home to three years in prison. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:15:47 GMT Tampa Bay Times Dan Sullivan uuid:408786 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/02/gen-amrhein-takes-over-air-force-recruiting-service-scrambles-add-airmen.html Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, who previously served as vice commander of the 19th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, was sworn in to replace Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas as the commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:16:05 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:408846 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/01/defense-secretary-orders-no-drag-shows-military-bases-after-political-furor.html A Defense Department-wide prohibition on drag shows on military bases has resulted in the cancellation of at least two events that were planned for Pride Month and previously approved by base officials, two defense officials confirmed to Military.com. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:08:12 GMT Military.com Rebecca Kheel, Thomas Novelly uuid:408771 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/01/national-guard-chief-says-leaks-will-never-happen-again-after-guardsman-allegedly-posted-classified.html The general who oversees the National Guard vowed Thursday that another leak like the recent massive intelligence breach allegedly carried out by Massachusetts Guardsman Jack Teixeira will never happen again. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:29:06 GMT Military.com Rebecca Kheel uuid:408756 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/01/biden-tells-us-air-force-academy-graduates-their-leadership-needed-increasingly-confusing-world.html President Joe Biden fell on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation Thursday, and the White House said he was "fine" after tripping over a sandbag. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:11:00 GMT Associated Press Darlene Superville uuid:408751 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/31/florida-chosen-preferred-location-space-force-training-command.html The Department of the Air Force selected Florida's Patrick Space Force Base on Wednesday as the preferred headquarters location for STARCOM, the service's training and education command. Wed, 31 May 2023 21:39:38 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:408636 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/31/soldier-killed-alaska-base-collision-identified.html The U.S. Army has identified the 11th Airborne Division soldier killed in a collision late Sunday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska as Pfc. Arath Esau Martinez-Arguelles, 20, of Sherman Oaks, California. Wed, 31 May 2023 22:25:14 GMT Anchorage Daily News uuid:408641 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/31/ohio-republican-whose-military-record-was-questioned-abandons-2nd-bid-congress.html A Donald Trump-backed Ohio Republican whose military record was called into question during his unsuccessful 2022 congressional campaign says he is abandoning plans to run again next year. Wed, 31 May 2023 20:02:10 GMT Associated Press Julie Carr Smyth uuid:408621 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/30/air-force-academy-senior-wins-miss-colorado-competition.html Madison Marsh, an Arkansas native and reigning Miss Academy, was crowned on Saturday after beating out about 20 local pageant winners for the title. Tue, 30 May 2023 14:26:22 GMT The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) O'Dell Isaac uuid:408466 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/30/enlisted-airmen-can-partner-swap-assignments-beginning-june-1.html The Air Force Enlisted Swap Assignment Program, which becomes available June 1 for airmen, will allow senior master sergeants and below to discuss and search for roles that may be available to trade. Tue, 30 May 2023 19:32:25 GMT Military.com Thomas Novelly uuid:408496 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/30/major-general-convicted-of-forcible-kissing-retire-colonel.html An Air Force two-star general who was convicted of abusive sexual contact in a court-martial last year will retire as a colonel, in a rare instance of knocking an officer down two ranks, the service announced Tuesday. Tue, 30 May 2023 19:46:36 GMT Military.com Rebecca Kheel uuid:408501