Second Air Force Academy cadet found dead on campus in same week
A second cadet has been found dead at the U.S. Air Force Academy, days after officials reported that a “firstie” who was due to graduate in May had died. Cadets and staff were told in an online briefing on Saturday of the latest death at the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based academy, several members of the institution’s […]
Shipping containers might be the USAF’s secret new weapon
The US Air Force is planning on creating attack drones capable of being shipped in containers and sailed around the world- or more specifically, to small islands in the Pacific theater. Sponsored by the USAF and spearheaded by Kratos Defense, the concept revolves around the XQ-58A Valkyrie, a combat-ready drone that is capable of deploying […]
USAF Gunship crew awarded medals for nine-hour battle with ISIS that saved 15 wounded in Afghanistan
On the night of April 3-4, 2019, on a heavily-fortified mountainside near Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, a group of joint American special operations and coalition forces found themselves taking fire as casualties mounted after an improvised explosive device attack. In need of assistance, the Special Tactics operators on the ground called for an AC-130U “Spooky” Gunship, […]
