Author: Staff Writer

FORT WALTON BEACH — Retired Air Force Col. Jack R. Petry, who died at home in January at the age of 84, was remembered Saturday as a great fighter pilot and a caring friend with a wide variety of interests.

HURLBURT FIELD — Air Force Special Operations Command, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, could get a scaled-down version of an existing glider for “unspecified” U.S. operations, according to recent contract announcements.

In an effort to counter the increasing threat posed by enemy drones and other airborne threats, the U.S. Army is making an investment in directed energy prototype technology, with the Tactical High Power Operational Responder, or THOR, system, developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, playing a key role.

A military jet crashed in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday evening, killing two people.

Beginning March 1, Airmen and Space Force Guardians will see certain overseas assignments extend to three years from two for first-term permanent tours at some overseas locations, the Air Force said Thursday.

The Air Force is investigating an intruder who breached Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Thursday, according to multiple news reports.

Three different Air Force Global Strike Command bombers will conduct a first-of-its-kind trifecta flyover during the National Anthem performance at the 55th Super Bowl, Feb. 7, over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

The new Boeing F-15EX fighter jet completed its first flight Tuesday and the Air Force expects the first two of the planes in weeks.

Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from Jan. 25 through Feb. 12 as Nellis Air Force Base begins exercise Red Flag 21-1, one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises.

As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes.