Author: Staff Writer

One of a finite (and dwindling) number of US Air Force F-22A Raptors was reportedly involved in an accident, once again occurring at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

The first F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter jet, touched down Thursday at Eglin Air Force Base. A second F-15EX is scheduled to arrive at Eglin next month, and six more of the aircraft are scheduled to come to the base sometime after October of next year.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — “The biggest US-Japan airborne operation in history” involved hundreds of Japanese soldiers parachuting from Air Force transport planes in the shadow of Mount Fuji, according to the 374th Airlift Wing.

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.