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The FBI announced Thursday that a civilian contractor has been taken into custody and charged following a fatal vehicle wreck that involved pedestrians Wednesday afternoon on Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.

General John Raymond, U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, signs the United States Space Command sign inside of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar building Jan. 10, 2020, on Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota. Raymond toured inside the PAR building, where he learned first-hand how operations work inside the facility and listened to Airmen’s suggestions. […]

Former Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall was confirmed as Air Force secretary during a Senate voice vote on Monday.

The US Air Force has suspended the use of body cameras for Security Forces personnel, claiming lack of funding as the primary reason.

A former US Airman is to be sentenced after he was found to have leaked government secrets about the drone program to a reporter, claiming his time in Afghanistan inspired him to betray his comrades.

Wyatt Olson Stars and Stripes FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A 26-year-old airman was hit and killed Friday afternoon while riding his motorcycle just outside of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where he was stationed. Senior Airman Britton Lee Halbert, a Texas native assigned to the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement Monday from the 515th […]

By Master Sgt. Chance Babin, Air Force Recruiting Service Public Affairs  Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. delivers a powerful message about air power and diversity in a new Air Force commercial titled “Helmet.” The dynamic 30-second spot aired for the first time on national TV during the NBA Finals pregame. “I […]

John Vandiver Stars and Stripes The F-35 Lightning II will remain central to the Air Force’s fighter fleet for years to come, the service’s top officer said Friday, despite the mechanical troubles and cost overruns that have made the aircraft the most expensive in history. “The F-35 is going to be the cornerstone of our fighter fleet […]

Thomas Gnau Dayton Daily News, Ohio Jul. 15—A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base public address system accidentally sent out a lockdown announcement message this morning, but there is no lockdown or cause for concern, a base spokeswoman said. A communications squadron was performing maintenance on the system when the message was inadvertently broadcast on what is sometimes called […]

A research paper published in a military medicine journal has concluded that the US Air Force’s ban on beards is racist, potentially setting a policy change into motion. The research paper in question was published last week in Military Medicine, which falls under Oxford Academic. “Regulations of the United States Air Force (USAF) prohibit male […]