Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks during the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference 2017 at National Harbor, Md., on Sept. 20. (Alan Lessig/Staff)

Mattis: Budget uncertainty leads to questions of whether America ‘has the ability to survive’

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis believes that years of budget uncertainty have left the U.S. military in such a precarious position that if it is not solved soon, it will represent an existential threat to American security.

Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, will receive the Air Force Cross for his actions during a fierce battle in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. (Air Force)

Combat controller to receive Air Force Cross for actions during fierce Afghan battle

Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter will be the 11th Air Force Special Operations Command recipient of the Air Force Cross since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Golden speaks during the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19. (Wayne A. Clark/Air Force)

Goldfein: Crew rest decisions will soon be made by wing, squadron commanders

The Air Force is about to unveil a new rule giving wing commanders ― and, top leaders hope, squadron commanders ― expanded authority to waive crew rest requirements when necessary.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

Trump attacks North Korea, prods allies for more military support in UN speech

The American president also criticized Iran and promised to destroy "radical Islamic terrorism," in the wide-ranging speech.

A B-1 bomber launches from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in December 2015. (Airman 1st Class JamesMiller/Air Force)

Air Force chief: Bomber bases will keep that capability, even as inventory changes

The Air Force will be ready to present its “bomber roadmap“ to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this fall, but one thing is already certain: Bases that have bombers now will retain that capability, even as older platforms like the B-1B Lancer retire.

An AC-130U gunship jettisons flares during training over Hurlburt Field, Fla. (Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Air Force)

Reporting from AFA

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President Donald Trump speaks in New Jersey last month. A pro al-Qaida propaganda outlet has released a poster showing Trump with the words

Al-Qaida propaganda outlet posts ‘wanted dead or alive’ poster of Trump

A pro al-Qaida media propaganda outlet released a statement on Tuesday lambasting President Trump over his recent decision to increase troops in Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump jokes with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, in New York. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Who loves a parade? Trump wants to showcase military might

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Helicopters take part in the Zapad 2017 military exercises at the Asipovichy military training ground on Sept. 18, 2017, in in Asipovichy, Belarus. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Report: Russian helicopter fires on spectators at drills

A Russian military helicopter gunship accidentally fired on spectators during war games in western Russia, a news website reported Tuesday, adding the two people were injured.

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An air commando from the 7th Special Operations Squadron fires a .50 caliber machine gun, aboard a CV-22 Osprey, during a flight around southern England, Sept. 11, 2017. The Osprey flew to a range where the crew sighted, loaded and ran through technical and tactical procedures to re-qualify on the .50 caliber weapons system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Philip Steiner)
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