US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia
A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the U.S. Africa Command said Saturday.
T-6s resume flying at Randolph
The 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph resumed flying its T-6A Texan II trainers on Friday morning, three days after a crash prompted its fleet to be grounded.
EOD sailor cleared a daisy-chained minefield during 10-hour firefight with ISIS
Thomas continuously maneuvered during the fight under a barrage of small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire to engage the enemy and clear a path for the convoy.
Altus AFB loadmaster found dead in home
An airman assigned to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, was found dead in his home on base Monday morning.
US reverses course, certifies Russian Open Skies aircraft
The U.S. has signed off on a Russian Open Skies plane, but the two sides remain at loggerheads over future flights.
Romanian man sentenced to 2 years for conspiring to bribe an Air Force official
A Romanian man has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to bribe an official with the U.S. Air Force to win a lucrative contract.
100 years ago, US fought its deadliest battle in France
It was America’s deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired than in the whole of the Civil War. The Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918 was also a great American victory that helped bringing an end to World War One.
Warrant officer study misses the mark
The recent Rand Corp. study ignores the fact that recent pilot interviews indicate money is not the primary factor for pilots leaving the Air Force.
Funeral set for Air Force pilot shot down over Vietnam in 1965
A U.S. Air Force pilot whose plane was shot down over Vietnam more than half a century ago will be buried will full military honors in Rhode Island.
Turkey says it will patrol northern Syria town of Manbij with US forces
Turkey will soon conduct joint patrols with U.S. forces in the strategic northern Syrian town of Manbij, once a stronghold of the Islamic State group, a top Turkish official said on Friday.

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Tactical air control party Airmen with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, demonstrate a special extraction system while hanging from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, during the 2018 Atlantic City International Airshow at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Aug. 22, 2018. (Mark C. Olsen/New Jersey National Guard)

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Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. (Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young/Marine Corps)

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An Airman checks behind a simulated military escort for combatants at the Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., August 8, 2018. A total of 21 Air Force bases from around the world visited MAFR and Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to participate in the EMT Rodeo, giving the technicians a wide assortment of scenarios to test their knowledge and training in the medical field. (A!C Gage Daniel/ Air Force)

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