An F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts a sortie above northern Japan in June 2017. Three Air Force fighters experienced mechanical problems, but landed safely in Japan earlier this week. (Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman/Air Force)

Mechanical problems force three fighter jets to land in Japan

In Tuesday's incident, two F-15s landed at Kadena Air Base in Japan using arresting cables on opposite ends of the runway.

Lieutenant colonel’s assault, sexual assault court-martial ends in mistrial
A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the court-martial of former squadron commander Lt. Col. Keithen Washington, who was accused of assaulting and sexually assaulting a civilian woman with whom he was in a relationship.
Air Force selects 275 enlisted airmen for supplemental promotion
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Trump cancels Pelosi’s use of military aircraft for Afghanistan trip
The House Speaker and President are at loggerheads over the shutdown; Pelosi had been scheduled to travel to Afghanistan.
War game: If China or Russia downed an ISR aircraft, how would the US really respond?
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Court-martial resumes for former squadron commander accused of sexual assault and assaults
Washington is accused of sexually assaulting a civilian woman with whom he was in a relationship, and repeatedly hitting her in 2014 and 2015. Two of the alleged assaults took place while he was a squadron commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Remains of airman killed in WWII identified
Military authorities have announced the identification of remains of a Pennsylvania airman and two other servicemen who died in Europe during World War II.
Pentagon considers an ICBM-killing weapon for the F-35, but is it affordable?
One Pentagon official says a new interceptor for the F-35 could be "cost-effective." Others aren't convinced.
Trump says US backs NATO ‘100%,’ after report he discussed withdrawal
"We will be with NATO 100 percent, but as I told the countries, you have to step up," President Donald Trump said at the Pentagon.
Legendary Marine and actor R. Lee Ermey to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
R. Lee Ermey will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on January 18.
Trump still poised for a drawdown in Afghanistan after the deadliest year for US troops since 2014
This year has been the bloodiest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the draw down of 2014, when coalition forces shifted to an advise and assist role under NATO’s Resolute Support mission.

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Quartermaster 2nd Class Andrew Burgess takes a sextant reading on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Jan. 6, 2019, in the Mediterranean Sea. (MC1 Mike DiMestico/Navy)

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Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nikolas Rojas fires an M-500 shotgun Jan. 1, 2019, during a live-fire qualification course aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (MC3 Matthew Freeman/Navy)

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Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawl under barbed wire during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 30. The recruits were instructed to utilize their rifles to help shield them from the barbed wire as they crawled to the next portion of the course. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate March 16. (Cpl. Erick Clarosvillalta/Marines)

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Members of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment fire a salute Dec. 21, 2018, in honor of the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which held a casing ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga. This is the fourth combat deployment of the 48th IBCT since Sept. 11, 2001. (Maj. William Carraway/Army)

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Commands have various events to launch their local Combined Federal Campaign pledge drives, held at various times between now and Jan. 11. Here, a tug-of-war tournament helped kick off the local 2017 Combined Federal Campaign charity pledge drive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. (Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Marine Corps)

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