Kyle Rempfer

Staff Reporter

Kyle Rempfer was an editor and reporter who has covered combat operations, criminal cases, foreign military assistance and training accidents. Before entering journalism, Kyle served in U.S. Air Force Special Tactics and deployed in 2014 to Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and Baghdad, Iraq.

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Drowning death spotlights problem with older military dive vests

Investigators said the “primary contributing factor” to the Green Beret's death was the “inadequacy of the Aqualung Scout Swimmer Vest."

21 months ago

New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US

U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.

23 months ago

Boeing’s new F-15X may replace an aging fleet of F-15C/D Eagles

The Air Force’s fleet of F-15 C and D Eagle fighters are aging faster than F-35 Joint Strike Fighters are being fielded. There’s a gap in the transition that some think needs to be filled. Boeing’s new F-15X design may be the Air Force’s answer to that issue.

Russia’s probably not leaving Syria anytime soon. Here’s why.

The Syrian regime wants a long-term Russian military presence in his homeland, not just to help with counter-terrorism operations, but also to provide a balance against other powers.

DoD researchers literally reinvented the wheel with shape-shifting tracks

Wheels are faster on hard surfaces, while a tracked design performs better on softer ground. Rather than pushing a vehicle through terrain it doesn’t perform its upmost in, why not just slap on some shape-shifting wheels?

Company to pay $9 million after allegedly selling defective combat earplugs to US military

The Minnesota-based 3M Company allegedly sold their dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, to the military without disclosing defects that decreased the actual effectiveness of the hearing protection the device offered.

US and Turkish troops coordinate patrols in tense Manbij region of Syria

U.S. and Turkish troops have been conducting “coordinated independent patrols” along the demarcation line north of Manbij since June 18, officials from U.S. Central Command said this week.

Air Force and NASA look to collaborate on deep space medicine

Representatives from NASA recently visited David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, — one of the largest hospitals in the United States — to establish medical collaboration for deep space exploration, as well as warfighters here on Earth.

Air Force Thunderbirds announce new pilots for a new season

A new cohort of Thunderbird pilots has been announced as the U.S. Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration squadron heads into the 2019 season and shakes off a series of accidents that plagued the elite pilots over the past few years.

US strikes continue an upward trend in Afghanistan

U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group and the Taliban in Afghanistan continue to grow as the 17-year-old war in the country pushes into the summer fighting season once more.

F.E. Warren AFB commander’s removal of Bible from POW/MIA table brings praise, protests

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, twice a conservative candidate for president, has criticized Air Force officials for removing a Bible from a display table meant to honor prisoners of war and service members missing in action.

Homeland defense missions, organizational issues kneecap F-22’s potential, GAO says

The Air Force is facing challenges in providing mission-capable F-22s and the pilots necessary to fly them.

US, Canadian jets intercept joint Russian-Chinese air patrol

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What is financial literacy, and why is it important? — Money Minute

Meet the little-seen agency creating detailed pictures of precise locations for troops