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When are jets allowed to go ‘boom,’ AKA, break the sound barrier?

One F-16 Fighting Falcon that responded to the unresponsive Cessna made the jump to supersonic speed, though three others were also authorized to do so.

By Rachel S. Cohen

23 months ago

Airmen assigned to the 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons participate in a rescue exercise near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 26, 2021. The 212th RQS provides elite pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists to carry out the 176th Wing's wartime and peacetime rescue missions. (Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong/Air Force)

A snowstorm and a plane crash stranded 13 in the Alaskan wilderness. The Guardsmen who rescued them have won an award.

Search-and-rescue crews were trying to help sick mountain climbers when a crashed plane needed them, too.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 2 on Montague Island

The Alaska Air National Guard rescued two men who crashed in a small airplane on Montague Island.

6 years ago

Niger is a central hub for US counterterrorism ops in West Africa

The U.S. mission in Niger is by far the largest in West Africa and the incident that left four U.S. soldiers dead is calling into question whether U.S. officials have been transparent with the public about the full scope.

8 years ago

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