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Air Force revamps special operations wing relocating to Arizona

The U.S. Air Force has modified its plans to relocate the 492nd Special Operations Wing to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

4 days ago

Marines reopen second WWII-era airfield to prep for future combat

The opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu.

12 months ago

Air Force receives new aircraft for electronic-attack missions

"It flies like a dream," ACC head Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said of the new EA-37B Compass Call, a heavily adapted Gulfstream jet that will replace the EC-130.

By Stephen Losey

13 months ago

US Air Force resumes humanitarian aid drops into Gaza

A U.S. C-130J from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, delivered aid over Gaza Sunday, marking the first air drop since a pause in early May.

By Courtney Mabeus-Brown

15 months ago

Air Force taps 6 bases to test new approach to deployments

New command teams are expected to arrive at several installations across the U.S. this summer as the Air Force launches a slate of air task forces.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

B-1 bomber rises from the ‘Boneyard’ to rejoin the Air Force’s fleet

After an engine fire destroyed a B-1 Lancer bomber in 2022, the Air Force picked a new "Bone" from its jet graveyard to replace it.

By Courtney Mabeus-Brown and Zamone Perez

17 months ago