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KC-10 tanker flies last combat mission as retirement looms
The last KC-10 Extender tanker jet is scheduled to retire in September 2024.
DoD acquisition nominee’s hearing set for March 22
President Joe Biden’s nominee for Pentagon acquisition chief, Bill LaPlante, will have his Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing next week, according to a Senate aide.
By Joe Gould
XVIII Airborne Corps commander set to be next CENTCOM boss
Lt. Gen. Erik Kurilla has been nominated for the military's top Middle East job.
Nearly all new Air Force trainees are vaccinated against COVID-19, training boss says
“We’re off to a pretty good start," Webb said. "We just need to keep that momentum up over the upcoming weeks.”
Best pics of the week: July 11, 2021
Fireworks over a Hercules, soldiers fire mortars, Marine recruits in San Diego, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
By Joe Gould
Air Force C-17 flew terminally ill Bahrain premier to America
The Air Force uses C-17s for medical evacuations, triaging critically wounded soldiers while rapidly flying them onto major bases.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Shaw’s ‘Gamblers’ deploy F-16s to Middle East
The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia posted photos of the Gamblers' arrival.
Best pics of the week: Sept. 20, 2020
Air Force B-52s at Bomber Task Force Europe, Marines fast roping at the Lightning Academy, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
US pulls Patriot missiles, fighter aircraft from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said Thursday, amid tensions between the kingdom and the Trump administration over oil production.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
VA employee convicted in $19 million home health fraud
Defendant took $1.5 million in kickbacks for fake referrals.
By Todd South