‘Maverick Act’ saves last 3 F-14 Tomcats from destruction
New legislation is keeping hope alive that the iconic swept-wing fighter could someday fly again.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Military spouses head to the Hill, push for removal of barriers to small businesses to boost retention
Advocates aim to introduce the Military Spouse Small Business Recognition Act, arguing it could improve access to capital, national security and retention.
Marines connect F-35 jet to HIMARS rocket shot for first time
It's the first time the Corps destroyed a target by connecting an F-35B with a HIMARS rocket shot.
By Shawn Snow
Has safety improved a year after Navy and Marine aviation crisis?
Top Navy, Marine Corps air bosses dish on how they're trying to fix the 2017 aviation crisis.
By Tara Copp, AP
Track Palin to spend year in custody after assault arrests
The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend a year in custody after a judge ruled Wednesday that allegations of hitting a woman on the head disqualified him from a therapeutic program for veterans tied to a separate assault case.
Dogfights and Dracula’s castle: US Air Force tightens bond with Romania over summer deployment
F-15 pilots, maintainers and staff from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts just returned from a three-month deployment to Romania.
By Valerie Insinna
Advocates call for a renewed national conversation on veteran suicide
An estimated 20 veterans a day take their own lives, a reality advocates have labeled a national health crisis.
F-35B Afghanistan airstrike honors fallen Marine squadron commander
Lt. Col. Christopher Raible was killed in the infamous 2012 attack on Camp Bastion.
By Shawn Snow
Pacific Fleet says Chinese destroyer came dangerously close to Navy ship
The U.S. Pacific Fleet says a U.S. Navy ship had to maneuver to prevent a collision with a Chinese destroyer in the South China Sea that came aggressively close to the American vessel.
By Carl Prine
Mattis: US relations with China not worsening despite bumps
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday that he doesn’t see the U.S. relationship with China worsening after a series of setbacks that officials said include canceling the Pentagon chief’s planned visit to Beijing this month.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Plea deal reached in case against fired mobility wing commander
A plea deal has been reached in the case of the former commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, who was originally facing charges including sexual assault and cruelty and maltreatment.
Pilot of Beaufort F-35B crash released from hospital
It was the first crash of an F-35B in the program's history.
By Shawn Snow