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U.S. Air Force and South Korean air force F-35A Lightning II aircraft soar in a tight formation over Korea, July 12, 2022. The 356th Fighter Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived in South Korea to conduct combined training flights with the Republic of Korea's 151st and 152nd fighter squadrons. (Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier/Air Force)

Air Force grounds F-35As as ejection seat issue threatens fighter jets worldwide

Air Combat Command aims to finish checking its F-35As for faulty ejection seats by mid-October.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

Sgt. Austin Radke, an aircraft maintenance crew chief assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, performs a preflight inspection on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft June 24, 2020, at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind.

A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill

This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.

By Stephen Losey and Megan Eckstein

16 months ago

An Air Force sky penis to rival the Navy’s own?

A pic of a sky phallus apparently drawn over Ramstein Air Base fails to match the clean elegance of the Navy's sky penis drawing last year.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Aussie Air Force experiencing oxygen issues in Super Hornets

Physiological episodes experienced by U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler pilots are plaguing Aussie pilots of the aircraft.

By Mark D. Faram

6 years ago

‘Grand Tour’ hosts offer guest spot to Navy’s penis-drawing aviators

An Amazon Prime show offers a global platform for the Navy's sky phallus.

By Kevin Lilley

6 years ago

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