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Airmen rescue 5 Navy sailors in California with HH-60Ws

Airmen rapidly deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five Navy personnel near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake on Aug. 10.

By Cristina Stassis

5 days ago

Boeing wins first production contract for jet-powered JDAM

Boeing won the first production contract for a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles.

By Michael Scanlon

2 weeks ago

Nearly 60 service members could be eligible for the the Purple Heart following Iran ballistic missile attack

If approved, 64 Purple Hearts for injuries sustained from the Iran ballistic missile strike would surpass the 47 Purple Hearts awarded to Marines from 2016 to 2018 supporting Operation Inherent Resolve — the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

By Shawn Snow and Meghann Myers

7 years ago

Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile

A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jetliner after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard, despite days of denials by the Islamic Republic.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

7 years ago

Best pics of the week: Feb. 2, 2020

The Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group transits the Pacific, Marine helocast training, an Army live-fire exercise in Slovenia and more of the best photos from around the military.

7 years ago

Additional military presence in Mideast delivers message of deterrence to Iran, says top US Central Command leader

Nearly a month after Iran launched a rare direct military attack against United States forces in Iraq, an uneasy quiet has settled across the Mideast.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

7 years ago

Air Force deaths by suicide spiked by one-third in 2019

The spike in suicide deaths among active-duty airmen made 2019 the most devastating year in more than a decade.

By Stephen Losey

7 years ago

Esper says he personally briefed Trump on the seriousness of TBI after Iran attack, now at 64 cases

Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he told the president that TBI is serious.

By Meghann Myers

7 years ago

Here’s why Patriot missile defense systems aren’t in Iraq yet

There are two factors involved: one political, one tactical.

By Aaron Mehta

7 years ago

Air Force developing virtual reality C-130 maintenance training program

A virtual reality platform could soon expedite training for aircraft maintainers, the Air Force said.

By Diana Stancy

7 years ago

Islamic State vows to attack Israel and blasts US Mideast plan

The Islamic State group vowed in an audio message released Monday that the extremists will start a new phase of attacks that will focus on Israel and blasted the U.S. administration’s plan to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

7 years ago

Nighttime mortar attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1

A top U.S. commander said on Monday mortars were used in an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad that injured one person and caused some material damage the previous night, not katyusha rockets as was initially reported by staffers and a statement from the military.

7 years ago