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What’s missing from the conversation on Air Force recruiting?
The Air Force says it’s having one of the toughest recruiting stretches of the past quarter-century.
Around-the-clock NATO air patrols fly to keep Russia at bay
NATO has nearly doubled the usual number of military jets on alert across Europe.
US F-35s and allies conduct air policing operations out of Baltic countries
Footage released by NATO Mar. 2 showed Air Force F-35s conducting flight operations at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania.
US Air Force would face tough choices in Russian air assault on Ukraine
Military experts in the U.S. are urging Western nations to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, fearing that Russia will swiftly take over its former territory’s airspace.
Mountain Home security forces used appropriate force in smashing woman’s car window, review finds
The Air Force said it could provide only partial body camera footage of the incident.
Senate rejects broad limit on military equipment going to police
The Republican-controlled Senate has rejected a bipartisan measure to block the military from giving offensive surplus equipment to state and local U.S. police departments.
By Joe Gould
British Air Force charts a rise in Russian activity around Baltic states
There have been 13 intercepts with Russian planes since British Typhoons arrived in Estonia in May.
By Valerie Insinna
Without a NATO-wide effort, the skies along the northeastern flank could be in peril
NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission was launched a day after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined the alliance. More than 15 years later, the three states still depend on other allies.
NATO intercepted a Russian plane over the Black Sea. So why weren’t US F-15s in nearby Romania used?
It was business as usual for the U.S. Air Force squadron deployed to Campia Turzii in Romania.
By Valerie Insinna