Air & Espace

Members of the New York ANG's 106th Rescue Wing head to Hawaii to participate in a joint NASA and DoD mission to evaluate recovery techniques and gear used to recover NASA's Orion spacecraft.

Readiness is central to the military services, and the biggest challenge for the U.S. Air Force lies in its growth as its smallest-ever force takes on growing missions, Air Force CoS Gen. David L. Goldfein said today.

Four B-1B Lancer bombers and airmen with the 7th Bomb Wing are deployed in Guam.

Approximately 140 airmen and 8 F-15C Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon ANG, participated in the Sentry Savannah 17-2 exercise during January and February at the Air Dominance Center. 

The Air Force chief of staff spoke about the challenges facing his service and what the Air Force must do in the future for the joint force, during a meeting with the Defense Writers’ Group […]

Space capabilities have created a revolution in military affairs, an environment in which information is key to the battlespace and deterrence means war will never be fought in space, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said

President Donald J. Trump intends to nominate Heather Wilson as Secretary of the Air Force. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she will be the first Air Force academy graduate to become Secretary of the […]

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with five crew members aboard landed in shallow water off the coastline of Camp Schwab Marine Corps Base in Okinawa, Japan, last night shortly before 10 p.m. Japan time. All five were rescued.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter today praised former Marine Corps fighter pilot, astronaut and U.S. senator John Glenn for his dedication, courage and service to the nation. Glenn orbited Earth three times in his Friendship 7 capsule.