WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base near White Sands National Park Tuesday. The plane was assigned to the 49th Wing and crashed around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday according to Denise Ottaviano, public affairs and media relations chief for Holloman Air Force Base. One []
An active-duty airman has been found dead near a railway off the base. Laughlin Air Force Base is roughly 20 miles away from the southern border. It is home to the 47th Flying Training Wing and instructs pilots on how to fly
Malian state forces confirm death of Abu Huzeifa, who was believed to have helped carry out 2017 attackA senior Islamic State group commander, wanted in connection with the deaths of US forces in Niger, has been killed in an operation by Malian state forces, the country’s army said.Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the group known as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The state department had announced a reward of up to $5m for information about him. Continue...
Putin Did Not Order Alexei Navalny's Death, US Intelligence Finds In a surprising turn, The Wall Street Journal has issued a new weekend report saying that US intelligence agencies do not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin planned or ordered the death of opposition activist and politician Alexei Navalny. "U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed at the notoriously brutal prison camp in February, people familiar with...
Airmen from the United States and Republic of Singapore Air Forces gathered for the Pacific Air Forces-RSAF Dialogue (PRD) to discuss continued partnership, and identify opportunities for collaboration and integration, April 10-11.
The Air Force hopes that teaching AI to dogfight -- perhaps the hardest flying style to master -- will make it easier to autonomously fly other missions.
In winter 2021, Australia's frogs started dropping dead. People began posting images of dead frogs on social media. Unable to travel to investigate the deaths ourselves because of COVID lockdowns, we asked the public to report to us any sick or dead frogs.
Officials say Putin retains culpability for the death of his fiercest
Rebellion Defense has secured a subcontract for its Rebellion Nova product from the U.S. Air Force's Cloud One platform.
The US Air Force awarded a $13 billion contract to replace its aging "doomsday planes" with a next-generation airborne command center. #USAF #SAOC #DoomsdayPlane
US Air Force launches mental health guide for airmen and guardians, breaking stigma and boosting access to care. #USAF #MentalHealth #Guide
Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other adversaries. Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force shared their chilling warning to a House committee on Wednesday. "Time is my greatest concern — we are in a race for military technological superiority with a capable pacing challenge," Kendall told the House Armed Services...