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A longtime green card holder is facing deportation after being detained by ICE upon returning from an overseas trip to visit his son in the U.S. Air Force.
The last A-10 in the Air Force will be retired in 2026, two years earlier than previously planned. In priorities for its 2026 budget released this week, the Air Force asked Congress for permission ...
Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked baggage on Wednesday, according to CNBC. The change marks the first time in over 50 years that Southwest passengers will face checked bag fees, a ...
On June 14, 1950, a U.S. Air Force Reserve crew of nine died in a crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber on Spruce Knob.
Retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams fought in one of the most incredible battles in aviation history and lived to tell the tale ...
For the first time ever, the US Air Force has flown all three of its dedicated bomber aircraft together in close formation, alongside several fighter types. Officially known as a bomber-fighter ...
The Air Force is likely to up its fitness standards, including the addition of a 2-mile run and twice-yearly testing, Air Force officials confirmed to Task & Purpose.
The Italian Air Force celebrated the phase out of the T-339A jet trainer and the phase in of its successor, the T-345A. The Italian Air Force said goodbye to its long-standing Aermacchi MB-339A ...
Antelope Valley local Pam Jeglum was honored with a civilian service pin for serving the U.S. Air Force for 40 years at Edwards Air Force Base.
Any Air Force plane carrying the president is called Air Force One, though the term is usually applied to the jetliners modified for the purpose. The current aircraft are 35 years old.
The B-52, for example, first flew in 1952, just five years after the Air Force became an independent military branch. “We have the combat edge in terms of experience,” Gunzinger said.