US Air Force News

The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress that a recent restructuring of its heavy rocket launch program to add 60 more launches and extend the schedule for a decade would more than double the program's projected cost to $70.7 billion.

Southwestern Oklahoma lawmakers are applauding the selection of Altus Air Force Base as the first formal training unit for the Air Force's new KC-46 air refueling tanker.

Pease Air National Guard Base has been selected by the military as the most desirable guard facility in the country to house new KC-46A air refueling tankers, rising to the top of a field of 88 competitors nationwide.

Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.

A month ago, the retired Army lieutenant colonel had a brainstorm that the Atlanta History Center's dedication of its redone Veterans Park on Memorial Day would be more memorable if it could include a 'Sacred Soil' ceremony.

Allen County Councilman Kevin Howell announces plans to raise money for a Vietnam veterans parade.

The body of U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Daehling was brought to a Pittsfield funeral home on Wednesday after landing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield.

An Indiana native is crediting his wife's labor pains for helping his family escape a deadly Oklahoma tornado that destroyed their home.

New Mexico's 15 state-run museums and historic sites will be free this summer for active duty members of the military and their families.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator UAV assigned to the California Air National Guard's 163rd Reconnaissance Wing flies near the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, on January 7, 2012.

For almost every workday over the past ten months, a 35-year-old first lieutenant in the Texas Air National Guard has done little more than sit in the Lackland Air Force Base library.

This March 17, 1973 file photo shows released prisoner of war Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm being greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., as he returns home from the Vietnam War.

This March 17, 1973 file photo shows released prisoner of war Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm being greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., as he returns home from the Vietnam War.

The Harper government may have "hit the reset button" on the purchase of F-35s, but planning for the stealth fighter continues - and Canada is facing a series of deadlines that will increase pressure to stick with the program.

China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill.

A sergeant at West Point, whose cadets are shown here at football game with Air Force, was charged with spying on female cadets while they were in the shower.

The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

The scene in the Riverdale neighborhood closed LaSalle Ave. southbound lanes from Tide Mill Road to Mercury Blvd.

Israel's air force chief said Wednesday that his troops need to be ready to act quickly in case of an attack from Syria.