US Air Force News

The inside of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center will be a little more colorful, thanks to a new mural that's going up.

The Air Force's decision to accelerate its introduction with a slightly less capable version of the F-35 software package means the planes will carry fewer weapons at first, although the software will later be upgraded to the final version, said the sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly.

Henry James “Hank” Egan, a 2009 graduate of Princeton High School, will graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy on May 29 and receive his commission as second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

Airmen carry the guidons for the 9th Special Operations Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron as they run the 14.7 miles from Eglin Air Force Base to their new home at Hurlburt Field early Monday morning.

A local man admits to being part of an arms network feeding a nation at odds with the United States.

Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun.

Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter train... Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail ... (more)

Some people believe the DA will reinstate Apartheid should they win the national elections.

The Syrian Army began deploying 'Tishreen' medium range ballistic missiles on May 19, targeting them on the city of Tel-Aviv in Israel .

Lifetime's Army Wives has added plenty of new characters recently, and one of them is Caroline Hall, the daughter of Sergeant Eddie Hall, who doesn't get along with stepmom Maggie.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington March 17, 2013.

The Danish documentary film 'Armadillo,' was recently removed from the Chief of Staff Gen.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody places a service crest on a wreath in honor of Airmen's sacrifices during the inaugural Armed Forces Day wreath-laying ceremony May 18, 2013, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Va.

The number of jets on display at the Classic Air Force hangar at Newquay Cornwall Airport has risen as two new iconic planes land at the attraction.

Col. Caroline Evernham, left, and Judine Heidicker unload the Royal Air Force Kirton in Lindsey sign from a 916th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Monday afternoon.

Although the future of Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois won't be in question for two more years, state and local officials are preparing a plan to keep the facility open.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shannon Hutto will always consider Eddie a hero, regardless of the outcome of a public poll for the next American Hero Dogs.

The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday at Andrews Air Force Base.

An Army team transfers the remains of Spc. Thomas P. Murach May 7 at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Some of the most important work of the session is yet to be done. Complex end-of-session deadlines will mix with sleepless nights, but most of it will get done before the end of the day on Memorial Day, May 27.