US Air Force News

New Delhi, June 19 : The Army and the Air Force Wednesday stepped up relief operations in flood- and landslide-affected areas of Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Capt. Brandon Packard performs pre-flight checks of a B-1B Lancer June 11, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.

With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan.

Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't afford not to build.

FODOR, Karl, 71, of Palm Harbor Florida formerly of Wintersville Ohio, and Weirton, WV, passed away June 18, 2013, at home.

U.S. arms makers see rising foreign demand for fighter jets, missile defense systems and other weapons as countries modernize their forces and U.S. officials, facing tighter budgets, encourage allies to invest more in intelligence gathering and aerial refueling equipment.

The problem traces back to 2011, when lawmakers approved a plan for across-the-board budget cuts that would kick in if a special panel couldn't reach compromises during a debt limit showdown.

Lt. Col. Clint Eichelberger passes his unit's guidon to Col. David Lyons during an inactivation ceremony June 18, 2013, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

With growing challenges including increasingly complex armament systems with longer lifecycles, industry leaders are demanding efficient, feature-rich, specialized aerospace test solutions that address legacy system obsolescence.

The plane involves a KC-135, with the fleet from the 128th Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard.

Actress and singer Bobbie Eakes sang with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve for the first time when she was a student at Warner Robins High School.

The Air Force discovered the Black Forest fire Tuesday, a week after it swept across thousands of acres, gutting hundreds of homes.

Members of the 129th Rescue Wing from the California Air National Guard earn day-to-day credits toward early retirement for up to 90 days deployed within a fiscal year.

London-based Lockheed Martin UK is bidding to create a new state-of-the-art Polish Air Force pilot and aircrew training center in Deblin, Poland.

Yearly defense authorization bills in the House and Senate also would keep the Starbase education program under the Pentagon's jurisdiction.

The 2,000 pound AGM-158 JASSM is intended to be a stealthy, inexpensive GPS/IIR guided cruise missile.

An Air Force honor guard team from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., participates in a burial ceremony.

Col. Nathan Jorgensen will be the featured military career speaker at 6 pm on June 20 at the meeting of the Civil Air Patrol Highlanders Cadet Squadron.

California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno will receive its first F-15 Eagle fighter jet Tuesday.

Rochelle Arnold, Jr. and the former Emma Catherine Chambers were married May 6, 1963 in Shelbyville, Ky.