US Air Force News

Hundreds of people who lined the streets of Terre Haute, Ind., for a Veterans Day parade stood silently as a hearse passed by carrying the coffin of a soldier whose return to the country was marked by a salute from President Barack Obama.

Canada's volunteer search-and-rescue association says a lack of infrared sensors aboard military aircraft is endangering lives.

A Minot Air Force Base man is among three people suing military contractors, alleging the companies exposed them to toxic fumes in Iraq.

A new $2.5 million facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will allow the Air Force to conduct research designed to help produce alternative fuels for military aircraft.

ORLANDO, Florida a ' A former astronaut who drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to mount a bizarre attack on a romantic rival pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges and was sentenced to a year on probation.

Two Afghanistan servicemen were killed by a mine at a time when a metal detector shortage was causing "concern" in the unit, an inquest has heard.

JENNIFER QUINN Hundreds to line streets of UK town for return of bodies of 6 soldiers killed in Afghanistan WOOTTON BASSETT, England - WOOTTON BASSETT, England a ' Hundreds gathered in this small English market town Tuesday to pay tribute to six soldiers killed in Afghanistan a ' five of whom were shot to death by an Afghan police officer trained ...

Gwalior: In recognition of the distinguished service rendered to the nation, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will present the Presidential Standards to two premier combat units of the IAF, at Air Force Station here today.

Saudi warplanes bombed Yemeni rebels, as a five-day offensive by the oil-rich kingdom on its border with Yemen left three soldiers dead and another four missing.

The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., is evacuating aircraft Monday as Tropical Storm Ida approaches the region.

A chaplain was found dead in his home near Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Sunday morning.

The Taiwan Air Force has shelved nine Mirage 2000-5 jets due to a lack of spare parts supplied by France, a newspaper report said Sunday.

A Veterans Day parade will also serve as a funeral procession for an Indiana soldier whose return to the country was marked by a salute from President Barack Obama.

An Army specialist from Marshall County has died in Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Air Force, Julian Berisford's body was expected to be arrive Friday at Dover Air Force base in Delaware.

Saudi air force jets resumed shelling positions of Shia rebels on the country's southwestern border with Yemen for the third day Friday, the rebel group said in an e-mailed statement.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday left for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan.

Some 16 soldiers remain in the hospital after Thursday's deadly massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.

When he was growing up, Kenneth Tucker dreamed of flying airplanes. Years later, his daughter, Wanda Tucker Goodwin, had dreams of becoming a writer.

Submitted by Joe Campbell on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 09:04. President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week, as he begins a longer trip to Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore.

Julie Zouzounis talks about her father, Air Force Maj. John Carroll, who was listed as an MIA after his -1G Bird Dog plane went down during a mission in Laos in 1972, during an interview in her Alamo, Calif., home on Thursday, Nov.