3 hrs ago | Air Force Times
Mechanical failure, error caused Talon crashes
The reasons a pair of T-38C Talons crashed less than two weeks apart, killing both sets of instructor pilots and students, were released Wednesday by Air Education and Training Command.
8 hrs ago | Kazinform
Russia to conduct military exercises in Indian Ocean this fall
MOSCOW. August 6. KAZINFORM Russian Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers will join the Russian navy in a series of exercises in the Indian Ocean, the Air Force commander said on Tuesday.
12 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune
Sri Lanka: air force destroys rebel boats
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka : Sri Lankan forces attacked a Tamil Tiger rebel defense line at seven locations Wednesday in the island's north, killing five insurgents hours before air force jets bombed a rebel sea base ...
16 hrs ago | JewishTucson
Rescue Service: Plane Crashes In Haifa, 3 Killed
A small private plane crashed in the northern Israeli port of Haifa Thursday afternoon, killing three people and critically wounding another, rescue workers and police said.
Remote-control warriors suffer war stress
MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - The Air National Guardsmen who operate Predator drones over Iraq via remote control, launching deadly missile attacks from the safety of Southern California 7,000 miles away, ...
MacKay announces air support for Afghan mission
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Public Works Minister Christain Paradis formally announced Thursday that Canada will buy six used CH-47D Chinooks from the Americans for $292-million. The plan is virtually ...
Report: Pilot error blamed in fatal Talon crash
Pilot error is to blame in a military jet crash that killed an instructor and student pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base three months ago, according to a report released Wednesday.
Let Gates sort out intelligence mess
Defense Secretary Bob Gates has been talking recently about how to rebuild America's national security architecture so that it fits the 21st century.
Pacific Air Forces breaking in new F-22s on Guam
The U.S. Air Force has been breaking in its new fleet of F-22s - the world's most advanced fighter jet - this summer by sending five of the planes from cool and dry Alaska to hot and humid Guam for the first ...
Israel mulls military option for Iran nukes
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A U.S. military jury Wednesday convicted Osama bin Laden's driver of war crimes - making him the first war-on-terror captive convicted by contested tribunal at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Copter crash-lands after turned away from AF base
DENVER A small civilian helicopter crash-landed Wednesday after the pilot was denied permission to refuel at an Air Force base.
US Air Force spending terrorist funds for luxury VIP Travel?
Did millions of dollars appropriated for the war on terrorism end up being diverted to build luxury air accommodations for VIPs to travel the world? So says The Washington Post, which reported on its Web site ...
Thai air force helicopter crashes; 6 officers dead
A Thai military helicopter crashed while transporting officers to a base in the country's restive south Wednesday, killing all ten on board, an air force spokesman said.
Airpower: F-15 Strike Eagles soar
SOUTHWEST ASIA: Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations August 2, according to Combined Air and ...
DIA's new mission adds to intel arsenal
The Defense Intelligence Agency, long a home for intelligence analysis, is joining the spy vs.
Saxton: Budget contains $179.1M for base work
A joint military facility that includes Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base would receive $179.1 million for 10 construction projects under a defense budget approved Friday, a legislator said.
NC-Bound Air Force Officer Diverted To Alaska
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC -- An Air Force colonel who was preparing to take over as commander of the fighter wing at a North Carolina base has been sent to command a unit in Alaska after its commander ...
Case of bin Laden's driver about to go to military jury
A military judge Monday instructed a jury of six U.S. military officers that four of them need to agree on a single charge to convict Osama bin Laden's driver at the first war crimes tribunal since World War ...
New air, marine branch planned for Selfridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is opening a new air and marine branch this week at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County.