US Air Force News

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.

The U.S. Air Force is expecting to save a serious amount of cash as a result of deploying 18,000 iPads.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Monday of plans to conduct a foreign military "sale" of an F-16 Formal Training Unit, or FTU, to the Netherlands.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Sophia Mantzouris of the 386th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron said she knew she wanted to enlist on active duty from the time she was a little girl, but a friend steered her toward the Air National Guard.

The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members - an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the future shape of the all-volunteer force.

A 1982 Catholic Central High School graduate will return to his alma mater to address the 58 graduates set to receive diplomas at commencement exercises Sunday afternoon.

Teresa Phillips Schmitt admires the POW/MIA bracelet worn by Master Sargent Mark Cusimano, USAF.

John D. Reynolds has joined the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary of Fort Wayne, Ind., as an assistant professor of pastoral ministry and missions and director of vicarage.

An Oregon Air Guard F-15 on the tarmac at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls. Oregon Air National Guard F-15s would be able to fly over expanded controlled airspaces and, in one case, lower in an existing zone, under a proposal being launched today by the National Guard Bureau and the Air Force.

In the shop at the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program, four mechanics work each day to fix equipment that others can't or won't. "Normally they throw these things away and nobody fixes them," Staff Sgt.

Well, well. The US Air force is buying 18,000 32G wifi-only iPads and expects to save $50M as a result .

A YogaFit for Warrior program is being taught to base yoga instructors that will help those troops suffering from PTSD.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Burkburnett.

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.

NH woman graduates from Air Force training Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Christina M. Mattiace graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

As their time began to run out, they inserted protractors, rulers and other small measuring tools around the shells of the 50-caliber explosives burrowed in the sand.

No lie was too small to tell for an Orlando woman who wanted a new home in Pensacola, but didn't want to pay the mortgage for her Orlando home, federal officials said.

SPANGDAHLEM, AIR BASE, Germany - Before disappearing into the thick gray clouds hugging the Eifel region on Friday, Lt.

Raytheon is building the next generation of warfare in Indianapolis. The gear that the defense contractor and military weapons manufacturer is developing sounds like something out of the future.