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Pentagon June 29, 2020

Pentagon will deploy its new B-21 stealth bomber to Pacific

The Pentagon plans to deploy its emerging B-21 stealth bomber in the Pacific as part of a decided effort to ensure technical superiority, sustain deterrence and, if needed, hold potential adversaries at risk. 

US Air Force June 24, 2020

Air Force arms cargo planes for future attack

The U.S. Air Force is arming its cargo planes with bombs for attack missions in a clear move to expand the offensive warfare envelope for its fleet of tactical supply and transport aircraft, bringing a significant ability to drop weapons from austere, low-altitude, hard-to-reach areas. 

Armed Forces June 24, 2020

Pentagon 2020 space strategy calls for new weapons

To say the Pentagon is massively emphasizing space war would be an understatement. This focus has clearly emerged from its newly released 2020 Defense Space Strategy Summary.

US Air Force June 19, 2020

Air Force names first woman as top noncommissioned officer of any US military branch

The Air Force became the first U.S. military branch to select a woman to serve as the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer in the military on Friday.

US Air Force June 11, 2020

Air Force sends F-35s to Middle East to possibly deter Iran

The Air Force is sending F-35s to the Middle East to escort ships, deter potential enemies, conduct reconnaissance and, of course, support ongoing combat operations in the U.S. military's Central Command region.

OPINION June 10, 2020

Rebecca Grant: Military makes historic progress on road to equal opportunity for African-Americans

Following the horrific killing of George Floyd – a handcuffed black man not resisting arrest – in the custody of Minneapolis police and the nationwide peaceful protests and rioting that have occurred since, there was some good news Tuesday about progress the U.S. is making to give African-Americans equal opportunity.

US Air Force June 9, 2020

Air Force launches spy drones over South China Sea

The Air Force is now flying B-1B bombers and Global Hawk spy drones over the South China Sea and other areas within the Pacific theater as part of a broader strategy to sustain surveillance and deterrence missions in the region, following the increased U.S.-Chinese tensions.

US Air Force June 4, 2020

Army Patriot missile connects with Air Force F-35 to destroy cruise missile

Imagine cruise missile threats streaming through the air toward multiple vulnerable targets. As that happens, radar nodes light up across a wide-spanning territory as an airborne F-35 senses the attack. The stealth fighter then hands off targeting data to ground-based U.S. Army Patriot interceptor missiles, knocking the approaching missiles straight out of the sky and destroying the attacking threat.

US Air Force June 1, 2020

New F-22 weapons now 'operational' and ready for war

Newly-integrated U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor weapons are now operational, bringing expanded air-to-air and air-to-ground attack technology to the stealth fighter following the production of a multi-year software upgrade program intended to prepare the jet for a major great-power war.

AIR AND SPACE May 20, 2020

Steve Carell 'named' Space Force boss in Air Force museum's 'creative and humorous prank'

A biography of the fictional Gen. Mark R. Naird played by Steve Carrell in the Netflix comedy series "Space Force" was used to replace a photo of the real-life chief of the actual Space Force, Gen. John Raymond, at the Air Force Museum in Ohio in an apparent prank-gone-viral.

US Navy May 20, 2020

Blue Angels honor US Naval Academy's class of 2020 with special flyover: See the video

The Navy's Blue Angel flight squadron performed a surprise flyover for the 2020 graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Wednesday, as cadets looked on from below and cheered.