May 3, 2016 Obama Budget Endorses Fighter Jet Simulator for Eielson The Obama administration is seeking $37 million for an F-35 flight simulator at Eielson Air Force Base for combat training.
May 3, 2016 Pentagon Boosts Next Generation Submarines and Bombers Next generation bomber and submarine programs for the Air Force and Navy turned out to be the winners out of the Pentagon’s roll out of its fiscal 2016 budget proposal. Both programs, designed to offer the U.S. the ability to evade advanced air defenses or underwater detection capabilities, received high levels of funding that don’t include what’s […]
May 3, 2016 Air Force Maintains Plans to Retire A-10 in '16 Budget Proposal Air Force leaders have not backed off their push to retire the A-10 in the Pentagon's fiscal 2016 budget request.
May 3, 2016 Holloman Major Accused of Sexual Assault, Kidnapping A Holloman Air Force Base officer is accused of sexually assaulting, abusing and kidnapping a woman.
May 3, 2016 Chuck Norris Writes to Save the A-10 Warthog from Retirement Air Force leaders wanting to send the A-10 Thunderbolt to the bone yard already have any number of lawmakers criticizing them from Capitol Hill. Now they’ve got “Lone Wolf McQuade” coming after them. Action star Chuck Norris – an Air Force veteran – on Monday delivered an editorial roundhouse kick to the Air Force, arguing […]
May 3, 2016 Holloman Air Force Base Hosts Joint Training Exercise The 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base will be hosting an aerial exercise involving a number of aircraft March 17-26.
May 3, 2016 Amid bad weather, wreckage of helicopter crash that killed 11 remains just 25 feet under water Divers have found the wreckage of a military helicopter in just 25 feet of water after it crashed in dense fog during a Florida training mission, killing seven elite Marines and four experienced soldiers.
May 3, 2016 Deadly training: Black Hawk crashed, killing 11, after another turned back due to bad weather This tranquil beachside enclave normally provides a respite for soldiers, airmen and Marines who come here to relax or to train between dangerous deployments.
May 3, 2016 Military official: 11 service members missing in helicopter crash in Florida presumed dead A military official says the seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a training mission are presumed dead.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Sees Rising Demand for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers The Air Force needs more troops to call in airstrikes and help coordinate close-air-support missions, a top Air Force leader said.,The U.S. Air Force needs more troops who can call in airstrikes and help coordinate close-air-support missions, a top Air Force leader said.