December 20, 2015 Source: Air Force father, son targeted online by ISIS followers The Facebook pages of an Air Force servicemember and his son were “swarmed” by offensive messages after Islamic State sympathizers urged followers to target them online, a source tells ӣƵ – a virtual attack that coincided with an Army bulletin warning ISIS may try to track down military families on social media.
December 20, 2015 Air Force: 'So help me God' in oath is optional Airmen taking their enlistment or officer appointment oaths can omit the words "so help me God" if they choose, Air Force officials announced Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Joe Biden stonewalled FOIA request to hide travel costs Vice President Joe Biden’s office stonewalled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for his travel expenses, according to Ronald Kessler’s new tell-all book on the Secret Service, The First Family Detail.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon: More Russian troops on Ukraine border Russian combat troops are again building up along the border with Ukraine, and U.S. officials believe Moscow may be sending heavy weapons into the country to aid the separatists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Military gives new F-35 fighter jet limited OK to fly The U.S. Navy and Air Force have approved a limited return to flight for their new-generation F-35 fighter jet, keeping alive the possibility that it could make an appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow in England this week.
December 20, 2015 Russian bombers fly within 50 miles of California coast Four Russian strategic bombers triggered U.S. air defense systems while conducting practice bombing runs near Alaska this week, with two of the Tu-95 Bear H aircraft coming within 50 miles of the California coast, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) confirmed Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Defense Department report: 'Culture of disrespect' fuels academy sex assaults A culture of bad behavior and disrespect among athletes at U.S. military academies is one part of the continuing problem of sexual assaults at the schools, according to a new Defense Department report that comes in the wake of scandals that rocked teams at all three academies last year.
December 20, 2015 General's alleged 'treason' remark probed by Air Force The Air Force is investigating allegations that the No. 2 commander at its prestigious Air Combat Command told lower-ranking officers that talking to members of Congress about the capabilities of the A-10 attack aircraft is tantamount to treason.
December 19, 2015 Officials toss lip balm containing THC from Alaska air base Officials say they had to discard hundreds of tubes of lip balm that were distributed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards after they were found to contain trace amounts of THC, an active ingredient in marijuana.
December 9, 2015 Two Afghan trainees missing from Georgia Air Force base The two did not report for duty