U.S. Air Force Col. Nathan Malafa, left, outgoing U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Alexander ...

The F-35A is rapidly becoming the heart of the US Air Force, reshaping its fighter fleet and modernizing squadrons nationwide.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright ...

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will perform over the Carolina Beach shoreline in 2027, marking a rare stop for the elite ...

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Edwards AFB boasts the longest runway on any military airfield under the ownership of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The base served as the primary landing site for early Space Shuttle ...

Deterrence is emerging as a theme for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, but questions remain about the administration’s ability to deliver and maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrent. At the Air ...

It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and ...

A flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing ...

The JetBlue plane came within a few miles of the Air Force refueling aircraft, according to its pilot, who was recorded on ...

The base is the headquarters of the Twentieth Air Force (20 AF), which is in command of all Air Force intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). 20 AF is designated as Task Force 214 for US ...