Airstrike Agreement Keeps US Air Controllers Away From Combat The Air Force has worked out a way to fly close air support for the Iraqis without having U.S. troops calling in the strikes.
US, Coalition Executes more than 1,000 Airstrikes against ISIS The U.S. and its allies have now flown more than 1,000 attack missions against ISIS target sin Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon Defends F-35 After Report Says it Can't Dogfight The F-35 Joint Program Office defends the aircraft after a report claimed it is inferior to an F-16 in a "dogfighting"...
Russia 'Closing Gap' Between US with Newer Air Defenses, General Says Russia's development of new surface-to-air missile systems and other air defenses has 'closed the gap' between U.S. air...
US Surveillance Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Russia The Open Skies Treaty observation plane landed safely in the city of Khabarovsk on Russia's eastern seaboard.
More Russian Spy Planes, Bombers Approach Alaskan Airspace Russian bombers and spy planes buzzed Alaskan airspace the past two nights in a repeat of incidents earlier this week.
South Korea Assured US Will Pay for THAAD Anti-missile System The reassurance comes after Trump said Thursday that he wanted Seoul to pay for the THAAD deployment.
Russia to Target US, Coalition Aircraft Over Syria The Russian Ministry of Defense said it will track joint coalition aircraft west of the Euphrates River and treat them as...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...