Home to Glenn, Armstrong, Wrights Perfect Spot for Space Command HQ, Ohio Lawmakers Say
Ohio lawmakers pitch their state as the new location for Space Command headquarters.
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Air
The F-22: The Superiority Fighter That Never Shot Down an Enemy Plane
The F-22 Raptor was designed to fight next-gen Russian fighters. So far its only air-to-air kills are a Chinese balloon and a UFO.
Air Force Picks Colorado For More Space Force Missions
The Air Force announced the permanent location for many more U.S. Space Force units Wednesday — and none of them are in Huntsville, Alabama, suggesting the service may be moving ahead with at least part of the design it originally sought for the new force before it became entangled in politics.
Air Force Fighter Pilot Tapped As Next Joint Chiefs Chairman Has History of Firsts
The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his call sign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below.
Is the Harrier Jet the True King of Close Air Support?
With a five-barreled cannon, 9,200 pounds of ordnance, and no need for a runway, the Harrier jet is perfect for close air support.
US Launches Airstrikes in Syria After Drone Kills US Worker
While it’s not the first time the U.S. and Iran have traded airstrikes in Syria, the attack and the U.S. response threaten to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the wider Middle East, whose rival powers have made steps toward détente in recent days after years of turmoil.
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Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews
In its yearlong study of almost 900,000 service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2017, the Pentagon found that air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and a 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer, while men had a 16% higher rate of prostate cancer and women a 16% higher rate of breast cancer. Overall, the air crews had a 24% higher rate of cancer of all types.
U-2 Pilot Chases Down Chinese Spy Balloon, Snaps Epic Selfie
A U-2 spy pilot chased down the Chinese spy balloon that crossed the country in early February. But first, a selfie.
Blown to Bits! Chinese Spy Balloon Blasted, Plummets Into Sea
The US Air Force downed the Chinese balloon that's been soaring over the US.
Shot Down in 1944, ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ B-17 Pilot Flies Home
On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Defense POW/MIA Account Agency announced that the remains of US Army Air Force 1st Lt. Carl D. Nesbitt will be buried May 15 in Annville, Pennsylvania.