Air Force Reveals 2026 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award Winners
The Air Force presented the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award to four airmen at the Pentagon on May 26, recognizing them as the service’s top leaders across its officer and enlisted ranks. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the Air Force chief of staff, hosted the ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes. Chief Master Sgt. of the […]
Air Force Veteran Shares How He Was Forced to Pivot After Losing Federal Job
After almost 21 years in the Air Force, Jeff Andrejcik was looking forward to retiring from military life and embarking on a fruitful career in the civilian world. Andrejcik’s service time included multiple deployments, highlighted by three combat tours in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. The Air Force veteran served in several roles and […]
Russia Holds Nuclear Drills on Land, Sea and Air, Joined by Its Ally Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the maneuvers in a video call with his Belarusian […]
Four Navy Aviators Survive Midair Collision at Idaho Air Show
Four U.S. Navy aviators survived a midair collision during an air demonstration Sunday in Idaho after ejecting from two EA-18G Growler aircraft moments before the jets crashed near Mountain Home Air Force Base. The incident occurred during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, a major public event that drew thousands of spectators and marked the return […]
4 Crew Members Eject Safely After Two Navy Jets Crash During Air Show in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr. Amelia […]
'You Can Do It Too.' Despite Challenges, No Dream Too Big for Air Force Cadet
Mareem Al-Mosawi has had no easy path toward her dreams. The daughter of Iraqi immigrants who fled to the U.S., and as the eldest sibling in her family, she was tasked to care for her visually impaired mother, who speaks only Arabic, while trying to keep her Middle Eastern identity intact and pursue her goal […]
Air Force Says Former Qatari 747 Will be Ready to Fly Trump as Air Force One This Summer
The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer, the service announced late Friday. The jet is currently being painted red, white and blue, the Air Force […]
Military Exchange Shoppers Donated $2.5M to Army, Air Force in 2025
An organization that has been aiding U.S. military service members for 130 years recently announced that more than $2.5 million was fundraised in 2025 to benefit the Army, Air Force and Navy. Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers are being acclaimed for their military support, with the donations going to Army Emergency Relief (AER), […]
The MV-75: The Army’s New Aircraft and Future of Air Assault Warfare
The U.S. Army has formally introduced the MV-75, its next-generation assault aircraft developed under the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The Army created FLRAA to replace or supplement the UH-60 Black Hawk, a helicopter that has served as the backbone of Army aviation since the late 1970s but was never designed for the long-range, […]
Hotline Between Military and Air Traffic Controllers in Washington Hasn't Worked for over 3 Years
A hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years may have contributed to another near miss shortly after the U.S. Army resumed flying helicopters in the area for the first time since January’s deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a Black Hawk […]