Thomas Novelly

Thomas Novelly is a reporter for Military.com focusing on coverage of the Air Force and Space Force. He previously covered veterans, military bases and federal politics in South Carolina for The Post and Courier as well as breaking news for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.

Latest Articles

Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations.

Space Force's Top General Blasts Service's Mission Statement as 'Long and Cumbersome'

In the three years since the Space Force became a separate and distinct service branch under the Department of the Air Force...

Pennant evaluation at Maxwell Air Force Base.

Air Force Scrambles to Address Officer Training School Instructor Shortage

The Air Force is scrambling to overcome a significant shortage in the number of instructors at its only Officer Training...

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart.

Air Force Two-Star Fired Amid Misconduct Investigation

Maj. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, who has served as the 19th Air Force commander since August, was relieved of command Tuesday...

Three U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron and the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, fly over the Wasatch Mountain range.

Allegations of Child Abuse at Hill Air Force Base Day-Care Centers Trigger Investigation

Air Force officials are investigating staff at day-care centers at Hill Air Force Base in Utah after allegations of child...

Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bentivegna stands in front of the U.S. Space Force Hallway after receiving news on his selection as the next chief master sergeant of the Space Force at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

Meet the New Senior Enlisted Leader of the Space Force

Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bentivegna, whose 30-year career started in the Air Force and led to him becoming a key player in...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, takes off from the runway during Fiscal Year 2023 Korea Flying Training at Gwangju AB, ROK.

Air Force Pilot Ejects as F-16 Crashes in South Korea

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed Saturday morning in a field near Osan Air Base in South Korea. The incident is...

Harlie Fraser, CFAY ombudsman and a member of the Family Partner Program (FPP), shops at the commissary during the Shelter in Place order for another spouse whose active-duty husband is stationed on a Yokosuka-based Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) ship that is on deployment.

Pay Cuts for Military Families Overseas Coming This Month as Pentagon Delays Run Out

Cost-of-living allowances for service members and their families stationed overseas will decrease starting this month, the...

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Weyermuller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, swears in new U.S. Air Force recruits at the 2023 Defenders of Liberty Air Show, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

Air Force Offers Easy Specialty Changes to Keep Airmen in Uniform

Airmen who just joined the Air Force and want to do another job will get more options to keep them from leaving the service...

Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force candidates.

Here Are the 5 Candidates Who Could Be the Space Force's Next Top Enlisted Leader

The Space Force, the newest and smallest military branch, is going through a full vetting process for a new top enlisted...

2 Air Guard Leaders in Accused Pentagon Leaker's Massachusetts Unit Suspended

The 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron's operational commander and federal orders administrative commander have been...

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan introduces the T-7A Red Hawk.

Air Force Faces 2-Year Delay on New T-7 Training Jets as Old Aircraft Continue to Have Mishaps

An Air Force spokesperson told Military.com that "estimated first delivery of production aircraft will occur in December 2025...

Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Pearl S. Mundt.

Air Force Picks 1st Woman as Top Criminal Investigations Civilian. She Takes Over an Office Facing Questions.

Special Agent Pearl S. Mundt, who has spent 23 years with the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, was named as its...

Air National Guard Unit Where Alleged Leaker Worked Sidelined from Intelligence Work

The 102nd Intelligence Wing, which is based out of Joint Base Cape Cod in Massachusetts, is having its mission "paused and...

Air Force Launches Investigation of Teixeira's Guard Unit After Leak Arrest

The Department of the Air Force's review is in addition to the one the Pentagon announced following Teixeira's arrest

Vanessa Guillen Gate at Fort Hood, Texas.

Another Female Soldier Died at Fort Hood. The Base Said Nothing.

In the wake of the Vanessa Guillen death, Army officials promised that Fort Hood would increase transparency. But Military...

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