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.
Midnight Air Defense Scramble in Skies Over DC Fighter jets have been quietly scrambled in the skies above the nation's capital to run air defense "Falcon Virgo" from...
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...
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"...
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.
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.
Pentagon Expects Islamic State to Rebound after Syria Airstrikes Officials said the airstrikes in Syria against ISIL were effective but warned of a campaign that would take years.
US Begins Bombing Islamic Rebels in Northern Iraq U.S. warplanes and drones carried out a series of airstrikes Friday against fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the...
China's Defense Minister to Visit NORAD Gen. Wanquan's U.S. trip includes the first-ever visit by a Beijing official to North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
