South Dakota's Ellsworth Base Will Be Home to B-21 Bomber The Air Force plans to build and eventually operate over 100 of the stealth bombers.
Some B-1 Bombers Return to Flight Following Fuel System Inspection Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, grounded the fleet April 20 for inspections on the fuel filter housing...
Bombers Deploy, Carrier Extends to Cover US Troops' Withdrawal from Afghanistan As the U.S. military begins its final withdrawal from Afghanistan, it's bringing in some heavy firepower to cover the troops'...
B-1 Bomber Fleet Grounded Indefinitely Over Fuel System Problem The U.S. Air Force has grounded its B-1B Lancer bomber fleet for the third time in three years, this time over a fuel system...
Putting Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert Would Exhaust the Force, General Says A requirement to return a portion of the Air Force bomber fleet to alert status would deteriorate and exhaust the force, a...
Redesigned Brakes and Wheels Are on the Way for B-52 Bomber The service selected Collins Aerospace, part of Raytheon Technologies, to design and develop a new wheel and brake for the...
So What Is a 6th-Generation Fighter Jet? While the U.S. military's fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets are still rolling off the production line and...
The Air Force Just Retired the First B-1B Bomber It's the first step in the Air Force's plan to divest 17 of the bombers in coming months.
How the Air Force Pulled Off the First-Ever Super Bowl Flyover with All 3 Bombers The B-52, which dates back to the early 1960s, had to keep in line with its B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit cousins.
The Historic 3-Bomber Super Bowl Flyover Was a Huge Missed Opportunity The military-civilian divide is only getting greater, and CBS helped widen the gap by missing the moment.
Former Airman Who Leaked Details of Drone Program Sentenced, Will Serve Prison Time A former Air Force intelligence analyst has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking classified information.
Guard Troops in This State Will Be First to Be Ordered to Get Vaccinated or Face Regular Testing The mandate comes despite the fact that the Defense Department does not have a vaccination requirement for the rest of the...
'Do You Want Him 6 Feet Under?' How a Purple Heart Recipient Infiltrated a KKK Murder Plot In 2015, three Ku Klux Klan members hatched a plot to murder a Black man who recently had been released from a state prison.
US Air Force Pilot Thanks British Man Who Guaranteed a Happy Landing A U.S. Air Force officer has thanked a British photographer whose quick action ensured he landed safely after an engine in...
VA Makes 'Error' in Using Gender-Neutral Motto in Official Government Notice A version of the agency's mission statement included in a Federal Register notice last week stripped gender pronouns from...
