ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — The Defense Department’s longest-running humanitarian aid mission swung into high gear again Monday after two years of a slimmed down, COVID-19 pandemic version.

Modern air operations rely on close coordination between many different aircraft, each performing a specialized role. Stealth fighters may enter contested airspace first, electronic warfare aircraft ...

In 2014, the radar airfield and weather systems (RAWS) career field underwent a transition from communication squadrons to operation support squadrons throughout the Air Force. At the 62d Airlift Wing ...

Before Operation Epic Fury, Iran maintained one of the more capable militaries in the Middle East, with an air force shaped by decades of political upheaval, sanctions, and shifting alliances. Much of ...

One of Air Force Special Operation Command’s new OA-1K Skyraider II planes went down in Oklahoma City shortly after take off, prompting an investigation. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Oct 25, 2025 2:10 ...

On June 1, Russia’s Military Transport Aviation Day, a significant holiday for the Russian armed forces, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) carried out a bold and unprecedented coordinated drone ...

SOUTH Africa’s military air capability has suffered another major blow after the South African National Defence Force’s ageing fleet of Oryx helicopters was effectively grounded due to fuel shortages ...

Iraq’s invasion of its neighbor Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, caused an international coalition to respond with Operation Desert Shield, eventually culminating in the Coalition forces taking control of the ...

F-4 Phantom II (65 active), F-14 Tomcat (41 active), CH-47C Chinook (40 active), F-5E Tiger II (35 active), Bell 214 (24 active), Mi-171 Hip-H (22 active), Su-24 Fencer (21 active), MiG-29 Fulcrum (18 ...