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Air Force plans for more flying, flat workforce in 2025
The Air Force's fiscal year 2025 budget request largely maintains the current workforce while boosting research-and-development spending.
Naval flight officer sentenced to four years after failing to disclose contact with Chinese citizen
Lt. Fan Yang made false statements on a questionnaire for his top secret security clearance.
By Diana Stancy
Honor Flight officials press to resume police escorts for veterans
Trips bringing elderly vets to national war memorials resumed last fall, but police escorts to facilitate the visits have not.
Lakenheath sees at least 3 emergency F-15 jet landings in one week
At least two of the American fighter planes have been fixed and returned to flight.
F-16C jet suffers in-flight emergency, lands safely at Aviano
Base operations have largely returned to normal, an Aviano spokesperson said.
Air Force to upgrade F-35A gas tanks to weather lightning strikes
Lightning struck an F-35A in midair in an undisclosed incident on Aug. 3, 2021, Air Force Times has learned.
US Air Force ramps up intel flights, weapons shipments to Ukraine
Flight trackers have spotted American Rivet Joint, Global Hawk, Reaper and Joint STARS aircraft, plus allied assets.
Human error, tech glitches and tape caused May 2020 F-22 crash
The Air Force declined to say whether anyone was disciplined for the incident.
After evacuation, US-trained Afghan pilots want to return to the sky
Afghan airmen can’t wait to get back in the cockpit. Multiple hurdles stand in their way.
Texas A&M cadets’ Halloween tradition likened to cultish ritual
Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets' annual tradition involves smashing pumpkins and pranking the school band.
By Sarah Sicard