A 21-year-old airman who disappeared during a World War II spy mission over Thailand and Burma has been accounted for, the U.S. military said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney was a pilot from Rhode Island and part of the 35th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 14th Air Force, according to the Defense…
After serving six months in Iraq, Staff Sergeant Peyton McDaniel is finally home- much to the surprise of her volleyball team. Friday, Oct. 31 marked her first game back in person as Cleveland State Community College faced Walters State in the TCCAA Championship Tournament. The team is undefeated in the conference and 22-2 overall. A…
President Trump on Monday announced the Pentagon is ordering 28 new B-2 Spirit stealth bombers — the military jet that has for decades been the tip of the spear of America’s air defense and global operations, most recently against Iran’s nuclear facilities. In June, seven of the stealth bombers flew a 36-hour mission called Operation…
East China Sea — Over the deep blue waters of the East China Sea, a Canadian military aircraft surveys the vast expanse below. The CP-140 Aurora, a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force, is designed primarily to hunt enemy submarines — but this crew is on a different mission: tracking North Korean…
At Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a test bed for a new kind of air force, Major Trent McMullen is a fighter pilot learning to fly alongside the XQ-58, a drone piloted by artificial intelligence. Think of this as “Top Gun AI.” “I’ve flown safety chase on it for several missions, messaging back and…
Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced he’s retiring in November, just two years into a four-year term as the Air Force’s top general. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve as the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff and I’m thankful for Secretary Meink, Secretary Hegseth and President Trump’s faith in me…
A second airman in a month at a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming stands accused of involuntary manslaughter for a shooting death. F.E. Warren Air Force Base Airman First Class Jadan Orr, 20, remained jailed on Monday after he allegedly shot a man in a Cheyenne apartment early Saturday, according to police and sheriff’s…
Wheaton, Illinois — It’s been more than 80 years since retired U.S. Air Force Col. Arnald Gabriel of Arlington, Virginia, took an enlistment oath to defend his country during World War II, where he saw combat. The 100-year-old Gabriel, who also served in the U.S. Army, was once the conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band,…
Security at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fatally shot a person Friday trying to illegally access the base just outside of Tucson, Arizona, officials said. Around 2:30 a.m., the suspect, a non-military civilian, failed to stop and identify themselves at the main gate, the Air Force said in a news release. The person was driving erratically,…