The US Air Force needs aircraft fleets ready for a fight 'that we've not ever seen the likes of before,' general says

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An F-15C Eagle fighter jet assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd Fighter Squadron approaches an in-flight refueling boom during Red Flag 18-1 over the Nevada Test and Training Range Feb. 7, 2018.

The US Air Force is again letting retirees come back amid worries about recruiting and retention

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Damian Dorsey, aircraft armament systems technician, from the 113th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of Washington D.C., conducts pre-flight procedures for an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 23-3, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 19, 2023.
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China's air force is far from ready for a crucial mission it needs to seize Taiwan

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The J-16 fighter has the precision-guided munitions and advanced radar needed for China's close air-support missions.
The J-16 fighter has the precision-guided munitions and advanced radar needed for China's close air-support missions.

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A US Air Force fighter wing is asking the public to please stop pointing lasers at its aircraft

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US Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers) 48th Fighter Wing lights the afterburner for take-off RAF Lakenheath.
US Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers) 48th Fighter Wing lights the afterburner for take-off RAF Lakenheath.

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These Air Force photos of A-10 attack planes in a whiteout snowstorm look like drawings

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Aircraft are parked on the flight line during a winter storm
A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft are shown parked on the flight line during a winter storm at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

US Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Drew Schumann

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were 'free of health hazards.' But documents show the hidden toxic risks missileers were exposed to on the job.

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Doreen Jenness, the widow of Air Force Capt. Jason Jenness, clutches one of Jason's sweatshirts.

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US Air Force announces retention bonuses of up to $600,000 in desperate bid to fix pilot shortage

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US Air Force personnel with Joby's experimental eVTOL.
US Air Force personnel with Joby's experimental eVTOL.

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The Air Force is trying to save 2 severely damaged F-35s by merging them into a single 'Franken-bird' aircraft

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Engineers in Hill Air Force Base are trying to replace the nose of an F-35 with the intact parts of another F-35 that caught fire.
Engineers in Hill Air Force Base are trying to replace the nose of an F-35 with the intact parts of another F-35 that caught fire.

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How Air Force commandos train to protect VIPs in combat zones

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In the US Air Force, there are fewer than 100 active members of the special-operations security force known as DAGRE, or Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element.

A man is accused of trying to poison 77 people at a Russian pilot graduation party by gifting them a massive cake and whiskey: report

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Pilots walk next to aircrafts on display during the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening ceremony in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on August 27, 2019.
Pilots walk next to aircrafts on display during the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening ceremony in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on August 27, 2019.

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