A US military refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, killing all six crew members

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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker performs an in-flight refuel for two F-22 Raptor jets during an exercise over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 16, 2026.
A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker performs an in-flight refuel for two F-22 Raptor jets during an exercise over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 16, 2026.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood

There's only one B-2 stealth bomber on display in the world. Here's where I saw it.

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A B-2 bomber on display in a museum.
A wider look at the B-2.

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How the Air Force trains for crashes in enemy territory

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Air Force Survival School at Fairchild Air Force Base trains aircrew for the moment they could become isolated behind enemy lines or stranded in hostile environments after a crash.

Inside the restoration hangar where the National Air and Space Museum repairs and preserves historic aircraft for display

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A McDonnell F-4S Phantom II in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar.
A McDonnell F-4S Phantom II in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

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Trump says the US shut off the lights in Venezuela's capital using 'certain expertise.' Here's how it may have done it.

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A figure in a helmet stands in front of a fighter jet with lights on at night time
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks after the US's military actions in Venezuela.

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See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' the president's 'doomsday plane' that can survive nuclear war

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An E-4B plane.
Maintainers from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the E-4B for flight as a visiting documentary production team loads onto the Nightwatch to film a local training sortie and air refueling mission from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 15, 2024.

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A US F-16 pilot outflew enemy missiles with extreme high-G turns for 15 minutes during a Middle East mission

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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs after being refueled over the US Central Command area of responsibility, February 25, 2025.
A US Air Force F-16 operates over the Middle East in February.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Rio Rosado

How boom operators aboard the US Air Force's flying gas stations keep their cool doing an 'inherently dangerous' job

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A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 aircraft from the 171st Air Refueling Wing located in Pittsburgh flies over the installation prior to landing Aug. 8, 2025.
A KC-135 refueling tanker.

US Air National Guard photo by Shawn Monk

The US Air Force's new mini-cruise missile, built for bringing mass to Ukraine's long-range fight, is taking off

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F-16s are seen flying over the Ukraine sky.
The ERAM is meant to be launched from Ukraine's aircraft, such a the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Investigation finds $13 million US military Reaper drone crashed into the sea after an unexplained failure saw its propeller fall off

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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft assigned to the 432nd Wing lifts off from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, in February 2025.
The US military lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone last year after its propeller fell off during a mission.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria Nuzzi

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