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After 55 years in flight, the US Air Force is planning to keep its biggest plane in action for a few more decades

Thu, 04/13/2023 - 18:11

US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy runway takeoff — A US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy takes off.
Lockheed Martin

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The US Air Force is relaxing its restrictions on body fat after struggling to find enough new recruits

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 03:30

U.S. Air Force's T-38 Talon landing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. — A USAF T-38 Talon lands at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.
Riccardo Niccoli/Getty Images

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Even with F-16s, Ukraine's pilots still wouldn't be 'out of the woods' against Russia's air force, US officials say

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 11:54

Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons — US Air Force F-16.
US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz

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A decorated former US F-16 pilot says he would fly fighter jets for Ukraine: 'You can count on me,' he told a VoA interview.

Sat, 03/18/2023 - 13:56

Photograph of former US Air Force pilot Dan Hampton. — Photograph of former US Air Force pilot Dan Hampton.
Dan Hampton Facebook page

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Fighter jets are 'worthless' over Ukraine, and it's a sign of what US pilots and troops may face in future battles

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:54

Ukraine Air Force Su-25 jet — A Ukrainian Su-25 close air support jet flies low over the Donetsk region in June 2022.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

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Moscow was likely trying to send a message by harassing a US drone, but officials say the Russian pilot ran into it because they're bad at flying

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:26

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. — A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
Screengrab/US Air Force video

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The US military has 6 new air-to-air missiles in the works

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 11:09

Oregon Air National Guard F-15C missile — US airmen remove a training missile from a F-15C in September 2018.
US Air National Guard/Master Sgt. John Hughel

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Ukrainian pilots are calling the US Air Force for tips on using US-made missiles and bombs

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 18:40

Air National Guard Ukraine Su-27 — A US Air National Guard pilot in the back seat of a Ukrainian Su-27 during exercise Safe Skies in July 2011.
US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn

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The US Air Force is stripping most of the identifying information off of its biggest planes

Sun, 03/05/2023 - 15:11

Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker tanker — A US Air Force KC-135 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey in August 2016.
US Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

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The US Air Force's big plan to spread out and take on China may actually make things easier for Beijing

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 18:09

Air Force agile combat employment F-16 — US Air Force airmen perform agile combat employment training while conducting maintenance on an F-16 in Michigan in June.
US Air Force/Master Sgt. David Kujawa

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