Category: Air Force

Can Russia’s Su-75 Stealth Fighter Checkmate America’s F-35?

Commentary If the advertised price and performance are realized—a huge if—Russia may have a new bargain-price 5th generation fighter that could provide both commercial and combat competition for the Lockheed Martin F-35. A product of the Sukhoi Corporation, which makes Russia’s only 5th generation fighter, the twin-turbofan Su-57, NATO code name Felon, the new fighter…


First Female Sailor Completes Navy Special Warfare Training

WASHINGTON—For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37-week training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman—the boat operators who transport Navy SEALs and conduct their own classified missions at sea. Navy officials said they would not identify the woman or provide more details on her—a routine military policy…


Remove Air Force Teacher Who Says She Teaches Critical Race Theory: Members of Congress

A teacher at the U.S. Air Force Academy who boasted in a recent op-ed of teaching critical race theory in her classroom should be removed, members of Congress said this week. In a piece published by the Washington Post, Lynne Chandler Garcia, an associate professor of political science at the academy, claimed that the Constitution…


A Journey of Healing in the Air Force

The best leadership comes from experience, and often from adversity. Active duty airman Sean Douglas, who found his passion as a mentor in the U.S. Air Force, is telling his story to encourage others to become their best selves. Douglas enlisted in the Air Force on Sept. 12, 2001, in the immediate aftermath of the…


Student’s Military Dad Couldn’t Make It to Her Grad—Then the MC Makes an Unexpected Announcement

A high school graduation ceremony was made even more memorable for an Ohio student when someone unexpected showed up for her big moment. At first, Grace Macke didn’t have high hopes that her dad, Air Force master sergeant Drew Macke, who was deployed in the Middle East, would make it home for her big day. The ceremony…


Australia Joins Space Race With New Defence Division

Australia will join the growing number of nations protecting their assets in space with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) announcing on Wednesday a new Space Division within the Royal Australian Air Force. The division will draw personnel from all areas of the ADF, reflecting the significance of the space domain for Australia’s national security. It will…


Man in Custody After Making Bomb Threat at Joint Base Andrews Gate

A man is in custody in connection to a security incident at Joint Base Andrews on Friday. “An individual in a vehicle drove up to the main gate of Joint Base Andrews around 4:45 p.m. and told base security forces that he had a bomb in his vehicle,” Zack Baddorf, a spokesperson for Air Force’s 316th Wing,…


Man in Custody After Making Bomb Threat Hoax at Joint Base Andrews Gate

A civilian man with no military affiliation is in custody after making a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax at Joint Base Andrews on Friday. “An individual in a vehicle drove up to the main gate of Joint Base Andrews around 4:45 p.m. and told base security forces that he had a…


Israel and Greece Sign Record Defence Deal

JERUSALEM—Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries. The agreement includes a $1.65 billion contract for the establishment and operation of a training centre for the Hellenic Air Force by Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems over a 22-year…


Australia Plans for a New Space Command as Australian Air Force Celebrates 100 Years

The Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has verified that Australia will establish an integrated space organisation in the next year. Hupfeld, who told the ABC the news on March 31, is currently heading up an analysis into the requirements for Australia to establish its own sovereign space domain for…