Air Force News Agency

Airmen upgrade GPS constellation

June 2, 2010

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.: Airmen from the 2nd Space Operations Squadron and from the 19th SOPS took control of...

New Security Strategy Touts Partnership Efforts

June 1, 2010

WASHINGTON: Military-to-military contacts are a "critical component" of global engagement and support the nation's security, according to the new National...

X-51 Waverider makes historic hypersonic flight

May 27, 2010

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif: An X-51A Waverider flight-test vehicle successfully made the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight May...

F-22s Set to Deploy to Japan, Guam

May 27, 2010

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.: The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy F-22A Raptors to Andersen Air Force Base,...

Airmen train Japanese pilots for air-to-air refueling

May 25, 2010

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan: Japanese and U.S. airmen are working together to certify about 20 Japanese Air Self Defense Force...

X-51A Waverider flight planned for May 25

May 21, 2010

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: Weather permitting, Air Force officials said the X-51A Waverider will make its first hypersonic flight...

Air Force directs immediate inspection of advanced combat helmets

May 21, 2010

WASHINGTON: Air Force officials here directed an immediate service-wide inspection, recall and reporting of defective advanced combat helmets May 19....