Us Air Force

US Envoy's Wife Kills Teen In UK Car Crash, Claims Immunity And Flees

World News | Meagan Flynn, Jennifer Hassan, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 8, 2019

An American woman, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, has fled the United Kingdom after killing a British teenager in a wrong-way collision, authorities said Saturday. Harry Dunn died after the woman allegedly collided with Dunn's motorcycle near the Royal Air Force Croughton station, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force.

US Airman, On His Way To Pick Up Heroism Award, Saves Child On Flight

Offbeat | Brittany Shammas, The Washington Post | Monday September 30, 2019

On a Sept. 11 flight back to the United States to pick up the award, U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Kenneth O'Brien squeezed in another heroic act: resuscitating a baby that had lost consciousness after choking.

Secretive Space Drone Just Broke Its Own Orbit Record, and Almost No One Knows What It's Doing

Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 28, 2019

The X-37B - the Air Force's ultra-secretive, astronaut-free spacecraft that looks like a miniaturized space shuttle - just broke its own flight record of 719 days in continuous orbit.

Sikh Airman Allowed To Wear Turban On US Duty Praised By Indian-Americans

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Indian-Americans, including a top American lawmaker, applauded the historic decision granted by the US Air Force to a Sikh-American servicemen to wear a turban, beard, and unshorn hair while on active-duty.

In A First, US Air Force Allows Sikh Man To Keep Turban, Beard On Duty

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

A Sikh airman has been allowed by the United States Air Force to serve with a beard, turban and unshorn hair, making him the first active-duty airman to be granted such a religious accommodation.

US Fighter Jets And Missiles Are In China's Rare-Earth Firing Line

World News | Pratish Narayanan, Joe Deaux, Bloomberg | Thursday May 30, 2019

China's grip on the global market for rare-earth metals gives it the ability to target American weaponry in its trade war with the U.S.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Sues US Air Force Over Rocket-Building Contracts

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX accused the US Air Force of breaking contracting rules when it awarded money to three rocket makers but passed on Musk's rival bid, and said the tender should be reopened, according to a court filing unsealed on Wednesday.

F-22 Raptor: Inside the Cockpit Of The “Ultimate Killing Machine”

World News | Sanya Jain | Wednesday May 22, 2019

US Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor aircraft has been described as the "ultimate killing machine". The all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft was conceived during the waning years of the Cold War.

Donald Trump Nominates Former Aerospace Executive As Head Of US Air Force

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he had nominated a former ambassador and Arizona businesswoman to lead the Air Force.

Wreckage Of World War II US Air Force Aircraft Found In Arunachal Pradesh

India News | ANI | Thursday April 4, 2019

A 12-member patrol team of its soldiers discovered the wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force aircraft on March 30, the Indian Army informed on Thursday.

US Senator, Former Air Force Pilot, Says She Was Raped By Senior Officer

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 7, 2019

US Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the US Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust the system.

SpaceX Launch Vehicle Certification to Be Reviewed by US Pentagon

Reuters | Tuesday February 12, 2019

The Pentagon will evaluate the certification for Elon Musk's SpaceX launch vehicles to determine whether the US Air Force complied with certain guidelines.

SpaceX to Try to Launch GPS III Satellite Again in First National Security Mission

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 20, 2018

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off on Thursday after two cancelled launches earlier this week due to last-minute technical problems.

Next Generation GPS Satellite Launch Postponed by 1 Day

Associated Press | Wednesday December 19, 2018

The launch of a new GPS satellite was postponed for one day Tuesday because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will put the satellite in orbit.

Next-Generation of GPS Satellites Are Headed to Space

Associated Press | Monday December 17, 2018

After months of delays, the US Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure, and versatile.