Us Air Force

The US Air Force's Toilet Seat Covers Come With A Price Tag Of $10,000

World News | Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post | Monday July 16, 2018

To the Air Force, it's a "cover-center wall, troop compartment latrine ... required to protect the aircraft from corrosion damage in the latrine area."

US-Led Coalition Denies Bombing Pro-Regime Position In East Syria

World News | Reuters | Monday June 18, 2018

Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed "one of our military positions" in eastern Syria, leading to deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied carrying out strikes in the area.

US Air Force Officer, Who Disappeared In 1983, Found Living In California

World News | Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 12, 2018

Before he mysteriously disappeared and landed on the Air Force Most Wanted list, Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. phoned home to tell his mother and father that he was going to the Netherlands.

US Air Force Deserter, Last Seen Withdrawing Money, Found After 30 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 12, 2018

A US Air Force officer who went missing in 1983 has been found in California living under an assumed name, authorities said, adding that he absconded from the military because he was depressed.

Texas Family Sues US Government After Mass Shooting

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 9, 2018

A family that lost three generations at a Texas church mass shooting in November filed a lawsuit Friday against the US government, claiming it could have prevented the gunman from legally acquiring firearms.

US Air Force B-52 Bombers Training In "Vicinity" Of South China Sea

World News | Reuters | Friday April 27, 2018

U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the "vicinity" of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the Air Force said on Friday, in what a Chinese newspaper linked to China's drills near Taiwan.

US Air Force B-52 Bomber Unleashes Record-Setting Payload In Afghanistan

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 7, 2018

A US Air Force B-52 bomber launched a record-setting series of strikes this week in Afghanistan, dropping 24 precision-guided munitions on Taliban positions during 96 hours of air operations, authorities said.

India A "Central Strategic Partner" In Indo-Pacific, Says US Air Force Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 4, 2018

The Indian and the US air forces will significantly step up operational cooperation to complement the strategic interests of the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region, Chief of US Air Force General David L Goldfein has said, while expressing concern over China's rising military influence over the area.

US Air Force Chief Flies In 'Made-In-India' Tejas Aircraft In Jodhpur

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday February 3, 2018

General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of US Air Force flew in India's indigenous light combat aircraft, the Tejas, this morning, in a special flight that took off from the Jodhpur Air Force Station, signalling the soaring ties between the two air forces.

Meet The Amateur Astronomer Who Found NASA's Lost Satellite In Space

World News | Allison Klein, The Washington Post | Friday February 2, 2018

Amateur astronomer Scott Tilley was in his home office on a recent evening, using his radio equipment to scan space in a needle-in-a-haystack search for a spy satellite operated by the U.S. Air Force.

US Air Force Suspends Sergeant After Video Of Her Racist Ranting

World News | Marwa Eltagouri, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 31, 2018

An Air Force technical sergeant who posted a video of her racist ranting on social media Sunday has been suspended from her leadership role, officials said.

British Police Arrest Man Trying To Force Entry Into US Military Base

World News | Reuters | Monday December 18, 2017

US military personnel fired shots as they stopped a man who tried to force his way into a military base in central England used by the US air force on Monday, police said.

US Air Force Error Helped Texas Church Shooter Buy Guns

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 8, 2017

The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings was able to buy guns legally because a prior domestic violence conviction while he was in the Air Force was never put into an FBI database used in background checks, officials said.

US Air Force Error Let Texas Gunman Buy Weapons For Church Massacre

World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 7, 2017

The gunman who shot 26 worshipers to death and wounded 20 others at a Texas church was embroiled in a domestic dispute with his in-laws and had been sending threatening messages to his wife's mother before the massacre, officials said Monday.

US Bomber Drills Aggravate North Korea Ahead Of Trump's Asia Visit

World News | Reuters | Friday November 3, 2017

Two US strategic bombers conducted drills over South Korea, the US Air Force said, raising tensions with North Korea just days before President Donald Trump visits the region seeking to shut down Pyongyang's nuclear program.