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The Pic of the Day: Refueling over Syria

United States Air Force F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Syria, during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 22, 2017. The F-22 is a View More ›

Watch: An F-16 Pilot’s first combat flight in Afghanistan

The 100 FS, the flying component of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187 FW, flies the Block 30 F-16C+ Fighting Falcon. From April to November of 2014, they deployed to View More ›

The Pic of the Day: Air Force F-16 in Afghanistan

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, takes off Nov. 21, 2017, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The launch was used in support of a View More ›

China becomes the first nation to land on the far side of the moon

China has become the first nation to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. At about 0230 GMT on Thursday, January 3, the Chang’e 4—a robotic probe—landed View More ›

Watch: China reveals footage with its version of the ‘Mother of All Bombs’

The Chinese military has released footage showing the successful testing of the country’s version of the U.S. GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB). According to the state-owned news agency Global View More ›

The Pic of the Day: Navy and Marine aviators from the Nimitz put on a demonstration

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 fly in close formation during a flight demonstration as part of Tiger Cruise 2017 aboard the aircraft carrier View More ›

Improved Little Birds and more Chinooks: US Special Operations Command prepares for aviation upgrades

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has big plans to upgrade its aviation capabilities. Just before 2018 ended, the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded two separate contracts to Boeing to upgrade View More ›

The Pic of the Day: Refueling the Hornet over Afghanistan

A U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender over Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael View More ›

Iraq’s Air Force will begin bombing ISIS in Syria

As the United States begins its draw-down of combat forces in Syria, Iraq’s air force has been given permission by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to commence combat operations against the View More ›

The Pic of the Day: You gotta start somewhere

A Thunderbird Jr. speeds past its larger counterparts at Misawa Air Base during Air Fest 2009 Oct. 18, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released

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