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Tag Archives: United States Air Force
The Unseen Trauma of America’s Drone Pilots
Killing targets in remote attacks has had a deep and troubling effect on those who fly the missions.
What to Know About the Weapons Being Sent to Ukraine
The Casualties at the Other End of the Remote-Controlled Kill
Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact. He fled into the California wilderness.
Gail Halvorsen, ‘Candy Bomber’ in Berlin Airlift, Dies at 101
Lieutenant Halvorsen came up with the idea to drop candies, chocolate and chewing gum for the children of West Berlin during a tense Cold War standoff.
U.S. Army Troops Arrive in Poland to Reassure Allies
Nearly 5,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are now in Poland in response to the Russian deployments on Ukraine’s borders.
Air Force Ordered to Pay $230 Million to Victims of 2017 Church Shooting
A federal judge on Monday ruled that the U.S. Air Force must pay survivors and families of the 26 people killed in the attack in Sutherland Springs, Texas, for its failure to report the gunman’s criminal history.
U.S. Intervenes to Repel Air Attack on United Arab Emirates
The attack came amid rising tensions between the Emirates and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates is part of the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Houthis for years.
Defense Contractor Tried to Give Classified Information to Russia, U.S. Says
John Murray Rowe Jr. was arrested Wednesday on espionage-related charges. The Justice Department said he had exchanged more than 300 emails with an F.B.I. employee posing as a Russian agent.
Vaccine Holdouts in Army and Navy Will Be Dismissed, Military Says
Governors of five states are seeking exemptions for their National Guard troops.
As a Secret Unit Pounded ISIS, Civilian Deaths Mounted
An American strike cell alarmed its partners as it raced to defeat the enemy.
How the U.S. Hid a Deadly Airstrike
Inside the Times Investigation on a bombing that killed dozens of noncombatants in Syria — one of the largest civilian casualty events of the war against the Islamic State.
Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context
In describing evacuation efforts, President Biden has referred to the Berlin airlift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Soviet Union.
Body Parts Found in Landing Gear of Flight From Kabul, Officials Say
Harrowing video of the chaos, recorded by Afghan media, have circulated around the world. The Air Force said the incident is under investigation.
Air Force Is Most to Blame for 2017 Church Shooting, Judge Rules
The ruling in the case, which was brought by the families of the victims, found that the Air Force was “60 percent responsible” for the massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
U.F.O.s: Why the Truth Has Not Always Been Out There
Rather than explaining when U.F.O. sightings were really just top-secret planes, the government has sometimes allowed public eagerness about the possibility of aliens to take hold.
U.F.O.s: The Truth Has Not Always Been Out There
Rather than explaining when U.F.O. sightings were really just top-secret planes, the government has sometimes allowed public eagerness about the possibility of aliens to take hold.
Air Force Tries Virtual Reality to Stem Suicide and Sexual Assault
Officials are hoping that an immersive virtual reality experience aimed at getting airmen to intervene will succeed where years of traditional training have failed.
Malcolm Gladwell on the Hard Decisions of War
Gladwell’s “The Bomber Mafia” looks at the air campaign against Japan in World War II and finds a surprising hero in Curtis LeMay.
A Secret War. Decades of Suffering. Will the U.S. Ever Make Good in Laos?
America has never taken responsibility for spraying Agent Orange over the neutral country during the Vietnam War. But generations of ethnic minorities have endured the consequences.
Intruder Boards a Military Plane at Joint Base Andrews
An unarmed man was given a summons for trespassing after he gained access to the base on Thursday and boarded an aircraft typically used by senior government and military leaders, officials said.
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran
The Pentagon had extended the deployment of the Nimitz in the Middle East after Iranian threats against President Donald J. Trump and U.S. troops in the region.
The Newest Guardians of the Galaxy Are Run by the U.S. Military
On the first-anniversary celebration of the newest branch of the U.S. armed forces, Vice President Mike Pence announced that Space Force members would be called Guardians.
Military Names Air Force Judge for Guantánamo Bay 9/11 Trial. But There’s a Snag.
The latest judge assigned to the long-running death penalty case is based in Virginia and has had a military career focused on defense work, but he has been on the bench for less than two years.
U.S.-Russia Military Tensions Intensify in the Air and on the Ground Worldwide
Recent altercations in Europe, the Middle East and off the coast of Alaska have heightened tensions between the two rival powers.
Medics Save Lives. Let Them.
The U.S. military, with its experience in disasters and its multiple medical corps, could do more to end the pandemic.
Military Surveillance Planes Didn’t Spy on Protesters, Pentagon Report Finds
But the Air Force’s inspector general concluded that National Guard officials failed to obtain prior approval from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to use the planes.
Air Force Helicopter Hit by Gunfire Was Forced to Make Emergency Landing, F.B.I. Says
One crew member was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the authorities, who said they were investigating the shooting.
Gaps in Vetting Visas Allowed Saudi Gunman Into U.S. Pilot Training
The gunman who killed three in Florida was not directed by Al Qaeda, nor inspired solely by online ideology. He was a new kind of terrorist, harder to spot: an extremely enterprising freelancer.
Air Force Sergeant With Ties to Extremist Group Charged in Federal Officer’s Death
The sergeant had expressed his allegiance to the so-called boogaloo movement, an extremist ideology that seeks to overthrow the U.S. government.
U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes in Britain, With One Pilot Aboard
The British authorities were searching for the pilot, whose status American officials said was “unknown at this time.”
Milley, America’s Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle
The military that Gen. Mark A. Milley represents is facing what could be the worst schism with the American public since the fractious Vietnam War years.
Air Force Removes Height Requirement to Attract More Women Pilots
The Air Force said it was dispensing with a restriction that effectively eliminated about 44 percent of American women between the ages of 20 and 29.
For African-Americans in Uniform, It’s Duty, Honor, Country. But Don’t Expect to Lead.
Seventy-five years after integration, the military’s upper echelons remain the domain of white men.