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The U.S. Air Force’s B-52J Bomber Crisis

The U.S. Air Force’s ambitious B-52J modernization program, intended to keep the bomber flying until the 2050s, is in serious ...
On a winter day over Oschersleben, James H. Howard turned a lone P-51 into a brick wall for the Luftwaffe, riding nerves of ...
With fire streaming from his engine and the right wing half enveloped in flames, Lindsey led the formation to drop their ...
According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...
US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.
Fort Dodge resident Gary Ryker loved to fly, and throughout his Air Force career he had a kind of plane he really enjoyed flying. He piloted an F-111 Aardvark fighter-bomber, which he said was the ...
MK\u00A0Raghava Menon, a decorated Indian Air Force veteran renowned for his exceptional bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pak war ...
The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.