From 1951 to 1959, the FBI and Air Force ran Operation Washtub, a covert program that trained bush pilots, trappers, hunters and miners to operate as covert agents if Soviet paratroopers ever landed ...

AFCAT Eligibility Criteria 2026 includes information on age limit, nationality, educational qualifications, and physical ...

The Royal Canadian Air Force is defending its pilot bonus pay system after an internal review criticized it as poorly thought ...

The USAF commands the world’s largest pilot corps — 14,486 strong — and here’s how many aircraft they fly and how to join ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, welcomes Qatar Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud Al Thani to the Pentagon on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. Hegseth announced at the meeting with Qatari ...

The Air Force is revamping the training pipeline for its toughest jobs. Beginning in November, the Air Force will add a 16-week tactical field course to the training pipeline of Airmen seeking to join ...

Army recruits and soldiers conduct physical training at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, July 20. (Sgt. Seth Cohen/U.S. Army) The National Guard has exceeded its fiscal 2025 ...

Qatar will set up a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho to train F-15 pilots. Secretary Hegseth had to clarify it will be on an existing, U.S.-controlled base, not a new separate Qatari ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and ...

The U.S. Air Force and FBI are investigating tampering at the site of a mysterious aircraft crash that occurred near Area 51 in the Nevada desert on September 23. Investigators discovered an inert ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the United States will host a Qatari air force training facility at an Idaho air base. Hegseth later said the air base itself would remain under U.S.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. will host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho. “We’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatar Emiri Air Force ...