We’ve heard your feedback from the field, and we listened,” CMSAF David Wolfe said about dropping quarterly standards and readiness reviews.

The service struck a deal with Lufthansa to get the two 747-8is for $400 million. Boeing’s 747-8is are larger and more modern than the aging 747-200 fleet currently in operation, and the jets are needed to help with crew training and spare parts, according to the Air Force.

Air Mobility commander nominated to be vice chief; Oklahoma Air National Guard commander to be top judge advocate general.

A new type of Air Force expeditionary unit designed to deploy in a crisis recently tested how to fight and survive across vast distances in the Pacific

Raytheon was awarded a contract from the Air Force to put its air-cooled, compact PhantomStrike fire control radar into the X-62 as part of its upgrades.

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes from German carrier Lufthansa.

A close call involving a JetBlue flight and a U.S. military aircraft has sparked concern over flight safety in a region with heavy military activity.

The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program for its future presidential airlift fleet.

Jordan confirms its air force joined U.S. strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria. The U.S. launched these strikes on Friday to retaliate for the killing of three U.S. citizens by a Syrian gunman earlier this month.

Christmas came early for Air Force women’s basketball in the form of a slump-busting blowout of Nevada. The Falcons hit 50% of their 3-point attempts, led by as many as 26 and now head into a short holiday break with a 61-45 victory over the Wolf Pack on Saturday at Clune Arena.