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Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright ...

How can the United States Air Force reach almost any point on Earth in just a matter of hours? The answer isn’t just fast ...

President Trump's controversial decision to accept a luxury jetliner from Qatar and turn it into Air Force One is the latest milestone in 82 years of presidential flying. What to Know About the ...

Iraq's invasion of its neighbor Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, caused an international coalition to respond with Operation Desert ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

The US Air Force (USAF) says it needs to significantly expand its fleet of fighter aircraft to meet global security requirements. In an analysis report obtained by FlightGlobal, the USAF projects it ...

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is currently under scrutiny by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the regional accreditor responsible for its degree programs. A formal complaint alleges ...

The military is a place where young people can see the world while protecting the United States and its interests from those who would do it harm. It's a dangerous job, especially in times of war, but ...

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2025 / Cubic Defense, the world’s leading provider of advanced air combat training, announces the firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract award by the USAF. The ...