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Why Air Force pilots spent a day being dragged through the water by a jet ski
“You never know when those skills may be helpful, when all those holes in the Swiss cheese line up."
Air Force special operator awarded Silver Star for saving 4 comrades under fire in 2017 raid
The PJ “selflessly shielded" a wounded comrade with his own body and rendered treatment.
Air Force pilots explain why the F-22 Raptor is a ‘beast’ in aerial combat
"You may fly this aircraft with reckless abandon."
Marine Sgt Maj John Canley, Medal of Honor hero of the Battle of Hue, has died
Semper Fi, Sgt. Maj. Canley
Air Force disciplines C-130 crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard
“This personal stop was an abuse of government assets."
The Air Force hopes to snag ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ fans with a recruiting ad before the movie
“Whether viewers want to ‘Fly Navy’ or ‘Aim High’ we just want them to think about serving."
We salute the airman who eliminated ‘tedious repetitive tasks’ for colleagues stuck in paperwork hell
Work smarter, not harder.
Air Force investigating racist text to airman saying he needed ‘white complexion’ for assignment
"I think the air force is looking for somebody of white complexion and with the image that the air force needs."
How to pass the new Air Force fitness test, according to a guy who oversaw 600 of them
Yes, the Air Force has a fitness test.
What China is learning from Russia’s bungled invasion of Ukraine
"PLA strategists and planners can only be wondering, ‘why?’"
Why the Chinese military wants thousands of ‘made-to-order’ noncommissioned officers
Beijing has been producing a new force of noncommissioned officers over the past decade.
Why the historic conviction of an Air Force general is a sign of progress for the service
“No more ‘boys will be boys.’ The Air Force can finally treat it like a crime."
Why fighting wildfires is the hardest flying Air Force crews do outside combat
“150 to 200 feet above the ground, going 120 knots or so … those parameters are challenging."
How the US military is waging war on climate change
The Pentagon has no choice but to adapt and learn to operate within a rapidly-changing world.
Why the Pentagon is fanboying over Elon Musk’s space company
“Following a commercial approach, just like SpaceX, allowed me to accomplish a number of ‘firsts.'"
We finally know the allegations behind an Air Force general’s historic court-martial
“I am utterly, completely stunned. I’m speechless."
A sunbathing crocodile shut down the runway at a Florida naval air station
After a while, crocodile!
Air Force technology czar compares dealing with Pentagon bureaucracy to fighting gravity
"Defying gravity is hard, but not impossible."
Air Force pararescuemen explain why jungle warfare is so much harder to train for than desert combat
"There are areas in the jungle where you can only travel 100 meters in an entire day."
How an airman fought off a grizzly bear in Alaska
"Things could have ended horrifically different."
Air Force leaders love the phrase ‘multi-capable airmen.’ Here’s why airmen hate it
“If they weren’t just rebranding ‘do more with less’ ... then I’d be on board."
Air Force brass promotes ‘Airmen’s Time’ and leaves airmen to figure out what that is
"It was left open-ended to empower leaders at all levels to get after this."
Facing manpower shortage, Air Force offers up to $50,000 for some new recruits
For fun and for profit.
Airmen are pissed that an entire C-17 crew except for the maintainer received a Distinguished Flying Cross
"He was practically Chewbacca in ‘A New Hope.'"
Army National Guardsman allegedly threatened to crash a stolen plane into a beer factory
“I hope they got a terrorism insurance plan the day before."