He added that Ukraine needs to strengthen its army on the command level. Lt. Gen. Anatolii Kryvonozhko was appointed acting air force commander, the army's general staff said. Teenager killed by Russian strike i
Robertson died early Tuesday morning from the injuries he suffered in the accident, Air Force officials said. "This is a devastating loss for Captain Robertson's family and loved ones, and for the entire 80th Flying Training Wing," said Col. Mitchell J. Cok, the acting ...
The enlisted change of responsibility is the latest in a series of leadership shuffles around the Air Force and Space Force. Air Combat Command welcomed Gen. Ken Wilsbach as its new boss Feb. 29, bringing the former Pacific Air Forces commander to Virginia to manage the bulk of the servic...
Cok, the acting wing commander. "Captain Robertson was a highly valued Airman and instructor pilot. Our deepest condolences go with all who knew and loved him." According to the Air Force, the aircraft is a single-engine, two-seat trainer designed to train students in basic flying skills ...
crews have also done while preparing to return to the air. That includes putting pilots and flight engineers through a specific return-to-flight simulator syllabus, Capt. Paul Danielson, a flight commander and Osprey pilot with the Cannon-based 20th Special Operations Squadron, told Air Force ...
Maj. Ian Robert, the acting task force commander of the 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron from Quebec City, said he feels there’s a sense of urgency. “We train every day, every night throughout the year to be ready,” he said. “We want to help support the isolated ...
Last week, the joint commander in charge of operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria reported that Syrian Arab Coalition fighters had beaten back the group, taking the town of Al-Hawl and 250 square kilometers of territory around it in an o
A senior Ukrainian military commander has tendered his resignation after a deadly strike on a Ukrainian training facility. It comes as at least 12 Ukrainian service members have been killed and more than 60 injured in a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian army tr...
Johnson’s tenure as superintendent of the Air Force Academy marked her latest trailblazing accomplishment. Previously, she was the Air Force’s first female cadet wing commander, first female Rhodes Scholar (1981-83) and first female inductee into the coSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame (...
“There is no need to buy more aircraft," acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News. ByValerie Insinna The Air Force has struggled to chart a path forward for the MQ-9 fleet outside of U.S. Central Command, ...