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Airmen flying B-52 bombers should be more comfortable, lawmakers say
There are plenty of upgrades coming for the B-52. Now lawmakers want to make sure airmen's comfort is on that list.
By Riley Ceder
Biden plan to shelve Trump-era sea nuke comes under fire
U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.
By Joe Gould
Old, weak landing gear springs led to a B-2’s $10M skid off the runway
The B-2's pilots fought to keep the bomber centered on the runway as the landing gear collapsed, but it ultimately skidded onto the grass.
US Air Force would face tough choices in Russian air assault on Ukraine
Military experts in the U.S. are urging Western nations to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, fearing that Russia will swiftly take over its former territory’s airspace.
‘Candy Bomber’ who dropped sweets during Berlin Airlift dies
Pilot Gail S. Halvorsen used his own candy ration to regularly drop sweet treats for children, using handkerchiefs as parachutes to carry the to the ground.
By Colleen Slevin
Road trip! Vietnam-era B-52 makes 1,400-mile highway journey for final mission
Damage Inc. II's more than 1,400-mile journey out of retirement constitutes the longest overland movement of a B-52 in history.
Not-so-stealthy B-2 bomber caught on Google Earth
The B-2 is known for being virtually undetectable.
By Sarah Sicard
White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition
During his tenure at the Air Force, LaPlante oversaw the acquisition of the B-21 bomber through a complicated selection process.
B-1B Lancer bombers return to Texas from European deployment
The bombers depart as tensions rise in Eastern Europe over Russian aggression and a migrant crisis.
American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
Biden sending a B1-B bomber into the region allows him to send “a clear message of reassurance” to regional allies, as the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command put it on Twitter.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press