Oriana Pawlyk
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 07:18
The U.S. military continues to provide refueling support for Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen, but said it has not been providing targeting intel in the wake of the strike that hit a Yemeni funeral on Saturday.
Friday, August 12, 2016 - 06:41
The U.S. Air Force will continue to fly missions out of Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, despite ongoing turmoil following a failed coup there last month, Air Force officials said Wednesday. U.S. military leaders hope to restore or create new relationships with their Turkish counterparts, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told reporters at a State of the Air Force briefing with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 07:18
The U.S. has executed a handful of air kills against extremist groups like al-Qaida in Yemen since February, but the Saudi-led air war against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels also has U.S. assets contributing to a much quieter mission.
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 06:13
The Air Force on Monday begins training a variety of service members from African countries looking to boost their regional security. The militaries aren’t specifically out there to hunt down rebel leaders or run operations against extremist groups. But the training the African service members receive during the week-long program will likely aid their stability should conflicts arise.
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 06:46
U.S. generals, who for months have been arguing in favor of employing more air power in Afghanistan to counter the Taliban’s advances, are finally getting their wish. Defense officials on Friday announced that the White House has approved an expansion of U.S. airstrikes against the fundamentalist group, giving more authority to U.S. commanders to call in aerial backup for Afghan and U.S. forces on the ground.
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 05:33
Members of the California Air National Guard will train with Ukraine's air force from April to June, Guard officials tell Air Force Times.
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 06:21
The Air Force and coalition partners in the air war against the Islamic State are not only sharing intelligence, runways and strategic plans, they’re also sharing bombs.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:18
Four C-130s and more than 100 airmen with Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing have deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations for tactical airlift missions.
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 06:15
U.S. Central Command has added to its list of civilian casualties as a result of airstrikes against the Islamic State group.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 06:43
The Air Force delivered four A-29 planes to Afghanistan Friday, just one month after the first Afghan pilots and maintainers for the close-air support aircraft completed their training in the U.S.