Air Force Times
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.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 06:34
U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group likely killed eight civilians and injured three more, U.S. Central Command said in a release Friday.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:06
Navy Cmdr. Elissa Smith, a Defense Department spokeswoman, confirmed Tuesday that the U.S. has sent A-10s to Turkey after the French news agency Agence France Presse reported that 12 A-10s had arrived at Incirlik Air Base.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:06
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria needs to adjust its tactics in recruiting opponents of the group, the president's envoy to the coalition said Tuesday.
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 06:33
Airmen at Hurlburt Field, Florida, used social media posts by the insurgent group to track the location of an Islamic State group headquarters building. Twenty-two hours later, three joint direct attack munitions destroyed the target, said Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, at a June 1 speech in Arlington, Virginia.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 07:16
The Afghan government has asked the U.S. to accelerate the training and equipping of Afghan pilots to fly aeromedical evacuation and close air support missions, a top Afghan official said Thursday.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 06:27
As the U.S. and Iran continue to launch airstrikes in Iraq against Islamic State group targets, Iraqi pilots learning how to fly F-16s in the U.S. are years away from completing their training.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 08:24
About a dozen medical specialists from Special Operations Command Europe deployed earlier this week to Western Ukraine to coach Ukrainian soldiers on basic battlefield medical procedures, European Command officials announced Friday.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:44
The Islamic State threat has delayed the initial delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq, the Defense Department announced Monday.
The first Iraqi-purchased F-16s will be sent to Tuscon, Arizona, instead of Balad Air Base, Iraq, DoD spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren said in a news release.
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 06:15
The Air Force may redeploy its remotely piloted aircraft in Niger, moving the drones to a remote area in the Sahara to better position them to watch Islamic militants in the area.