As a USAF Vietnam Veteran and military aviation historian, I have witnessed first hand the evolution of the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) system. For reference, an AFSC has the same meaning in the ...

It begins with a familiarization flight (or "famflight"), an Army Reserve Chinook sortie that will fly Air Force pararescue jumpers to a designated location for a kind of pregame practice.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Mitchell Institute recommends retaining experienced fighter pilots from Air Force Reserve components like the Air National Guard, shown here at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in 2024.

The U.S. Air Force will no longer teach its recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen, the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II, an official with the ...

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, says “obedience and respect” are inherent principles of the Islamic... The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement ...

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:49 p.m. local time and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump, center, arrives on Marine One to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md ...

The Air Force has resumed a course on the first Black pilots unit that was temporarily yanked in what officials claim was an effort to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive ...

The Air Force is resetting the expiration dates on waivers for airmen and guardians with shaving exemptions, or profiles, according to a memo from service’s surgeon general. “All current ...