EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — In a deafening, star-spangled 75th anniversary celebration of breaking the sound barrier, and the 75th anniversary…
Thousands of people gathered to witness performances by some of the military’s most elite units during the celebratory Air Force…
Missiles, missile warning, missile defense, tactical missiles Dec. 13, 2001: President George W. Bush informed Russia that the United States…
Missiles, missile warning, missile defense, tactical missiles Jan. 11, 1981: Boeing delivered the first U.S. Air Force air-launched cruise missiles…
Missiles, missile warning, missile defense, tactical missiles July 23, 1971: Hughes Aircraft Company was awarded a $70 million contract to…
No one did more to harness science to air power objectives than Gen. Bernard A. Schriever. As commander of Air…
The early years of the newly-established independent Air Force brought a variety of technological breakthroughs, resulting in new capabilities and…
The U.S. Space Force was established Dec. 20, 2019 when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into…
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlined his increasingly urgent roadmap March 3, 2022, for successfully bringing about the…
In the past few years, the service has seen unprecedented change —from the end of combat operations in Afghanistan after…
