Top things to do at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Just outside Tacoma, Washington, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) sits in some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. With two mountain ranges and the Puget Sound nearby, you’ll have…
Why the Air Force upgrades its B-52 fleet instead of building new ones
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Bomber is a modern marvel of engineering. It’s so good, the United States Air Force has kept it around for more than 70 years. In that…
The terror Iraqi units faced when the Air Force hunted them in sandstorms
It really was like a dark, violent start to a movie. Iraqi units watched dust storms roll in during the 2003 invasion by America and thought they finally had a…
The most expensive plane crash in history cost the Air Force $1.4 billion
The United States maintains a continuous bomber presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance security among its regional allies and maintain an effective deterrent among its enemies. The continuous bomber…
Artificial Intelligence just flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the US military
While much of the public talk about artificial intelligence has been centered around ChatGPT, AI art, and whatever else is popular on TikTok these days, the U.S. military has quietly…
A guide to surviving Air Force Basic Military Training
Think you have what it takes to successfully complete Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT) and become an airman? It’s not for the faint of heart, but if you’re up…
The F-22 Raptor that shot down the Chinese spy balloon
Since it was spotted by bystanders over the United States, the Chinese spy balloon has captured headlines and social media across the nation. First spotted on January 28, 2023, near…
‘Janet’ is the name of the Air Force’s secret passenger airline service
A lot of large employers have private jets to ferry their top employees around the country. Some have fleets of multiple aircraft. So it kind of makes sense that the…
America’s last WWII triple ace was promoted to brigadier general
Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson served in the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1972. He is America’s oldest and highest-scoring fighter ace, with…
The X-15 was an experimental Air Force rocket plane for the edge of space
In October 1967, test pilot and soon-to-be astronaut William J. Knight was flying at an altitude of more than 102,000 feet when he accelerated his aircraft to Mach 6.7. That…