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US Air Force outlines the fighter fleet it needs by 2035

A new Air Force report calls for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with F-35s making up 40% of the fleet and F-47s ...
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Pentagon AI oversight office struggles to keep pace with department’s ambitions, GAO finds

The Pentagon office tapped in 2022 to oversee the military’s responsible use of AI had filled just three of 10 authorized ...
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Execution of Nidal Hasan will not be livestreamed, Trump says

Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in a photo obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2012. (Bell County Sheriff’s Office ...
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US Army to address parents’ blocked access to teen medical records

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the U.S. Army Surgeon General, said the service was working to give military ...
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Here’s the 2027 cost-of-living increase for retirees, veterans

The Social Security Administration’s COLA announcement on Oct. 14, 2026, sets the rate of increase for military retirees and people receiving veterans benefits. (Getty Images) Social Security ...
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US Air Force renews efforts to ensure units have accurate spouse contact information

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail Cindy Wilsbach, right, the wife of Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, left, speaks Sept. 16, ...
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Parents sue Air Force Academy over graduate’s suicide after sexual assault

Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text ...
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B-21 Raider to fly with two-pilot configuration

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail The B-21 Raider will operation with a two-pilot crew complement. (Kyle Brasier/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air ...
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‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub

A security forces specialist gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum during training in Swanton, Ohio, March 21, 2026. (Senior Airman Camren Ray/U.S. Air National Guard) The Air Force just gave 135 ...
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US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail An oil rig in the Gulf Of Mexico as seen from Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Jim Julien/Universal Images Group via ...
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Air Force MQ-9 fleet drops to 135 aircraft after Iran combat losses

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range on July 15, 2019. (Airman 1st ...
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Air Force clears T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate production

The Air Force’s new T-7 approach will allow for more testing before a production contract is awarded, which officials hope will reduce risk on the program. (Boeing) The U.S. Air Force approved ...