Tag: Air Force

Two Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercept a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea, May 26, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo)

Beltway Confidential

China and Russia are threatening American aircrews; why won’t the Pentagon stop them?

Tom Rogan · May 29, 2020 10:20 am

The Navy announced that the ships of the USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz, and USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike groups will participate in the exercise. (Defense Video Imagery Distribution System)

Beltway Confidential

Will USS Theodore Roosevelt counter Chinese fighter interceptions?

Tom Rogan · May 22, 2020 10:18 am

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

F-35 stealth fighter crashes at Florida base

Zach Halaschak · May 20, 2020 5:05 pm

National Security

‘We lost lives’: New congressman and Navy veteran eager to rebuild military superiority

Abraham Mahshie · May 19, 2020 8:28 pm

The U.S. Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Air Force preparedness threatened by albatross budget rules

Bruce Gjovig · May 18, 2020 4:19 pm

An F-22 Raptor flies by after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Red Flag 16-3 over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2016.

F-22 fighter jet crashes at Florida Air Force base

Zach Halaschak · May 15, 2020 8:22 pm

Powerful earthquake strikes Nevada and is felt in at least three states

Zach Halaschak · May 15, 2020 5:02 pm

In this March 23, 2016, file photo, an aerial view is seen from a military plane carrying international journalists of the Taiwan-controlled Taiping island, also known as Itu Aba, in the Spratly archipelago, roughly 1,000 miles in the South China Sea of southern Taiwan. Tensions in the South China Sea are rising, pitting China against smaller and weaker neighbors who all lay claim to a string of isles, coral reefs and lagoons, rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves.

Beltway Confidential

Ignore any new China ADIZ in the South China Sea

Tom Rogan · May 15, 2020 9:56 am

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress breaks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, after receiving fuel during a strategic bomber mission, May 7, 2020. Strategic bomber missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency.

National Security

Bombers show readiness amid coronavirus pandemic with flyovers in Europe and Pacific

Abraham Mahshie · May 12, 2020 7:43 pm

OSLO, Norway -- Kenneth J. Braithwaite, U.S. ambassador to Norway, delivers remarks at a reception aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, in Oslo, Norway, June 25, 2018.

Nominee for Navy secretary promises to stay out of personnel issues

Abraham Mahshie · May 7, 2020 5:46 pm

Space Force recruitment video invokes Steve Carell Netflix role

Abraham Mahshie · May 6, 2020 6:46 pm

Vietnam POW compares coronavirus uncertainty to time in captivity

Abraham Mahshie · April 23, 2020 5:30 pm