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The plume was unusually persistent, showing up on weather radar for more than 10 hours and no branch of the military has claimed responsibility.

The charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation.

The FBI Director's use of the DOJ's Gulfstream 550 jets has a speckled past—to say the least.

Apparently, the Navy's fighter crews weren't the only ones who thought highly of themselves during the Top Gun era.

The spectacle caused plenty of confusion, but the system seen in action is used globally by counter-terror units to quickly access tight areas.

Images of the individual show them with weapons, gear, and other items associated with American or British special operations forces.

The high definition video shows a B-2 stealth bomber dropping a pair of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators.

The base is home to a forward alert site for fighter aircraft tasked with providing air defense over and around Southern California.

The cost estimates raise immediate red flags and, whatever the final price tag, the first of these production jets will remain underpowered.

The USAF is suddenly loosening its restrictions on video shot from inside the cockpits of its stealth combat aircraft.

Nearly all of the Air Force's MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions.

The service has a deal with Department of Homeland Security to collect data about how vulnerable commercial aircraft are to explosives.

Close allies appear to be very skeptical of U.S. intel on pending Iranian aggression while public evidence remains totally elusive.

The Department has more than 200 helicopters, aircraft, and small drones, including a particularly shadowy small transport plane.

The Air Force needed a replacement for another one of the bombers that crashed in Guam nearly three years ago.

The Russian leader very publicly inspected some of the country's most advanced aircraft and air defense systems.

A word-by-word aircrew account of how the sky dong sensation came to be high over Washington State is now available and it is an absolute must-read.

The concept gives airmen multiple responsibilities beyond their core specializations including defending their outpost from enemy attack.

The Air Force is looking at commercial work on urban air mobility concepts as starting places for an air-droppable autonomous rescue platform.

The news of comes amid a report that the Pentagon revised a contingency plan that includes sending 120,000 troops to respond to Iranian aggression.