American airpower was supposed to be untouchable in Vietnam. Instead, U.S. pilots found themselves struggling against smaller ...

Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for five years before his release in 1973. One of Stirm's ...

China's missile strategy targets U.S. air bases while America bets on stealth technology. Pacific air dominance no longer ...

A new book details the experiences of gunners on propeller-driven B-29 Superfortresses locked in combat with supersonic jets ...

The Air Force continues to rely almost exclusively on manned fighter aircraft—even though these platforms could not be quickly replaced in a major war.

By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner.

Ukraine's air force has been bolstered by fourth-generation aircraft from its allies, like the U.S.-made F-16.

Arkansans old enough to remember ducking and covering under school desks to practice for a Soviet thermonuclear attack face ...

Air Force hockey has embraced the former Department of Defense’s new moniker. Senior captain Holt Oliphant said prior to the start of the season that every time the Falcons took the ice, it would be ...

Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the man captured in the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo at Travis Air Force Base in Northern ...