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By the time it retires in the 2050s, the B-52 Stratofortress will become the world’s oldest operational military airplane. How old, you ask? Well, ...

Two dozen US airmen are getting the kind of brain- and body-conditioning program typically reserved for elite athletes and special operators.

The U.S. Air Force's special brain training program will help pilots fly its oldest bomber, B-52. Here's why the government still wants to use this old defense aircraft.

This December marked the 50th anniversary of Operation Linebacker II, the massive tactical bombing campaign that served as the United States’ final push to pressure North Vietnam back into the

Returning veterans from -- >> oh, yes! all the time. >> did they often want to go to the area that they served? >> oh, yes. >> did they often even meet with the people they fought? >> yes. >> b-52 pilots come to the areas they unloaded their bombs. >> yes. >> what is that experience like? what do you see when they come? >> extremely emotional. extremely emotional. people burst into tears. "the memory i kept of you 45 years ago was an enemy. i did anything and everything to protect my life and to...

Deployment comes amid rising tensions on Korean Peninsula.

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- As a swarm of new B-52 pilots graduated in a ceremony on base, a third-generation flyer of the venerable bomber is among them.

The olive branch extended to Iran by the Biden administration in 2021 as Washington sought to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement turned... 10.11.2022, Sputnik International

The pandemic and rising household bills have left most Australians blissfully blind to a military buildup that has been taking place in the country's north.

The Australian defence establishment’s military provocation of China threatens the country’s sovereignty and regional stability. The deal undermines Australia’s diplomatic efforts, and will make its air base a prime target in any US-China conflict.