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Next week A-10 fighter jet crews will compete against each other in the desert outside Boise, think NASCAR but with fighter jets.

US Navy Operations Specialist explains why although there are threats that could shoot down the F-22, the Raptor is still the winner

U.S. airmen from an Okinawa-based fighter squadron have been banking turns and turning wrenches alongside their Japanese and South Korean counterparts since Aug. 19 at the Pitch Black military exercise in northern Australia.

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Aug. 29, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Ships Underway Total Battle […]

It's an experience most people never have — hurtling through the skies at the controls of an aircraft greatly exceeding the speed of sound while defying forces many times normal gravity. For Air National Guard fighter pilots, it’s more than a job, it’s a calling, one that many people may hear but only a few possess the combination of attributes and drive to satisfy.

Planes swooped over Mindil Beach, a popular tourist spot in Darwin, which hosts a rotational force of 2,200 U.S. Marines between April and September each year.

This month, work centered on getting the cowling completed, installing the cockpit enclosure, skinning the fuselage undersides, and installing duct covers.

Fighters have been the backbone of war since the invention of air power. With modern jets having a radius of destruction beyond what even the biggest artillery pieces could muster, modern fighters make the ability to shoot down or cripple a bomber, jet, or missile in the air an integral part of any modern air force.

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Aug. 22, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Ships Underway Total Battle […]

The pair from North Carolina take an "emotional" visit to the county where their father was based.