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Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits 1 hour ago This Jan. 17, 1966, file photo, shows part of the wreckage of the U.S. Air Force B-52 that crashed in Palomares, Spain, after a mid-air collision with a KC-135 aerial tanker during refueling. (AP Photo) “The nuclear disaster in Palomares caused untold suffering and harm to the servicemembers sent in to clean up radioactive material without adequate protective gear or warning of severe health risks,” Blumenthal said in a statement. “Yet fifty-five years on, the VA still hasn’t recognized radiation ris...

US Air Force/Airman Jonah Fronk The Air Force is divesting B-1B bombers, aiming to retire the fleet by the end of the 2030s. The bombers are considered "the workhorse of the Air Force today." At least one of the outgoing bombers will find new life as a lab to help keep other B-1s flying. In February, the Air Force announced that it will begin retiring the B-1B Lancer from service by divesting 17 bombers from the fleet of 62. The divestment is being done to cut costs, streamline modernization and maintenance for other aircraft, and prepare for the introduction of ...

What if America Sold B-52 Bombers To Israel? It's a silly little proposal with approximately zero chance of actually being implemented. But let's imagine if it were real. Here's What You Need to Know: It would be dumb for Washington to offer B-52s. In April 2014, retired Air Force lieutenant general David Deptula and Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal arguing that the United States should turn over a dozen surplus B-52 heavy bombers to Israel. Deptula and Makovsky said that the eight-engine B-52s should come ...

Saudi Arabia's Dhahran Air Base Attacked by Yemeni Houtis

Saudi Arabia's Dhahran Air Base Attacked by Yemeni Houtis Our Bureau 1805 Attack on Saudi's Dhahran Air Base (via Twitter) Yemen's Houti rebels attacked Dhahran Air Base used by the Royal Saudi Air Force soon after a pair of U.S. B-52H bombers flew over the Mideast as a “warning” to Tehran. It is not clear what type of missiles were used in the alleged attacks. Both Iran and the U.S. are yet to comment on the matter. Spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said their military carried out the “large-scale” operation in Saudi Arabia with 14 drones. It in...