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November 1, 2020

Air Force plane lands in Michigan airport after mechanical issues

A military aircraft landed at a Michigan airport Sunday evening after mechanical issues. 

October 28, 2020

F-16s intercept plane flying too close to Trump rally in Arizona

The U.S. Air Force intercepted an unknown aircraft flying too close to President Trump's campaign rally in Arizona Tuesday. 

October 24, 2020

Vietnam POW and Michigan native Donald 'Digger' Odell dies at 86

Donald E. “Digger” Odell, an Air Force fighter pilot who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for more than five years after he was shot down near Hanoi in 1967, died on Thursday in Michigan. He was 86.

October 19, 2020

Texas Air Force base investigates suspicious package

A Texas Air Force base shut down one of its entrances Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog alerted authorities to a suspicious package in a commercial truck, officials said. 

October 7, 2020

Martha McSally and Mark Kelly underscore gun rights support

The Second Amendment was a big component of Arizona's Senate debate on Tuesday night.

September 18, 2020

Ram 'Built to Serve' pickup salutes the US Air Force anniversary

Ram is offering special edition trucks for five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

September 15, 2020

New F-35-dropped Air Force bomb tracks and destroys targets from 40 miles

The "Stormbreaker" weapon is slated to operate on the F-35 by 2023.

September 3, 2020

Air Force vet quits Food Lion job after he’s told he can’t wear American flag face mask

A 69-year-old Air Force veteran said he quit his North Carolina supermarket job because his manager told him to stop wearing a face mask printed with an American flag.

August 30, 2020

US B-52 gets 'buzzed' by two Russian jets; act was 'unsafe, unprofessional,' Air Force says

Two Russian jets flew within 100 feet of a U.S. B-52 bomber jet Friday morning in an "unsafe and unprofessional" manner while the pilot was conducting routine training over international waters in the Black Sea, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement Saturday.

August 28, 2020

F-22 fighters intercept 3 sets of Russian Tupelev jets near Alaska

NORAD has reported an increase in foreign incursion into the Air Defense Identification Zone.