US airman who died after rappel fall at college football game identified IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 19
US airman who died after rappel fall at a college football game in Texas is identified The service member who died after a fall while rappelling in a stadium before a college football game in Texas has been identified as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson The Independent UK · Oct 19
Airman killed falling from football stadium rafters in front of horrified crowd is identified Witnesses described moment rappelling demonstration went tragically wrong at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas The Independent UK · Oct 19
Air Shows Are More Than Spectacle. They're an Investment in Aviation's Future For Claude Spears, founder of AirShows.com, the real air show begins long before the first takeoff. Spears is a specialist air show announcer and sound professional. International Business Times · Oct 16
U.S. begins flying Japanese non-lethal military aid to Ukraine A U.S. Air Force cargo jet began shipping on Wednesday helmets and other non-lethal military kit donated by Japan to Ukraine, marking the first time an American aircraft has carried Japanese Self Defense Force gear to another country. Reuters · Mar 16, 2022
Eyeing Ukraine, neutral Switzerland mulls defence boost The heads of the U.S. and Swiss air forces stressed the need for Western countries to strengthen security cooperation at an event on Tuesday that highlighted neutral Switzerland's increasingly assertive role in world affairs. Reuters · Mar 15, 2022
Air Force officers sue over religious exemption denials A dozen U.S. Air Force officers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government after the military denied their religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022
U.S. Air Force spy plane takes spotlight in empty Ukraine airspace While Ukraine's airspace has been largely empty amid the crisis with Russia, a remotely piloted U.S. military vehicle called the RQ-4 Global Hawk has flown over the country in circles for hours at a time. Reuters · Feb 22, 2022
U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Houthi attacks U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday following a spate of unprecedented attacks in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, the U.S. Air force said on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 12, 2022
Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard A former U.S. Air Force sergeant with alleged ties to the “boogaloo” movement has changed his plea to guilty in the 2020 fatal shooting of a federal security officer in the San Francisco Bay Area The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
Ex-Air Force sergeant to change plea in officer killing A former U.S. Air Force sergeant plans to change his not guilty plea in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer in Northern California during protests against police brutality The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022
Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting The U.S. Air Force has been ordered to pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families for a deadly shooting at a Texas church The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
L3Harris Secures $750M IDIQ Contract From US Marine Corps L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX) has secured a competitive 10-year, $750 million single-award IDIQ contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems. The L3Harris Falcon IV family of manpack and handheld radios selected by the USMC have been broadly adopted by the U.S. Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S.… Benzinga · Jan 28, 2022
$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Air Force may soon bring 170 members of Qatar’s air force to live on the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. They would be coming to learn to fly the newest model of the F-15 fighter jet specially modified for the Persian Gulf state. Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2022