A hero U.S. pilot who is still active in the reserves claims his bosses at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority have harassed him for years. During talks with his bosses about possible promotions, he was told, “I’d like to move…
U.S. Air Force
Air Force professor found stranded on cliff after 2 days
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An Air Force Academy professor who went missing for two days while on a hike is recovering after he got injured and stranded on a cliff face in Colorado. Rescuers found Lt. Col. Dave Richie with a leg or ankle injury Tuesday…
F-16 crashes in Arizona during night training
June 25–An F-16 Fighting Falcon on a night training mission crashed Wednesday night about five miles east of the Douglas airport, officials said. The fighter from the Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Wing, crashed about 8 p.m., 2nd Lt. Lacey…
U.S. Marshals in pursuit of Airman after assault on superior
Federal marshals are asking the public for help in locating a staff sergeant, who reportedly threatened his superior with a led pipe, then fled from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near downtown Tuscon, Arizona. An arrest warrant was issued last week…
U.S. may send F-22’s to Europe; Russia expected to retaliate
The U.S. Air Force could be adding a squadron of F-22s to its rotations in the Baltics and Eastern Europe in response to recent strained relations with Russia. As reported in various media outlets, Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula,…
The Latest on base shooting: Main gate open after lockdown, statement from base commander
4:45 p.m. CDT Little Rock Air Force Base says its main gate and visitors’ center have re-opened to normal traffic after being closed following a shooting. The main gate into the sprawling base was closed for more than seven hours,…
