Air Force Seeks to Change How Drone Pilots Train, Fly The Air Force doesn't just want to modernize its fleet of drones, it wants to update the infrastructure for airmen to fly...
First Board-Selected Enlisted Drone Pilots Announced The first 30 board-selected enlisted airmen will begin training to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone, the Air Force announced.
Sailors, Marines Now Eligible for New Award Devices A policy that creates new distinctions for performance and valor awards has taken effect for the Department of the Navy.
Pentagon Works to Better Share Drone Intelligence Pentagon engineers want to make it easier for drones to exchange video feeds and sensor data between the service branches.
Army Begins Adding Drones to Aviation Brigades The U.S. Army has started equipping its first two aviation brigades with drones as it retires aging reconnaissance...
Air Force's New Unmanned Strategy Has F-35 Pilots Flying Drones An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot may one day control a small fleet of nearby drones from the cockpit while in flight.
Army Testing New Weapons to Combat Weaponized Drones The U.S. Army is close to selecting a new style of weapon designed to stop an imminent threat of terrorists using drones to...
Marine Special Operators Fly New Surveillance Drone in Iraq The RQ-21A Blackjack drone is being deployed as part of an effort to get new equipment and technology to Marines more rapidly...
Obama Defends Drone Strikes, Calls to Close Gitmo President Obama defended his the use of drone strikes against terror suspects while reiterating his call to close Gitmo.
US Launches More Intel Flights Over Iraq The U.S. has boosted the daily number of surveillance flights over Iraq to 50 in the effort to assess the continuing threat...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
