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Air Force employee indicted for disclosing classified information on foreign dating site: 'You are my secret informant love!'

A civilian US Air Force employee with a top secret security clearance used a foreign dating website to transmit classified national defense information to a person claiming to be a...

US begins aid airdrop over Gaza as three Air Force C-130s deliver supplies in embattled region; Cease-fire deal on the table

The United States started airdropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip Saturday.

US airman claimed to have classified knowledge of US forces fighting in Gaza tunnels on night before setting himself on fire: pal

“He told me on Saturday that we have troops in those tunnels, that it’s US soldiers participating in the killings,’’ the pal claimed.

US Airman who fatally set self on fire raised in 'abusive Christian cult' said to engage in 'mind control'

“People don’t realize the mind control that goes on in the background,” a former member said.

US Airman loved show tunes, 'Lord of the Rings' and gave cat away before burning himself to death: friends

“I hope you’ll understand. I love you,” Bushnell, 25, texted a friend Sunday — 12 minutes before setting himself ablaze in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, while...

US Air Force member who died after setting himself on fire in DC was aspiring IT pro with anarchist leanings

Aaron Bushnell — the Air Force engineer who died hours after lighting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DC on Sunday — was a 25-year-old wannabe IT expert...

Cold War-era rocket once capable of carrying nuke found in dead homeowner's garage

An inactive and rusted rocket that once could have carried a nuclear warhead was found in the cluttered garage of a Washington homeowner who recently died.

Pilot becomes first active-duty Air Force officer to win Miss America title

Madison Marsh became the first active-duty Air Force officer to be crowned Miss America when she flew ahead of the competition during the illustrious pageant Sunday night.

Lloyd Austin kept Pentagon, Biden in the dark about prostate cancer surgery that caused absence

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was put out of commission for five days last week by complications from a procedure to treat prostate cancer, his doctors announced Tuesday.

Pentagon reveals Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since New Year's Day after complications from elective procedure

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to a hospital Monday night after suffering from complications related to a recent elective medical procedure, the Pentagon announced Friday. 

Air Force bomber carrying 4 crashes during training mission

The crew had been attempting to land the heavy bomber jet during a training mission when it lost control of the aircraft.

Retired military K-9 reunites with his former Air Force handler: 'It's been a blessing'

"We worked together every day for the three years I was there, give or take a few days."

Pentagon leaker showed behavior similar to Unabomber, known by colleagues as 'the active shooter kid': report

Jack Teixeira, the young Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who leaked dozens of classified military documents online, was called "the active shooter kid" by his colleagues.

Biden admin planned to 'not ever tell anyone about' Chinese spy balloon -- even Congress: damning report

The Biden administration planned to keep the Chinese spy balloon that traveled across North America this year a secret from the public and even from Congress.

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira got intel briefings despite low-level job, bombshell Air Force investigation reveals

The 21-year-old caught this year leaking highly sensitive Pentagon documents online was only meant to maintain his unit's HVAC units and answer phones when he gained access to the top...

Russian general who ripped Putin for 'third-rate' air force found dead with wife in mysterious circumstances

Lieutenant General Vladimir Sviridov and his wife had been dead for a week by the time their bodies were discovered.

$1B Silicon Valley-backed utopian city 'California Forever' facing national security probe: pols

A little-known firm called Flannery Associates has stealthily bought up nearly $1 billion in land next to Travis Air Force Base.

British fighter jets appear to narrowly miss each other while training

A pair of British fighter planes appear to have almost collided with each other during a training exercise over England, according to a spine-tingling photo captured by an amateur photographer.

Outgoing Gen. Mark Milley takes parting shot at 'wannabe dictator' Trump at retirement ceremony

Now-former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley took a parting shot at former President Donald Trump during his retirement ceremony Friday.

Alabama Space Force HQ cancelation gets Republican probe demand: 'Real concerns'

Rep. Mike Rogers demanded Thursday that the Pentagon's inspector general launch an investigation into why the Biden administration reversed a decision to move the US Space Command to Alabama.