Air Force

Recruiters are offering bigger bonuses and other incentives to those who sign up. And they are seizing on the boost that Hollywood may offer – such as the buzz over the sequel to the 1986 hit “Top Gun.”

The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths or were caught in the wheels.

Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor’s degrees, the academy said Saturday.

The officer said in a lawsuit that getting the shot would violate her belief that her “body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.”

U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.

A new report says more than half of Air Force and Space Force personnel who responded to a survey said they’ve experienced some type of mental or physical abuse in the past two years

The Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as stadium’s around the country paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terrorist attacks

A new study finds that about a third of the female service members in the Air Force and Space Force say they’ve experienced sexual harassment and many can describe accounts of sexism and a stigma associated with pregnancy and maternity leave

The sports world will take some time to look back and recognize the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this weekend

A former Air Force intelligence analyst has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking top-secret information about the U.S. government’s drone strike program to a journalist

A report summarizing what the U.S. knows about “unidentified aerial phenomena” — better known as UFOs — is expected to be made public as early as Friday

Companies in China, Turkey and Russia are increasingly producing armed drones, remotely piloted aircraft that can use guided weapons on and off the battlefield.

The U.S. Space Force announced Thursday that one of its three major commands will be headquartered at the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo.

The U.S. Space Force announced that one of its three major commands will be headquartered at the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo. NBC4 News reports at 5 p.m. on April 8, 2021.

The final two members of the first all-civilian mission to space aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft were exclusively revealed on TODAY Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the mission is expected to launch this fall.

The Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons program ever, but costly delays may push the Air Force to look for a cheaper option.

Three different Air Force bombers conducted the flyover for Sunday’s Super Bowl

A local Air Force veteran is getting national recognition during Black History Month, but it’s not necessarily for her military service. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2021.

The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that the new U.S. Space Command headquarters will be in Huntsville, Alabama

A new report on racial disparities in the Air Force concludes that Black service members in the service are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions, and be discharged for misconduct.