Thomas Novelly

Amid the Air Force's latest shift to reorganize the force for great power competition, it offered an inward look at how it plans to support airmen and families during the sweeping changes.

A U.S. Air Force crew chief marshals a CV-22B Osprey after returning from a flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)

An official said the V-22 crash was the first time the gearbox part failed, but internal reports show the defect had been identified as early as 2013.

This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson in a Dec. 24, 2019, photo. (U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 20, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alec Carlberg)

A pilot who survived a B-1B crash in January was singled out for exceeding the ejector seat weight limit, which could result in disciplinary action.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

Okinawa Governor, Denny Tamaki observes a Marine barracks during a base tour on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Rogge)

Edwards Air Force Base has broken ground on the service's first privatized on-base apartment complex, a move aimed at curbing an ongoing housing shortage for airmen stationed at the massive installation in Southern California.

A year and seven months after 700 gallons of fuel spilled at a Space Force observatory located atop a sacred Hawaiian volcano on Maui, officials are still finalizing a plan to remediate the site, and the delay is angering local government officials.