The Basement: Ed Barnhart | Lost Cities, Botflies, and a Magic Number
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All 12 American bombers deployed in Britain rapidly returned to the U.S. on Oct. 4 following security concerns about a potential Iranian threat to their base in the U.K. The dozen B-1B Lancer bombers, which were stationed at RAF Fairford amid ongoing hostilities with Iran, departed over the course of a day, local aircraft spotters said.…
The Air Force adjusted its fiscal 2026 recruiting goal down by a few hundred enlisted Airmen due to higher-than-expected retention and the number of available training slots—but it is aiming high in fiscal 2027 with its biggest goal for the Active-Duty Air Force in nearly 25 years, and the Space Force has set its largest…
After a two-year experiment that created F-16 “Super Squadrons” at Osan Air Base just 50 miles away from North Korea, the U.S. Air Force has returned some of the fighters to its other base on the peninsula. The 7th Air Force, which oversees USAF forces in Korea, announced the phased return of F-16s to Kunsan…
The Air Force will officially kick off a major overhaul of maintenance career field next year with a pilot program, but the plan for the revamp is still evolving—while officials once intended to condense more than 50 aircraft maintenance specialties down to just seven, now they are targeting 14 Air Force Specialty Codes, according to…
More than 50 years after the U.S. military launched its first Defense Support Program satellite, the Space Force has officially decommissioned the missile warning constellation as it prepares to start fielding its next-generation architecture. In a swan song of sorts, the last two remaining DSP spacecraft participated in a U.S. Space Command exercise in early…
Seven F-22 Raptor pilots have recently been awarded one of the military’s highest decorations for their actions during operations in the Middle East. The pilots were decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for their role in Operation Midnight Hammer, the June 2025 strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, service officials said. The Airmen escorted B-2 Spirit…
Air Force Global Strike Command has fielded a new prototype system for beyond-line-of-sight communications on the B-52H Stratofortress in a step forward for modernizing the Cold War-era heavy bomber. IRIS, a communications system developed by Outerlink Global Solutions, integrates a satellite communication terminal with other components both on the bomber itself and on the ground,…