US Air Force

US vice president makes unannounced Afghanistan visit

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

Vice President Mike Pence arrived on an unannounced pre-Christmas visit to Afghanistan Thursday, becoming the most senior Trump administration official to visit troops fighting a 17-year-old conflict that has largely receded from US public view. Flying secretly through the day and night on a standard unmarked US Air Force C-17, Pence corkscrewed into Bagram Airforce Base, where he thanked someRead more

Afghan air force gets its own Black Hawk choppers

Afghanistan - Muslimchronicle

Parked at a military runway in Afghanistan near other aircraft used in the fight against the Taliban, the grey-green helicopter appears unremarkable at first blush. A second look at the UH-60 Black Hawk reveals a vital distinction: the US Army’s insignia has vanished, replaced by the triangular logo of the Afghan security forces. The fully refurbished chopper arrived here atRead more

US Air Force woman trailblazer to guide

New York - Muslimchronicle

Retired Lieutenant General Michelle Johnson, the US Air Force Academy's first woman superintendent, was named Thursday as the NBA's new senior vice president and head of referee operations, the league announced. Johnson, a top women's basketball player for Air Force before her 1981 graduation, will report to league operations president Byron Spruell when she begins work Monday, a day beforeRead more

'Get out,' Air Force general tells bigots on campus

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The head of the US Air Force Academy has delivered an unequivocal rebuke to bigots after the discovery of racist graffiti on campus, telling them: "You need to get out." "If you're outraged by those words, then you're in the right place," Lieutenant General Jay Silveria said in an address to cadets, faculty and staff at the academy in ColoradoRead more

SpaceX launches secret US military space plane ahead of Irma

Washington - Muslimchronicle

SpaceX successfully launched a secret US Air Force space plane on Thursday ahead of the arrival in Florida of Hurricane Irma. Live images broadcast by the California aerospace company showed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned X-37B drone lifting off at 10:00 am (1400 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The recoverable first stage of the launch vehicle thenRead more

Air Force general urges caution

Washington - Arab Today

The head of the US Air Force urged caution Tuesday in increasing the pace of the air war against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. President Donald Trump made accelerating the fight against IS a central plank of his campaign and has pledged to intensify bombing of the jihadist group. General David Goldfein told journalists that air strikesRead more

US Air Force hands over 8 F-15D fighters to Israel

Gaza City - Arab Today

The US Air Force has delivered eight Boeing F-15D fighters to Israel, according to Flight Global website. Another two more fighter jets will be delivered in the future, the website added. While these fighter jets are usually used to train pilots and carrying out military manoeuvres, the Israeli army will use these warplanes as spare parts for F-15 fighters. Source:Read more

Boeing eyes rivals as it turns 100

New York - Arab Today

Boeing, creator of some of the world's most iconic aircraft of the 20th century, commemorates its centennial Friday facing multiple challenges to remain at the forefront of global aerospace innovation. At the top of the list is European archrival Airbus, which has topped Boeing in commercial orders in recent years and made inroads into the American market by building planesRead more

Daesh Targets US military installations, South Korean Citizens in South Korea

Seoul - Arab Today

The ISIS group has designated US Air Force installations here and South Korean citizens as targets for attacks, Seoul's state spy agency said Sunday. In a press release, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said that the group incited attacks against them through Telegram, a messaging service, and revealed location data of 77 Air Force installations of the United States andRead more