US Air Force

US military aircraft land in UK after Starmer grants US permission to use airbases - report

Britain's Defence Ministry declined to comment on the issue, according to the Guardian, which noted that it was not confirmed whether the aircraft are ultimately headed to the Middle East.

A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster comes in to land behind a USAF B-1B bomber parked beside the runway at RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Britain, March 8, 2026.
Screengrab from an IDF video showing a pilot as he flies of Iranian territory. March 6, 2026.

No coffee, no Ritalin: The secret that keeps fighter pilots at peak alertness

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an air force base in southern Israel on March 5, 2026.

A historic shift: How US, Israel's war on Iran is changing modern warfare

Smoke rises from what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says is an Iranian drone carrier that was struck by US forces, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at an unknown location, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on March 5, 2026.

WATCH: US strikes Iranian drone carrier naval vessel, B-2 stealth bombers hit Iran


Yemen's Houthis likely to be persistent problem for US, senior military official says

Air Force Lt.-Gen. Grynkewich is currently the Director of Operations (J3) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and has been nominated to lead the US military's European Command (EUCOM).

 US Air Force Lt.-Gen. Alexus Grynkewich in his official Pentagon photo, 2024.

Operation Midnight Hammer: The strike that shattered Iran's nuclear ambitions - opinion

Saturday night was not just a military achievement. It was a strategic message written in steel, silence, and sky - Iran’s path to the bomb has been shattered.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

'Finish the job': How Netanyahu convinced Trump to strike Iran's nuclear sites - exclusive

Trump only planned to bomb nuclear facilities in Fordow - but was convinced by Netanyahu and Dermer to target Natanz and Isfahan, an Israeli official told the Post.

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Bomb drops, power shifts, insiders weigh Middle East futures - analysis

Until yesterday the White House maintained a clear red line: no direct US involvement on Iranian soil. That line survived tanker wars, drone shoot-downs and proxy salvos.

US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow in 2024

Israel, US war-gamed airstrikes on Iran during Biden admin. - report

The exercise was unprecedented as it war-gamed offensive actions against Iranian nuclear capabilities for the first time, the source informed ABC.

 A joint exercise between the IAF and US Air Force

WATCH: 'What no other country on earth can do': Netanyahu praises Trump, US over Iran strikes

"History will record that President Trump acted to deny the world's most dangerous regime the world's most dangerous weapons," he added.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a public address following US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, June 22, 2025.

Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites

US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US conducted airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a Truth Social post on Saturday night.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

As Israel's war on Iran enters its second week, its mission grows longer - analysis

While Iran’s missile fire on Israel has been reduced, there is no clear indication that Iran is ready to throw in the towel.

 Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire on a bus, following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025

US moving B-2 stealth bombers toward Guam, American officials confirm

One official said no forward orders had been given yet to move the bombers beyond Guam. They did not say how many B-2 bombers are being moved.

 The U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber "Spirit of Oklahoma" is refueled in-flight over Eastern Washington state, April, 27, 2002 while participating in "Northern Edge," Alaska's largest annual joint training exercise.

Iran preparing to strike US bases across Middle East if Trump joins war, NYT reports

Over 40,000 American troops have been put on high alert at bases throughout the region, the New York Times reported.

A man wears a US veteran-themed shirt, as smoke rises in the distance, following an Israeli attack on the IRIB building, the country's state broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025