US Air Force

US lowers security alert at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base amid Iran tensions

The US lowered the warning after it evacuated troops from Al Udeid air base and other bases in Gulf states due to threats made by the Iranian regime.

General view of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts at al-Udeid Air Base which is housing Afghan refugees, in Doha, Qatar September 7, 2021.
Eurofighter Typhoon (L and R) and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jets fly over the military air base in Laage, south of Rostock, northeastern Germany, during a demonstration as part of a press day on September 23, 2025.

US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China–Russia drills, Tokyo says

Photo of Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20.

Texan men plan invasion of island off coast of Haiti with an army of DC's homeless

Firefighters work at the site of a crash involving an Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet at the Dubai Air Show, United Arab Emirates, November 21, 2025

Armenia pauses Indian Tejas deal after Dubai crash, Israeli suppliers brace for impact


What is the US's key to weakening Iranian influence in the Gulf? - analysis

The Cold War-era plane will be updated to increase its capabilities on the modern battlefield, against both Iran and affiliated groups.

 U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors arrive at Al Dhafra Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in this photo taken on February 12, 2022 and released by the U.S. Air Force on February 12, 2022.

Romania to buy F-35 fighter jets from US in bid to boost air defenses

"The air force's modernization process will continue through the acquisition of last generation F-35 jets," Romanian military officials said.

 Two U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets are about to receive fuel mid-air from a KC-135 refueling plane over Norway en route to a joint training exercise with Norway's growing fleet of F-35 jets August 15, 2018.

Kremlin: Russia-US relations at 'lowest point'

The Kremlin describes the relationship between Russia and the US as 'lamentable' after an incident where the US alleges a Russian jet deliberately knocked one of its drones out of the sky.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during the annual end-of-year news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019

IDF and the United States air forces have begun a joint ‘Red Flag’ exercise

It is slated to run for approximately two weeks and is expected to include simulations for different kinds of operations

 PREPARING FOR a joint mission? US and Israeli fighter jets participate in the Juniper Oak drill over the Negev in January.

Israel’s ‘Top Gun’: The US-Israeli aircraft that can take down Iran

Top Israeli officials have all made direct threats against Iran. US-Israeli F-35 aircraft drills have helped make this option a possibility.

 PREPARING FOR a joint mission? US and Israeli fighter jets participate in the Juniper Oak drill over the Negev in January.

US shooting down UFOs is a 'deadly mistake' - Uri Geller

Israeli psychic and UFO expert Uri Geller has long claimed that aliens visiting Earth are coming in peace and said a few different civilizations are visiting.

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Ruling out aliens? Senior US general says not ruling out anything yet

“I'll let the intel community and the counterintelligence community figure that out. I haven't ruled out anything,” said General Glen VanHerck.

 An F-16 fighter jet.

US says it shot down car-sized UFO over Alaska

“In this particular case, it was determined that this posed a reasonable threat to air traffic,” said Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder.

A F-22 Raptor fighter jet of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall, Florida approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at the Royal Air Force Base in Mildenhall in Britain as they fly over the Baltic Sea towards the NATO airbase of Aemari, Estonia, September 4, 2015.

US, Israel launch major air force exercise in message to Iran

The "Juniper Oaks" drills are meant to demonstrate and deepen integration between the US and Israeli militaries.

  A US Air Force B-1b heavy bomber was escorted by an IAF F-15 fighter jet above Israeli airspace on October 30, 2021

Santa Claus undaunted by arctic blast, US military says

The Santa tracker tradition originated from a 1955 misprint in a Colorado Springs newspaper of the telephone number of a department store for children to call and speak with Santa.

 Issa Kassissieh wears a Santa Claus costume as he rides a camel during Christmas season on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background. December 6, 2022.