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Air Force begins grounding combat aircraft

The Air Force is grounding about one-third of its active-duty combat aircraft as a result of automatic spending cuts.

Crews simulate Raptor crash in Hampton

Crews performed a simulated F-22 Raptor crash in Hampton Thursday.

Report: Propeller malfunction caused drone crash

An Air Force report says an October drone crash in Afghanistan was caused by a propeller malfunction.

F-35 grounded after engine crack found

The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane.

Air Force cancels Langley air show

The 2013 Air Power Over Hampton Roads Open House and Air Show scheduled for May has been canceled.

Air Force to conduct night flying

The 1st Fighter Wing will conduct night flying exercises at Langley Air Force Base beginning Feb. 11.

LAFB security incident has ended

An explosive detection dog has alerted officials to a vehicle at the Langley Air Force Base vehicle search area Tuesday afternoon.

AF: Engine failure caused jet to crash

The Air Force says one of its jets crashed during a training mission in Utah this May because of an engine failure.

Unmanned military aircraft fails in Mach 6 attempt

An unmanned experimental aircraft failed during an attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound in the latest setback for hypersonic flight.

Panetta OKs plan to lift F-22 limits

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has approved an Air Force plan to begin lifting flight restrictions on the F-22 stealth fighter jet, following the ongoing

Giant jet lands at wrong, tiny airport

MacDill Air Force Base is where it was supposed to land. Instead it came to a screeching halt on Davis Island's airport four miles away.

Air Force instructor sentenced to 20 years

An Air Force instructor was sentenced to 20 years in prison Saturday, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in a sweeping sex scandal that rocked

Prosecutor: USAF Sgt. is a 'predator'

A female Air Force airman has testified that a basic training instructor sexually assaulted her in his office at a Texas base and told her to keep quiet.

Air Force scandal court martial to open

Military officials say the initial flirtations that directed at female trainees at a Texas Air Force base grew into something more sinister: threats and

Airmen killed in 1965 crash buried

Nearly 47 years after their plane went down during a combat mission over Laos, six airmen have received a burial with full military honors at Arlington

Military: 4 crewmen dead in air crash

Air Force C-130 tankers will resume firefighting flights Tuesday after the crash of another tanker plane over the weekend that left four crew members dead and

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