Where the warplanes go to roost.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright Brothers conducted the world’s first airplane flight at ...

On Friday, Dec. 12, JetBlue flight 1112, from Curaçao to New York City, was involved in a scary mid-air incident with a U.S. military plane over Venezuela.

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Deterrence is emerging as a theme for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, but questions remain about the administration’s ability to deliver and maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrent. At the Air Force Summit on March 19, Hegseth commented on the ...

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will perform over the Carolina Beach shoreline in 2027, marking a rare stop for the elite aerial demonstration team. READ MORE: ‘Get Low’ with Lil

It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and newest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces was also the ...