Former academy basketball star, experienced pilot takes over largest Air Force wing in Europe

The new commander of the largest Air Force wing in Europe and Africa pledged his very best Friday to the 8,000 airmen now in his command.

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Navy commanders order resolution of issues wreaking havoc with sailors’ pay

US Navy leaders across three major commands have been ordered to fix problems plaguing the payment of sailors, the service announced in a statement Thursday.

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Air Force confirms two more Patriot Express dog deaths

The Air Force Air Mobility Command expressed condolences a second time this week for the death of a family dog at a military passenger terminal in the Pacific.

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Cockroaches force air base in Tokyo to relocate tenants

Six families at an airlift hub in Western Tokyo were relocated to permit maintenance crews to rid their housing units of cockroaches after a yearlong infestation.

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Initial transfer of US Special Forces to rural base in Germany in the works

A contingent of 500 special operations troops could be repositioned from Stuttgart to the Army’s Baumholder installation as early as this summer.

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Former chief master sergeant of the Air Force McCoy dies

James McCoy, a Midwesterner who in 1979 was named the sixth chief master sergeant of the Air Force, died Wednesday at the age of 91.

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Marines on Okinawa ready to bring 3D printing to the fight

The mobile 3D-printing units fit into the Marines’ current warfighting doctrine that emphasizes rapid movement and reduced demand on supply lines, according to the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030.

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Texas Guard soldier died Thursday while deployed to US-Mexico border

A Texas Army National Guard soldier assigned to a state-sponsored mission at the border with Mexico died Thursday in an incident not related to the deployment, state military officials said.

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Commander of special operations medical squadron at Cannon AFB fired

The commander of an Air Force special operations medical squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., was relieved of his duties this week about one year after he took command of the unit, base officials said Friday.

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Combined US-Japan air exercise shows response to foreign naval activity, expert says

The U.S. and Japan sent 52 military aircraft aloft in exercises over the seas surrounding Japan in the days and weeks after Russian and Chinese warships plied the same area.

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Troop pay bumps, child care and health concerns are the focus of quality-of-life improvements in House version of 2023 NDAA

Troops are poised to receive pay raises and inflation bonuses, expanded child care, contraception coverage, paid moving expenses for pets and other support under the House version of defense policy legislation for the 2023 fiscal year.

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