When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...

On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 aircraft, "Glamorous Glennis," achieving a speed of Mach 1.06. This flight disproved prevailing expert warnings that exceeding Mach 1 ...

WASHINGTON — Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach and his wife had planned to retire to Florida this year and begin the next chapter of their lives. “But then I received a call to continue my service.

A memo circulating on social media that purportedly outlines a new, hardcore fitness test for to the Air Force’s physical fitness policy is not authentic, Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said on ...

Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. The Right Stuff (1983) is ...

At Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a test bed for a new kind of air force, Major Trent McMullen is a fighter pilot learning to fly alongside the XQ-58, a drone piloted by artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the former head of Air Combat Command, to serve as the Air Force’s next top officer and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Senate ...

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, former commander of the Air Combat Command, has been nominated by President Donald Trump as the 24th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. The nomination was announced despite ...

Johnetta Marie (Leach) Yeager, 51, of Versailles, died Monday, September 22, 2025, at University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. She is survived by: daughters, Sydney Yeager and Kynzie ...