U.S. Armed Forces Activities
Obama heads to Israel at start of Middle East tour
Mar 19, 2013 21:30 EDT
US President Barack Obama left Andrews Air Force base en route to Israel at the start of a four-day trip to the Middle East.
Embraer urges quick resolution of US contract challenge
Mar 13, 2013 12:33 EDT
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer called Wednesday for a quick resolution of a challenge by Beechcraft to its sale of 20 A-29 Super Tucano planes to the US Air Force.
US expels two Venezuelan diplomats
Mar 11, 2013 14:25 EDT
The United States has expelled two Venezuelan diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after Caracas ordered two US Air Force officers out of the country, the State Department said Monday.
US chooses Brazilian plane to outfit Afghan force
Feb 28, 2013 14:50 EST
The US Air Force has chosen a Brazilian firm for a $427 million contract to supply light attack planes to Afghan forces, the company said Thursday, despite competition from an American bid.
Obama to highlight cuts impact in shipyard
Feb 26, 2013 07:51 EST
President Barack Obama will Tuesday paint a devastating picture of looming government budget cuts, at a fabled shipbuilding yard in Virginia that provides the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
F-35 flights should resume soon: Pentagon official
Feb 25, 2013 02:12 EST
The Pentagon's director of the F-35 programme said Monday the next-generation US fighter jet could be back in the air within a fortnight after an engine crack forced the grounding of test flights.
US military halts test flights for F-35 fighter
Feb 22, 2013 17:22 EST
The US military suspended all test flights Friday for the new F-35 fighter jet over potential engine problems, officials said, the latest setback for a program dogged by cost overruns and technical glitches.
Afghan air force desperate for aircraft: commander
Feb 13, 2013 13:06 EST
Afghanistan's fledgling air force is more like a bicycle than a modern fighting machine, its commander has said, pleading for advanced aircraft to fight the Taliban as US-led NATO forces prepare to withdraw.
Body of missing US jet pilot found in Italy: report
Jan 31, 2013 11:32 EST
Italian coast guards on Thursday recovered the body of the pilot of an F-16 US Air Force jet that went missing over the Adriatic Sea three days ago during a training mission, ANSA news agency reported.
US jet missing off Italian coast
Jan 28, 2013 16:07 EST
A US air force F-16 fighter jet based in northern Italy went missing over the Adriatic Monday after the pilot reported a problem in his last radio communication, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
Police restore order to Venezuela riot prison
Jan 27, 2013 02:49 EST
Riot police squads worked Sunday to establish full control over a prison in northwestern Venezuela, where a riot has left at least 61 inmates dead and twice as many injured.
US not exempt from laws: Philippines' Aquino
Jan 27, 2013 01:13 EST
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has welcomed the US Navy's apology for a minesweeper that went aground on a World Heritage-listed coral reef, but said they would not be exempt from penalties.
Families reel from deadly Venezuela prison riot
Jan 26, 2013 20:33 EST
Relatives of inmates missing after a Venezuelan prison riot that left at least 61 dead desperately sought news of their loved ones as detainees were moved to other jails.
US sub's periscope strikes vessel in Gulf: Navy
Jan 11, 2013 05:00 EST
A US submarine's periscope struck a vessel in the Gulf on Thursday but apparently caused no major damage or injuries, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
US sub's periscope strikes vessel in Gulf: Navy
Jan 10, 2013 22:05 EST
A US submarine's periscope struck a vessel in the Gulf on Thursday but apparently caused no major damage or injuries, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
SEAL commander's death an apparent suicide: report
Dec 23, 2012 16:27 EST
The US Navy is investigating the death of a top SEAL officer in Afghanistan as an apparent suicide, CNN reported Sunday.
US sends futuristic plane back into space
Dec 11, 2012 17:30 EST
The United States on Tuesday launched for the third time its futuristic X-37B spacecraft, a small and pilotless plane that experts believe could open a new realm of espionage.
SA air force pilot grounded for 'borrowing' plane
Nov 28, 2012 07:39 EST
A South African Air Force pilot has been grounded for "borrowing" a plane to visit a friend in neighbouring Botswana and an officer has been reprimanded for spicing up her uniform with hot pink slippers, the defence ministry said Wednesday.
Sandy turns New Jersey town into oily swamp
Nov 01, 2012 15:41 EDT
Another day living among Army National Guard troops, the stench of leaking oil, cold, darkness, and swamp-like mud in the streets left residents of one of New York's richest suburbs wondering Thursday when they'll ever recover from Hurricane Sandy.
US Navy to guard "freedom of navigation" in Asia
Oct 25, 2012 09:52 EDT
The captain of a US supercarrier said Thursday the US Navy's presence in Asia would help safeguard "freedom of navigation", amid China's claims to sovereignty over vast waters in the region.
