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U.S. Air Force
![Navigating Next-Gen Air Power in the Indo-Pacific Navigating Next-Gen Air Power in the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-15-134501.jpg)
Navigating Next-Gen Air Power in the Indo-Pacific
By Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
The United States’ Indo-Pacific adversaries are already working on their next-generation fighter jets. Washington can’t fall behind.
![US Air Force Hunts for New Pacific Outposts to Counter China Threat US Air Force Hunts for New Pacific Outposts to Counter China Threat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-01-004702.jpg)
US Air Force Hunts for New Pacific Outposts to Counter China Threat
By Christopher Woody
The search for new bases of operation is part of the U.S. Air Force’s focus on being able to disperse its aircraft and avoid being overwhelmed in a future conflict.
![1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes off SW Japan 1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes off SW Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-30-140834.jpg)
1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes off SW Japan
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan requested U.S. Forces Japan ground Osprey transport aircraft, and the JGSDF grounded its own Ospreys amid U.S. Air Force safety concerns.
![How the US Air Force Is Preparing to Fight Under Bombardment in the Pacific How the US Air Force Is Preparing to Fight Under Bombardment in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-12-170454.jpg)
How the US Air Force Is Preparing to Fight Under Bombardment in the Pacific
By A. B. Abrams
The U.S. Air Force has made a wide range of complementary investments to increase the survivability of its military facilities across East Asia.
![Watchdog Finds No Misconduct in Mistaken Afghan Airstrike Watchdog Finds No Misconduct in Mistaken Afghan Airstrike](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-04-4.jpg)
Watchdog Finds No Misconduct in Mistaken Afghan Airstrike
By Lolita C. Baldor
“It's a regrettable mistake. It's an honest mistake,” the Air Force inspector general said. “I understand the consequences, but it's not criminal conduct, random conduct, negligence."
![Russian Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft Spied on US Submarines Russian Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft Spied on US Submarines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-12.png)
Russian Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft Spied on US Submarines
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The two Tu-142MZ aircraft intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighters on March 9 were loitering around a U.S. submarine exercise, the commander of U.S. Northern Command said this week.
![US Air Force Releases Images of B-21 Stealth Bomber US Air Force Releases Images of B-21 Stealth Bomber](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-03-13.jpg)
US Air Force Releases Images of B-21 Stealth Bomber
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The renderings show the B-21 in hangars at three locations in the United States.
![Making the Case for Increased US Basing in the Pacific Making the Case for Increased US Basing in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-making-the-case-for-increased-us-basing-in-the-pacific-5867652.jpg)
Making the Case for Increased US Basing in the Pacific
By Matt Tuzel
The U.S. should look to establish hub and spoke base networks in the Marianas Islands, Palau, and eventually the Philippines.
![Rethinking Air Superiority Acquisition in the United States: How About Exports? Rethinking Air Superiority Acquisition in the United States: How About Exports?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-century-series-edwards-2.jpg)
Rethinking Air Superiority Acquisition in the United States: How About Exports?
By Robert Farley
Can the U.S. rethink fighter acquisition in a way that makes sense for export markets?
![Only 6 of 61 US Air Force B-1B Strategic Bombers Are Fully Combat-Ready Only 6 of 61 US Air Force B-1B Strategic Bombers Are Fully Combat-Ready](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-10_20-54-51.jpg)
Only 6 of 61 US Air Force B-1B Strategic Bombers Are Fully Combat-Ready
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Merely six of the U.S. Air Force’s 61 B-1B bombers are fully mission-capable, according to a senior military officer.
![Tokyo, March 10, 1945: The Day of the Deadliest Attack in the History of Human Warfare Tokyo, March 10, 1945: The Day of the Deadliest Attack in the History of Human Warfare](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-645px-firebombing_of_tokyo.jpg)
Tokyo, March 10, 1945: The Day of the Deadliest Attack in the History of Human Warfare
By Robert Farley
A new account offers a devastating picture of what the attack looked like from the air.
![Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Reaches Early Operational Capability on US B-1B Bomber Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Reaches Early Operational Capability on US B-1B Bomber](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-05_15-15-05.jpg)
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Reaches Early Operational Capability on US B-1B Bomber
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin has delivered the first set of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles to the U.S. Air Force.
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