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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 2, 2024 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department’s V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. Ameri

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 4, 2024 shows Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Christie Brown, from Bronx, N.Y., directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, during take-off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the pacific Ocean U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Deploys Two B-52H Stratofortress To Romania

Handout file photo dated February 20, 2019 shows a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress makes a flyover at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India. On July 21, 2024, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, landed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in Romania as part of Bomber Task Force 24-4. During their flight over the Barents Sea, the B-52s, operating in international airspace in compliance with international law, were intercepted by two Russian aircraft around 8 a.m. Central European Time. Despite the interception, the B-52s maintained their flight path and continued their mission as planned, including integration exercises with NATO fighter jets, before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Deploys Two B-52H Stratofortress To Romania

Handout file photo dated June 16, 2016 shows a U.S Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, takes flight June 16, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. On July 21, 2024, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, landed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in Romania as part of Bomber Task Force 24-4. During their flight over the Barents Sea, the B-52s, operating in international airspace in compliance with international law, were intercepted by two Russian aircraft around 8 a.m. Central European Time. Despite the interception, the B-52s maintained their flight path and continued their mission as planned, including integration exercises with NATO fighter jets, before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated December 2, 2015 shows a B-1B Lancer launches from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James L. Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated April 8, 2015 shows a B-1B Lancer takes off from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct combat operations. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Richardson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated March 3, 2015 show a B-1B Lancer takes off , during Red Flag 15-2 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Spangler via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated November 5, 2023 shows aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Loren Rayner, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Sean Griener signal the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Fighting Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers via ABACAPRESS.COM

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F-22 Raptor At Takeoff - Alaska

Handout photo dated November 7, 2023 shows a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing conducts a sortie during exercise Polar Force 24-2 above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens via ABACAPRESS.COM

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F-22 Raptor At Takeoff - Alaska

Handout photo dated Novembr 7, 2023 shows an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing conducts a sortie above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during exercise Polar Force 24-2, 3. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens via ABACAPRESS.COM

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F-22 Raptor At Takeoff - Alaska

Handout photo dated October 27, 2023 shows an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing takes off above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens via ABACAPRESS.COM

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F-22 Raptor At Takeoff - Alaska

Handout photo dated October 31, 2023 shows an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing takes off above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens via ABACAPRESS.COM

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F-22 Raptor At Takeoff - Alaska

Handout photo dated September 28, 2023 shows two F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing conduct flight operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens via ABACAPRESS.COM

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F-22 Raptor At Takeoff - Alaska

Handout photo dated September 28, 2023 shows an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing conducts flight operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Handout photo dated January 14, 2020 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 30, 2019 of Capt. Andrew Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs a dedication pass during the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, FL, USA. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout file photo dated September 1, 2018 of Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander, performs a high-speed pass during the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto, ON, Canada. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated August 22, 2016 shows 33rd Fighter Wing F-35As taxi down the flightline at Volk Field, Wis., USA, during Northern Lightning. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated June 30, 2016 shows a U.S. Air Force Airman with the F-35 Heritage Flight team marshalls an F-35A Lightning II to its parking spot on the flightline at RAF Fairford, UK. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jarad A. Denton via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated April 15, 2014 shows aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Michael Gable, from Peachtree City, Ga., directs an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter off the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during flight operations. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 25, 2023 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Ernst Gabriel, from Columbia, South Carolina, directs an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Talisman Sabre 23, in the Indian Ocean. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caleb Dyal via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Defends Giving Ukraine Cluster Bombs

Handout photo shows airmen with the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load a CBU-89 cluster munitions onto a U.S. Air Force A-10 ground attack aircraft during a load crew competition on the Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. flight line July 8, 2011. President Joe Biden defended what he called his "very difficult decision" to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine in an interview that aired Sunday, saying the war-torn country "needed" the controversial weapons to fight off invading Russian troops. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy D. Moore via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leaker who spread U.S. intel docs is member of national guard: media

STORY: Leaker who spread U.S. intel docs is member of national guard: media DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland holding press conference 2. various of street views of Washington, D.C. STORYLINE: The man who leaked a trove of U.S. intelligence documents, some marked as top secrete, to the public is a young airman enlisted in the Massachusetts Air National Guard (MANG), The New York Times reported Thursday. Identifying the U.S. service member as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira who works in the MANG's intelligence wing, the Times said it based the finding on interviews and documents it reviewed. The report said Teixeira is the leader of a private online chat group with members numbering 20 to 30, who were drawn together by their shared love for guns, racist online memes and video games. Though members of the chat group interviewed by the Times didn't identify the leader by name -- only referring to him as "OG"

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Actress Awaji dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1964 shows Japanese actress Keiko Awaji. Awaji, known for her role as the girlfriend of a U.S. Navy airman in the 1954 Hollywood film "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" that depicts a Korean War bombing mission, died of esophageal cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 11, 2014, at age 80.

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Okinawa governor protests molestation case involving U.S. airman

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) meets Lt. Gen. Robert Blackman (L), commander of the U.S. Marines in Japan, at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on July 5 to file a protest over the alleged molestation of a 10-year-old girl by a U.S. airman in Okinawa.

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(2)Pictures of A-bombed U.S. soldiers registered at Hiroshima hall

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This photo of U.S. airman Durden Looper (L, back), who died in the atomic-bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, was registered at the national A-bomb victims memorial hall in Hiroshima on July 29. Looper from Arkansas was held prisoner after his plane was shot down off Kure in the same prefecture on July 28, 1945.

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(1)Pictures of U.S. A-bomb victim registered at Hiroshima hall

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This photo of U.S. airman Hugh Atkinson, who died in the atomic-bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, was registered at the national A-bomb victims memorial hall in Hiroshima on July 29. Atkinson from Washington was held prisoner in Hiroshima with a comrade after his plane was shot down off Kure in the same prefecture on July 28, 1945.

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U.S. airman gets 32 months for raping Okinawa woman

NAHA, Japan - Three lawyers for U.S. Air Force Senior Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland speak to reporters at the Naha District Court on March 28 after the court sentenced Woodland to 32 months in prison for raping a Japanese woman in Chatan on June 29 last year. The case set off widespread anger in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan and where a number of crimes involving U.S. military personnel have occurred.

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People queue for tickets to U.S. airman's trial

NAHA, Japan - People line up at the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 11 for tickets to the first hearing of the trial of U.S. Air Force Senior Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland, who is accused of raping a Japanese woman in the prefecture in June.

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Woodland sent to prosecutors

NAHA, Japan - A police car escorting U.S. Air Force Senior Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland suspected of raping a Japanese woman arrives at the Naha District Prosecutors' Office on July 7. The airman was arrested July 6 by Okinawa police after the United States handed him over to Japanese authorities before indictment.

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Okinawa police arrest U.S. airman over rape

OKINAWA, Japan - A car escorting U.S. Air Force Senior Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland, 24, arrives at Okinawa Police Station in the city of Okinawa on July 6. The airman suspected of raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa was arrested four days after the police obtained the man's arrest warrant.

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Koizumi speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to journalists at his official residence July 6 on Washington's decision to turn over a U.S. airman suspected of raping an Okinawa woman.

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Tanaka sees Baker off

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) sees U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker off after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry on July 6. Baker told Tanaka of Washington's decision to hand over a U.S. airman suspected of raping a local woman in Okinawa Prefecture.

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U.S. envoy conveys decision to hand over rape suspect to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker (R) bows to Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka as he visits the Foreign Ministry on July 6 to convey Washington's decision to hand over to Japan a U.S. airman suspected of raping a local woman in Okinawa Prefecture a week ago.

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Diet panel chief wants Status of Forces pact to be revised

NAHA, Japan - Muneo Suzuki, acting chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, speaks at a news conference at the end of a visit to Okinawa on July 5. Suzuki said a Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. forces in Japan must be revised after a U.S. airman allegedly raped an Okinawan woman June 29.

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Tanaka meets opposition leaders over rape incident

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by reporters at the Foreign Ministry on July 5 as she heads for talks with opposition leaders on the alleged rape of an Okinawa woman by a U.S. airman.

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Koizumi wants 'appropriate' U.S. response over rape

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to the media hours after returning from a tour of the United States, Britain and France on July 5. The premier expressed hope that Washington will soon make an ''appropriate'' decision on Japan's request to hand over a U.S. airman suspected of raping an Okinawa woman.

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Airman escorted to police station

OKINAWA, Japan - As members of the media await, a car carrying U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland, who is suspected of raping a woman in Okinawa Prefecture, arrives at Okinawa Police Station in the city of Okinawa on July 5.

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Civic groups protest alleged rape by U.S. airman

OSAKA, Japan - Holding banners, members of civic groups shout protest outside the U.S. consulate in Osaka on July 5 over the alleged rape of an Okinawa woman by a U.S. airman June 29.

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Police waiting U.S. handover of airman over rape

NAHA, Japan - A car carrying Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland, suspected of raping a woman in her 20s on June 29 in a parking lot in Chatan, central Okinawa, enters Okinawa Police Station on July 4 for questioning. Police obtained an arrest warrant on July 2 after detecting Woodland's fingerprints at the crime scene and establishing his possible involvement in the rape case through witness accounts.

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Okinawans march over alleged rape by U.S. airman

CHATAN, Japan - Okinawans march in front of the U.S. Kadena Air Base July 3 to protest last week's alleged rape of a Japanese woman by a U.S. airman. Police obtained an arrest warrant the previous day for Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland, who is posted at the base in central Okinawa.

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Okinawa's Inamine calls for drastic steps in wake of rape

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine speaks to reporters at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on July 3 after meeting with Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani on the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by a U.S. airman in Okinawa. Inamine said Japan ''needs drastic measures'' to prevent such incidents reoccurring in the prefecture in the future.

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Afghanistan Evacuation Continues

A United States Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the noncombatant evacuation operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan, August 24, 2021. The US Department of Defense is committed to supporting the US State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. Photo by Taylor Crul/US Air Force via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Air Force To Send Dozens Of F-22 Fighter Jets To The Pacific

Handout photo dated February 4, 2014 of an F-22 Raptor from the 27th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., takes off to begin a training mission during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB, NN. The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, an unusually large deployment of the powerful jets that analysts say sends a strong message to a possible adversary in China.Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii this week said approximately 25 F-22s Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard and from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will deploy this month to Guam and Tinian islands for Operation Pacific Iron 2021. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Air Force To Send Dozens Of F-22 Fighter Jets To The Pacific

Handout file photo dated August 2, 2016 of an F-22 Raptor, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, takes off in Savannah, Ga., during Sentry Savannah 16-3. The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, an unusually large deployment of the powerful jets that analysts say sends a strong message to a possible adversary in China.Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii this week said approximately 25 F-22s Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard and from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will deploy this month to Guam and Tinian islands for Operation Pacific Iron 2021. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Solomon Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Switzerland Plans To Buy Dozens Of US F-35 Fighter Jets

Handout photo dated March 30, 2019 of Capt. Andrew Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs a dedication pass during the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, FL, USA. Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary "Ferrari" option. The $ 5.5 billion deal adds a 15th nation to the world's largest weapons project -- a family of interconnected, single-engine jets to be used by the United States and its allies and partners. It came alongside a $ 2.1 billion agreement to buy the Patriot surface-to-air missile system from US group Raytheon, with European competitors losing out on both deals. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. airman gets 32 months for raping Okinawa woman

NAHA, Japan - Three lawyers for U.S. Air Force Senior Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland speak to reporters at the Naha District Court on March 28 after the court sentenced Woodland to 32 months in prison for raping a Japanese woman in Chatan on June 29 last year. The case set off widespread anger in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan and where a number of crimes involving U.S. military personnel have occurred.

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Koizumi speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to journalists at his official residence July 6 on Washington's decision to turn over a U.S. airman suspected of raping an Okinawa woman.