The U.S. Air Force has taken the first formal step toward equipping its newest combat rescue helicopter with laser-based missile defenses, a move that follows recent American military operations near Iranian territory and underscores growing concern about ...

The U.S. Central Command announced on the 9th that an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) rescued two crew members of a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter shot down by Iranian forces in the Gulf of Oman,

The Air Force will build as many as 112 new, modified versions of a decades-old serving combat rescue helicopter to find and bring home missing personnel on the battlefield under a $7.9 billion contract with Connecticut-based Sikorsky. Ninety-eight ...

US Air Force pararescue units train extensively to recover downed aircrew behind enemy lines Early reports indicate that the pilot of a US F-15 fighter aircraft downed over Iran was rescued - which, if confirmed, would be the latest in the long history of ...

The charter flight was transiting between two islands in the Bahamas when it lost power in both engines. Military assets from both the US Air Force and Coast Guard rescued 11 people from the Atlantic Ocean after their Beechcraft King Air 300 turboprop ...

The Air Force took home three top honors in the 2018 Secretary of Defense environmental awards program. The Combat Rescue Helicopter Program Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Team, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, earned the award for ...

When a US aircraft goes down in combat, rarely used but highly trained airborne search-and-rescue crews spring into action. Multiple American media outlets, citing anonymous US officials, reported the loss of a US Air Force F-15E fighter jet to enemy fire ...

Elite US airborne troops from the 82nd Airborne Division were among the American forces involved in leading the rescue operation.