United States Air Force
The US Air Force is the air branch of the United States armed forces.
179 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 2, 2021.
Stories involving United States Air Force1 named story in 2026
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- The plot at RAF Fairford, Iran's role and the US bombers' withdrawalSep 27 – Nov 10, 2026 · 23 stories
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 10 left, 25 center, 26 right, 13% of the sources that published that week · 92 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 7% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 13% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 148 | 40% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 7% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 87 | 23% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 12% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 10% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 88 | 18% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 4% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 2% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 2% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 4% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 3% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 5% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 12 | 39 | 14 | 206 | 14% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 132 | 12% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | under 1% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 17 | 39 | 17 | 148 | 15% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 18 | 45 | 19 | 187 | 17% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 17 | 40 | 30 | 245 | 18% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 9% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 66 | 7% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 119 | 12% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | under 1% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 92 | 13% |
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78 left · 110 center · 78 right: 266 sources on the spectrum, across 179 linked stories.
Everything else48 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about United States Air Force that are not part of any story yet
- Oct 27– 28US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $694M hypersonic missile production contract3 articles · 3 sources0 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Sep 29– Oct 1Boeing landed a $20 billion Navy contract to build the U.S.'s next-gen fighter jet19 articles · 15 sources4 left, 4 center, 6 right
- Sep 17– 19Saved from the Chopping Block: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Are Getting A Massive Upgrade4 articles · 3 sources0 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Aug 19– 20US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat25 articles · 15 sources0 left, 15 center, 0 right
- Jul 29– Aug 2Is China Helping Iran Take On The US Air Force?5 articles · 5 sources0 left, 0 center, 5 right
- Jun 15– 17Edwards Air Force Base releases names of 8 crew members killed in B-52 bomber crash96 articles · 45 sources10 left, 20 center, 11 right
- Mar 11– 13FBI involved in search for retired Air Force major general missing for nearly 2 weeks16 articles · 9 sources2 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Feb 26Former U.S. Air Force major arrested for training Chinese military pilots10 articles · 10 sources0 left, 5 center, 4 right
Stories that name United States Air Force
- Oct 232 Air Force pilots eject from training jet in Texas4 articles · 4 sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Oct 22– 23Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Top Gun' and 'Alien,' dies76 articles · 57 sources8 left, 30 center, 10 right
- Oct 18– 19Nellis Air Force Base identifies airman killed in fall before college football game80 articles · 37 sources5 left, 20 center, 11 right
- Oct 12– 13NATO commander says the alliance does not want war but is ‘ready to fight tonight’17 articles · 14 sources3 left, 5 center, 3 right
- Oct 5– 8Supreme Court weighs case over Air Force detonating munitions in Guam8 articles · 5 sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Oct 5– 6Northrop Grumman's autonomous combat drone completed its first self-piloted flight3 articles · 3 sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 2– 3Jury acquits fired Florida sheriff's deputy in killing of Black U.S. Airforce Airman Roger Fortson10 articles · 10 sources2 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Sep 22– 23A US military plane crashes near a US air base in Germany, injuring the pilot31 articles · 27 sources5 left, 16 center, 4 right
- Sep 21– 23Florida fishing charter makes an unexpected catch: A US military drone12 articles · 12 sources0 left, 11 center, 1 right
- Sep 14– 18US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space106 articles · 70 sources14 left, 37 center, 12 right
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- Nov 11Veteran’s lost wedding ring finds its way back to him in unusual manner10 articles · 10 sources0 left, 1 center, 9 right
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