The U.S. Air Force is still scouring the Pacific for new airfields, continuing a years-long effort to expand the number of locations it can operate from in order to complicate the Chinese military’s ability to target its forces in a future conflict. The search includes military and civilian airfields that are less built-up than the … Read more
In a tragic accident, a Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with eight people on board crashed into waters off Kagoshima prefecture in southwestern Japan on November 29. The Japanese Ministry of Defense said on November 30 that one crew member has been confirmed dead and seven others are still missing. … Read more
Advertisement The U.S. Air Force has since the early 2010s concentrated a growing portion of its investments into preparations for a potential hot war against a major state adversary in the Western Pacific. The shift followed the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia,” aimed at reorienting American military and diplomatic attentions toward countering China. The policy, … Read more