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An active-duty United States Air Force member sets himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. as a form of protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and dies later that day.
2024-02-25

A United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon shoots down an unidentified flying object over Lake Huron near the Canada–United States border. The Department of Defense describe the object as octagonal and flying at roughly 20,000 feet.
2023-02-12

The United States Department of Defense reports that forces have killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria through an MQ-9 drone strike.
2021-10-22

The Federated States of Micronesia declines to host the annual Operation Christmas Drop with the U.S. Air Force. The annual operation, which delivers food and other humanitarian aid to Pacific islanders, has been cancelled by Micronesian President David W. Panuelo, who cited the threat of COVID-19.
2020-12-4

A United States Air Force 48th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle based at RAF Lakenheath, England crashes into the North Sea, 74 mi off the East Yorkshire coast, killing the pilot.
2020-06-15

Taliban forces assaulted a United States air base in Afghanistan amidst peace talks between the two parties. The attackers killed two civilians and injured another 80 people using two car bombs and guns. The attackers were successfully repelled by a NATO mission present at the base along with support from US fighter aircraft.
2019-12-11

A USAF F-16 crashes shortly after takeoff from Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. The pilot inside ejected safely and was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
2017-04-5

The Obama administration chooses retired United States Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Touhill the first federal CISO chief, who reports to the CIO of the U.S. Tony Scott.
2016-09-8

A United States Air Force operated MQ-9 Reaper drone crashes at the Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.
2016-02-20

Two United States Air Force personnel are killed and two others injured after a gunman opens fire at Frankfurt Airport in Germany - a suspect is arrested in connection with the incident.
2011-03-2