With that award, Hester is the first woman in the Air Force to receive the Silver Star and the 10th woman in the Department ...

Capt. Lacie Hester's award comes amid new controversy over women in combat. The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of ...

On the tarmac at Wright Patterson Air Base, a C-17 Globemaster III sits whirling with activity as airmen work with training mannequins — and live actors — lying on transport litters.

Airmen from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska launched the missile using an airborne launch control system aboard a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft.

The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of more than 80 Iranian drones that were part of Iran's large missile and drone ...

The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of more than 80 Iranian drones that were part of Iran's large missile and drone ...