All branches of the U.S. military began once again requiring their recruits to get flu vaccines earlier this month, an exception to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to lift the military’s vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. The news comes as Lackland Air Force Base in Texas — home to … Read more
FORT STEWART, Ga. — An Army sergeant was sentenced to life in a military prison Tuesday for shootings last summer that wounded five people at a base in Georgia. A military judge at Fort Stewart sentenced Sgt. Quornelius Radford to life with a possibility of parole, local news outlets reported, after a court-martial last week … Read more
U.S. airmen and Air Force trainees have fallen ill after a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, according to a spokesperson for the military branch. The number of sickened troops could be over 200, according to a source at the base. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more
Inside the base camps for World Cup teams across the U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News The dozens of teams from around the globe competing in the World Cup need home bases while they’re in the United States. Bradley Blackburn takes a look at the places they’re calling home between matches, all across the … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — A senior Polish defense official said Wednesday that the United States has expressed interest in potentially establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. Cezary Tomczyk, Poland’s deputy defense minister, spoke to The Associated Press a day after the Polish government approved steps to allow such a U.S. permanent base in Poland, … Read more
Edwards Air Force Base has released the names of the eight people killed in a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crash on Monday. The deceased include military personnel, Boeing employees and government civilians. The deceased include weapons system officers Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, 40, and Maj. Alexander Davis, 34. Estrella was part of the Air Force Operational … Read more
One of the eight people who died in the crash of an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber in California on Monday had recently welcomed a new son, his wife said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “My husband just went back to work. He was there … Read more
8 killed in B-52 bomber crash at Air Force base in California – CBS News Watch CBS News Eight people were killed when a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff Monday during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Air Force said the plane was carrying civilians and military personnel. Carter … Read more
A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. Emergency responders were dispatched Sunday to a report of people injured in a BASE jumping attempt at Mineral Bottom, a remote desert area … Read more
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — For decades, a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert has been a hotbed of some of the most innovative flight research in the U.S. From a test pilot breaking the sound barrier to a space shuttle touching down, aviation history has often been made at Edwards … Read more