The airman killed in an M18 pistol discharge incident that led Air Force Global Strike Command to indefinitely halt use of the firearm was a 21-year-old security forces specialist from Kentucky, ...

Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe was named the Air Force's senior enlisted leader on Nov. 6, 2025. Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe, the Air Force’s new senior enlisted leader, has extensive experience ...

The Air Force command that operates and protects nuclear weapons has returned the M18 pistol to service with its Security Forces and other personnel, a month after one of the guns killed an airman at ...

The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last month, adding more scrutiny to Sig Sauer's controversial product. Airman ...

The Air Force ordered all its M18 pistols inspected after the death of a security forces airman last month sparked concerns about the safety of the gun used widely across the U.S. military. The ...

An Air Force command is temporarily barring the use of issued Sig Sauer sidearms amid an investigation into the death of an airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming over the weekend. The active ...