Rachel S. Cohen
Editor, Air Force Times
Rachel Cohen is the editor of Air Force Times. She joined the publication as its senior reporter in March 2021. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Frederick News-Post (Md.), Air and Space Forces Magazine, Inside Defense, Inside Health Policy and elsewhere.
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US Air Force Osprey crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead
The cause of the crash and the conditions of seven other troops who were aboard the tiltrotor aircraft remain unknown.
5 Army special operations soldiers killed in helicopter crash
The crew was conducting a “routine air refueling mission” during a training sortie when their aircraft suffered a mishap, the military said Sunday.
US military aircraft crashes in Mediterranean; injuries unknown
The military is investigating the cause of the mishap.
Marine takes over as military’s top enlisted leader
Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman Troy Black becomes the top enlisted voice on quality-of-life and combat readiness issues for the joint force.
Airmen prepare for a new era of medical evacuation in the Pacific
Airmen will need to fly longer, triage more illnesses and injuries in midair and work more closely with their international partners than ever before.
US troops in Ukraine can now earn hazard pay
The Pentagon says a small number of U.S. troops are stationed at the American embassy in Kyiv, but are not conducting combat operations in the country.
Here’s how the Senate wants to boost military recruitment
Proposals include an Enlisted Training Corps that would mirror the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units that have existed for more than 100 years.
Air Guard nurse walked alongside Taliban to rescue patients from Kabul
Maj. Katie Lunning, Military Times' 2023 Airman of the Year, helped saved dozens of lives during the evacuation of Afghanistan as a critical care nurse.
Space Force captain kept US Cabinet officials safe amid Europe crisis
Capt. Victoria Garcia, Military Times' 2023 Guardian of the Year, led the first space electronic warfare deployment at the onset of the war in Ukraine.
