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  • U.S. Military B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed Within Range of North Korea
    U.S. Military B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed Within Range of North Korea
    January 12, 2018 | By Colin Fredericson
    Nuclear-capable U.S. military B-2 stealth bombers are headed to Guam — the U.S. territory closest to North Korea. The Pacific Air Forces announced the deployment of three B-2 Spirit aircraft, along with 200 U.S. Air Force airmen on Jan. 9, according to the Washington Examiner. The B-2s will supplement the Andersen Air Force Base’s supply […]
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  • South Korea Will ‘Eliminate’ Kim Jong-Un, Says Defense Minister
    South Korea Will ‘Eliminate’ Kim Jong-Un, Says Defense Minister
    September 23, 2016 | By Chika Dunu
    South Korean government officials have set forth a plan to protect its nation from North Korea’s nuclear threats. Defense Minister Han Min-koo revealed on Sept. 21, that the Asian nation will kill North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un if a threat arises against its citizens. “If it becomes clear the enemy is moving to […]
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  • Air Force Computer Crash Wipes Out Over 10 Years Worth of Records
    Air Force Computer Crash Wipes Out Over 10 Years Worth of Records
    June 15, 2016 | By Jim Liao
    Air Force officials announced on Friday, June 10, that it has lost thousands of investigation records dating back to 2004 due to a database crash. According to Defense One, the lost records contain over 100,000 investigation files ranging from issues like workplace disputes to fraud. The data, which was kept in the Air Force’s Automated […]
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  • F-16 Thunderbird Crashes at Air Force Academy Graduation After Obama’s Speech
    F-16 Thunderbird Crashes at Air Force Academy Graduation After Obama’s Speech
    June 2, 2016 | By Andrew Simontacchi
    The pilot safely ejected at about 1:15 p.m. just prior to the plane's crash landing in a field across from a Baptist church in Widefield, Colo.
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  • Anonymous Air Force Whistleblower: Americans Could Have Been Saved in 2012 Benghazi Attack
    Anonymous Air Force Whistleblower: Americans Could Have Been Saved in 2012 Benghazi Attack
    May 12, 2016 | By Andrew Simontacchi
    The anonymous Air Force member says their operation, which had crew members armed and ready to launch, claimed to be halted by the military due to issues with a refueling tanker.
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  • Video: Woman Throws Her 3 Children From Burning Building; Caught By US Airmen in South Korea
    Video: Woman Throws Her 3 Children From Burning Building; Caught By US Airmen in South Korea
    May 3, 2016 | By Andrew Simontacchi
    A fire broke out in an apartment building in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, trapping a 30-year-old mother and her children on the fourth floor—who were left with only one option: jump.
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  • Norwegian F-16 Fighter Jet Mistakenly Fires at Its Own Control Tower
    Norwegian F-16 Fighter Jet Mistakenly Fires at Its Own Control Tower
    April 25, 2016 | By Denisse Moreno
    Norwegian officials are investigating after an F-16 fighter jet accidentally fired at a lookout tower near three military personnel during a target exercise early April.
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  • Official: Airman Shot His Commander at Texas Base
    Official: Airman Shot His Commander at Texas Base
    April 8, 2016 | By Associated Press
    DALLAS—An airman shot his commander in an apparent murder-suicide Friday at a U.S. Air Force base in San Antonio, a senior U.S. official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the shooting at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Two handguns were found near the bodies of the men, […]
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  • Active Shooter in Texas Air Force Base: 2 Dead So Far
    Active Shooter in Texas Air Force Base: 2 Dead So Far
    April 8, 2016 | By Andrew Simontacchi
    Bexar County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the incident has been unfolding at the base, which is right off the freeway, since around 9 a.m.
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  • Kate Middleton Says Prince George Wants to Be an Air Force Cadet Like Dad
    Kate Middleton Says Prince George Wants to Be an Air Force Cadet Like Dad
    February 7, 2016 | By Epoch Video
    The Duchess of Cambridge reveals to cadets that her 2-year-old son hopes to one day join the military organization. While attending a Central London service to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Royal Air Force’s Air Training Corps, Kate Middleton chatted with cadet Lucinda Conder, 19, Mirror.co.uk reported. The Duchess said she had shown George pictures of […]
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  • A-10 Warthog’s Retirement Set for 2022 in New Defense Budget
    A-10 Warthog’s Retirement Set for 2022 in New Defense Budget
    February 5, 2016 | By Joshua Philipp
    Attempts to retire the A-10 have been met with strong resistance from soldiers, Marines, and some U.S. lawmakers
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  • Report Says Errors by Airmen Damaged Nuclear Missile in 2014
    Report Says Errors by Airmen Damaged Nuclear Missile in 2014
    January 23, 2016 | By Associated Press
    Officials say errors by three airmen troubleshooting a nuclear missile in its launch silo in 2014 caused a "mishap" that damaged the missile, prompting the Air Force to strip the service members of their nuclear certification and quietly launch an accident investigation.
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  • F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Arizona; Cause Unknown
    F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Arizona; Cause Unknown
    January 21, 2016 | By Associated Press
    BAGDAD, Ariz.—An F-16 fighter jet from Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix crashed Thursday in a remote area of northwestern Arizona. There was no immediate information on pilot’s condition and a search and rescue operation was underway, officials said. The crash occurred at about 8:45 a.m. in rugged terrain near Bagdad in Yavapai County, Luke […]
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  • Rescuers Look for 12 Aboard Marine Helicopters That Collided Off Hawaii
    Rescuers Look for 12 Aboard Marine Helicopters That Collided Off Hawaii
    January 15, 2016 | By Associated Press
    HALEIWA, Hawaii—Two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each collided and went down off the Hawaiian island of Oahu while on a nighttime training mission, and rescuers searched choppy waters Friday where debris had been sighted, military officials said. There was no immediate word on the fate of those aboard or what caused the […]
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  • Syria: Israeli Air Raids Kill 5 Civilians, 1 Soldier
    Syria: Israeli Air Raids Kill 5 Civilians, 1 Soldier
    August 21, 2015 | By Associated Press
    Israel's air force carried out a drone strike in southern Syria on Friday, killing five civilians, while a soldier was killed and seven wounded in an air raid overnight
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  • Turkish Bombing of Islamic State Marks End of Tacit Truce
    Turkish Bombing of Islamic State Marks End of Tacit Truce
    July 24, 2015 | By Associated Press
    Turkish warplanes struck ISIS targets across the border in Syria on Friday, government officials said, a day after ISIS extremists fired at a Turkish military outpost, killing a soldier
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  • Military Plane Crashes in Southern Arizona, Sparks Fire
    Military Plane Crashes in Southern Arizona, Sparks Fire
    June 25, 2015 | By Associated Press
    Military officials confirm a single F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashed Wednesday night in southern Arizona
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  • Pentagon Wants a New Hypersonic Vehicle in Race With China
    Pentagon Wants a New Hypersonic Vehicle in Race With China
    June 2, 2015 | By Joshua Philipp
    Hypersonic nuclear weapons could blast past missile defenses.
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  • China Claims Airspace Over Its Self-Made Islands, Says It’s ‘Entitled’
    China Claims Airspace Over Its Self-Made Islands, Says It’s ‘Entitled’
    May 20, 2015 | By Joshua Philipp
    The Chinese regime is chasing away foreign aircraft over the islands it built in the South China Sea. On Thursday, its Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying declared “China is entitled” to establish air defense zones. The new developments are what many defense analysts feared would happen. The Chinese Communist Party is currently building military bases […]
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  • Amazing Telekinesis Experiments Reviewed in US Air Force-Commissioned Report
    Amazing Telekinesis Experiments Reviewed in US Air Force-Commissioned Report
    January 28, 2015 | By Tara MacIsaac
    Studies have shown that people can use their minds to bend metal, transport objects from inside, and perform other amazing feats.
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  • Dead Soldier Joins Squadron for Photo Op? Take a Look at This Alleged Ghost Photo
    Dead Soldier Joins Squadron for Photo Op? Take a Look at This Alleged Ghost Photo
    August 8, 2014 | By Tara MacIsaac
    Sir Victor Goddard, a marshal in the British Royal Air Force, published a photo in 1975 that shows a what appears to be a ghostly figure among living soldiers.
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  • UFOs ‘Roam Our Skies’ Says Former US Air Force Intelligence Officer
    UFOs ‘Roam Our Skies’ Says Former US Air Force Intelligence Officer
    May 5, 2013 | By Shar Adams
    A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer described his encounter with a UFO at the DC hearing on extraterrestrial sightings
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  • Former US Officer Describes Encounter With Alien Craft
    Former US Officer Describes Encounter With Alien Craft
    May 1, 2013 | By Shar Adams
    WASHINGTON-A former U.S. Air Force officer described in detail a spaceship he saw while investigating an incident near a U.S. airbase in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sgt. James Penniston was speaking at a “Citizen Hearing On Disclosure,” a mock Congressional hearing on extra terrestrial encounters which runs for five days from April 29 to […]
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  • US-Iran Cyber Conflict Ties to Economic Warfare
    US-Iran Cyber Conflict Ties to Economic Warfare
    January 29, 2013 | By Joshua Philipp
    Fundamentally, the conflict with Iran, including the threat of a cyber 9/11, is an economic war.
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  • Toledo Tops Air Force in Military Bowl
    Toledo Tops Air Force in Military Bowl
    December 29, 2011 | By Kristen Meriwether
    Air Force missed a last-second two-point conversion, giving Toledo a 42–41 win in the Military Bowl.
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  • Tories Put ‘Royal’ Back in Navy, Air Force
    Tories Put ‘Royal’ Back in Navy, Air Force
    August 18, 2011 | By Joan Delaney
    Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced in Halifax Tuesday that the government has restored the use of the historic “royal” designations of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Land Force Command will be known simply as the Canadian Army.
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  • South Korea Begins Large Naval Drill
    South Korea Begins Large Naval Drill
    August 5, 2010 | By Peter Sedik
    South Korea started five-day military exercises near the disputed maritime border with North Korea on Thursday.
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