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Earlier this week, the Army reported that suicides among soldiers doubled in October and the rate has gone up 16 percent compared with this time last year.

Air Force Week in Photos for Nov. 20 highlights photos from around the Air Force.

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - With the new F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft's arrival just four years away, officials at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center here are looking forward to joint training opportunities while recognizing the challenges of providing realistic training on such a ...

At the Air Force Warfare Center here, lessons learned supporting ground troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are being shared with the aviation community and incorporated into the training as quickly as they're developed.

Dr. Jill Biden meets with Master Sgt. Wayne Ojala and his children, Jari, Kali and Katherine Ojala during her visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov.

The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is preparing for the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, like the one pictured here as it undergoes testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

A senior U.S. Air Force official said Monday he expects the force's involvement in the United Arab Emirates to continue and potentially expand.

8:47 p.m. Aviation Nation The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatics squadron got a chance to perform in front of a home crowd Saturday at Nellis Air Force Base during the Aviation Nation air show and open house.

It was surprising to find on Capitol Hill this week that Obama has a good chance eventually of getting a climate bill, writes Geoffrey Lean.

LAS VEGAS -- A 17-year-old from southern California is charged with murder after a homemade bomb killed a man in a desert area near Nellis Air Force Base.

Preview What: Aviation Nation 2009 When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Nellis Air Force Base Admission: Free The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will perform over Nellis Air Force Base during the 2009 Aviation Nation Saturday and Sunday.

Capt. Rudy Orozco gives San Juan Capistrano elementary-school students a lesson in the meaning of Veterans Day.

The "enemy" has a special seat of honor at Naval Air Station Fallon. Near hangar 4's west side and a one-person guard shack, a walkway with an arch proclaiming "MIG Alley" identifies "enemy" headquarters.

A photovoltaic solar power facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Selling the military community on the importance of energy security has not always been automatic.

Air Force Col. John P. Montgomery, commander of the Nellis Air Force Base 98th Range Wing, walks through a mock town at the Nellis Test and Training Range.

In the aftermath of the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, military bases in Nevada have not launched any special security precautions.

Two new programs here are focused on getting care and services to wounded or sick servicemembers and to military families during their loved ones' deployments.

The United States Air Force has built a training city to prepare pilots for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Officials at Ft. Hood in Texas now say that 12 people have been killed a massive shooting.