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F-22 Necessary For Continued Dominance
This column is the third in this series on the best fighter ever put in service by any country at any time in history, the F-22 Raptor.
Airport building sought for B-2 bomber training
Springfield could become a training area for B-2 Stealth bombers if the Missouri National Guard is able to lease the old terminal building at Springfield-Branson National Airport.
Malmstrom ushers in new era under Global Strike Command
Some of the most powerful weapons on earth are scattered under the earth around North Central Montana, and controlled and maintained by the folks at Malmstrom Air Force in Great Falls.
Global changes to start at BAFB next week
Major changes will start taking place at Barksdale Air Force Base next week, though there is little physical evidence of it save for changes in signs welcoming people to the facility.
General answers questions about stealth bomber mission
Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler remembers exactly what he was doing the day in August 2007 when he got a call about a monumental misdelivery.Dressed in his most tuxedo-like uniform and giving a speech to senior sergeants in an Air Force hangar on Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, the then-colonel left his audience in an instant.
Authorities in Pulaski County say a Missouri National Guardsman faces charges of making a terrorist threat in a school near Whiteman Air Force Base.
Who Is Tracking Local Stimulus Money?
Lawmakers are demanding answers about how the stimulus money was being used to create jobs.
O'Fallon hires new city administrator, police chief
The O'Fallon City Council approved the appointments of Keith J. Riesberg as O'Fallon's City Administrator and Roy J. Joachimstaler as O'Fallon's Chief of Police at a special session of the City Council, Nov.
We lovingly remember Kevin Willard Moore, who was born May 16, 1953, in Estherville, Iowa and passed away November 13, 2009, due to complications from pneumonia.
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Northeast Vernon County High School Principal Charles Naas accepts a flag presented to the school by Missouri State Representative and United States Marine Corps veteran Barney J. Fisher, during an event honoring veterans conducted Wednesday.
Fourth-grade students at Heber Hunt Elementary got up close and personal with local veterans on Tuesday.
Topic: Obituaries Submitted Obituary : Lynn Garland Robinson Published Online Nov 03, 2009 - 10:21 AM Lynn Garland Robinson, a 77-year-old resident of Princeton, died on Sunday, Nov.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ridenour, of Sedalia, will observe their 40th anniversary on Sunday.
University of Central Missouri president's ouster raises questions
By most measures, Aaron Podolefsky's nearly five-year tenure as president of the University of Central Missouri has been a success.
Military man aims to join new brigade
The press release starts like this: 'A tough-as-nails Army Airborne Ranger, an articulate and persuasive Air Force Public Affairs Officer or a technically trained naval nuclear reactor operator.
Whiteman Air Force Base gains 2 units
25 at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The 498th Munitions Maintenance Group relocates from Kirtland AFB to Whiteman AFB, along with its new subordinate unit, the 19th Munitions Squadron.
Bunker buster carries goal of deterring Iran
Even as Washington emphasizes walking softly to pry Iran away from its nuclear ambitions, the Pentagon is speeding the manufacture of its own big stick.This month, the Defense Department awarded $51.9 million to McDonnell Douglas to more quickly adapt a 30,000-pound bunker buster to the B-2 stealth bomber.The GBU-57 bomb and the fleet of B-2s ...
Combat metals flight fabricates essential aircraft parts
Senior Airman Steven Edwards, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a support bracket at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Oct.
James Graves doesn't let retirement stop him from lending a hand
James Graves spent 20 years serving his country and now spends his days serving his community.
High-tech cushions to soften sorties for crews
Taxi drivers have beaded seat covers. Sports fans have vinyl-covered foam. Soon, aircrews will have their own high-tech seat cushions to keep them comfortable on long-distance missions.
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