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1 hr ago | The China Post

Air Force must ensure safety, flex muscles more carefully

Two Air Force pilots from the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing based in Hsinchu, Northern Taiwan ejected to safety Monday when their Mirage jet crashed off the western coast shortly after takeoff.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Air Accidents, Opinion

4 hrs ago | Flight Journal

U.S. Air Force Museum Announces New R&D Displays

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's planned fourth building will now include aircraft from the Research and Development Gallery, along with a new Presidential Gallery, an expanded Space Gallery and select global reach planes.

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Related Topix: US Military, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, US News, US Air Force, North American XB-70 Valkyrie, Aircraft, North American Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Dayton, OH

5 hrs ago | Army Times

82nd tackles GRF, relearns rapid deployment

Soldiers board a C-130 during an exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., in February. The combined joint training exercise was to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and its partners to act as part of the Global Response Force.

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Related Topix: Fort Bragg, NC, US Military, US News, US Air Force, US Army, Fort Bragg

9 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

Pease military's prime choice as base for new KC-46A tankers

The KC-46A is intended to replace the U.S. Air Force's aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US News, Pease Air National Guard Base, McConnell Air Force Base, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican

13 hrs ago | Houston Press

Conduct Unbecoming: One Officer's Struggle with the Texas Air National Guard

For almost every workday over the past ten months, a 35-year-old first lieutenant in the Texas Air National Guard has done little more than sit in the Lackland Air Force Base library.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US News, US National Guard, Lackland Air Force Base, Brady, TX

16 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Idaho Woman Arrested, Refused To Return Lost Dog

Police in Boise have arrested a 49-year-old woman after officers say she refused several requests to return a lost dog to its owner.

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Related Topix: Idaho, US Military, US Air Force, McConnell Air Force Base, US News

16 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

McConnell Air Force Base Selected For New KC-46A Air Refueling Tankers

Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, McConnell Air Force Base, Forbes Field, Wichita, KS, US News, Kansas

16 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Idaho Panel Backs Delisting Of Grizzly Bears

Idaho wildlife officials are urging the federal government to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list.

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Related Topix: Idaho, US Military, US Air Force, McConnell Air Force Base, US News, Sandpoint, ID

17 hrs ago | Jacksonville Daily News

Family accepts Purple Heart honor for fallen deputy

Tears ran down Deborah Walker Barber-Tully's cheeks, as she thanked a room full of people at the Onslow County Superior Courthouse Monday night.

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20 hrs ago | The Papillion Times

The Public Pulse, May 22

The World-Herald has published many stories about the effects of the automatic cuts to federal spending known as sequestration.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Nebraska

Yesterday | Missileer

When all else fails, egress prevails

Airman 1st Class Mark Armstrong , Staff Sgt. Keith Billings and Senior Airman Garron Theriault remove an Advanced Concept Ejection System from an A-10 Thunderbolt II May 17, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Military, Moody Air Force Base, US Air Force, US News

Tue May 21, 2013

Missileer

F-35A instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

An F-35A Lightning II approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling May 13, 2013, near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, March Air Reserve Base, US News, US Navy, US Marine Corps

KXLY-TV Spokane

Civic leaders anxious for KC-46 decision

Spokane business and civic leaders are anxiously awaiting an anticipated announcement Wednesday as to which Air Force Bases could be home to the KC-46A tanker.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, US Military, Fairchild Air Force Base, US Air Force, US News

AEI

Congress ignores Pentagon's drawdown abroad to stall domestic military base closures

U. S. Air Force C-141 Starlifters, C-5 Galaxy's, and C-17 Globemaster III's, are staged on the ramp of Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, on December 12, 1995.

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NewscastMedia.com

United States Air Force launches satellite into orbit

Newscast Media CAPE CANAVERAL-Just a few days ago, the United States Air Force launched a satellite into orbit via an Atlas V rocket.

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The Wichita Eagle

Beechcraft appoints new regional sales director for Sub-Saharan Africa

Beechcraft Corp. has appointed a regional sales director for Beechcraft products in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kingsley Okoli, the company announced.

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WLOX-TV Biloxi

Ready for War: Inside Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center

With 160 full time military and civilian employees, the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport has an annual economic impact of $65 million.

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Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use

The Air Force's decision to accelerate its introduction with a slightly less capable version of the F-35 software package means the planes will carry fewer weapons at first, although the software will later be upgraded to the final version, said the sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly.

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Emmy Advanced Media

U.S. Air Force Will Save $50 Million Over 10 Years via iPad Deployment

The U.S. Air Force is expecting to save a serious amount of cash as a result of deploying 18,000 iPads.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Motley Fool

DSCA Notifies Congress of Netherlands F-16 Training

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Monday of plans to conduct a foreign military "sale" of an F-16 Formal Training Unit, or FTU, to the Netherlands.

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