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LACKLAND AFB, TX - After a year following the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), Air Force Tops in Blue
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Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan jokes about how sequestration is screwing over the other services but not his. ARLINGTON, VA — Air Force officials confirmed Monday that they would be
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A congressional investigation concluded this week, revealing a decades-long conspiracy by the United States Air Force to recruit and retain better-looking women than
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readLACKLAND AFB, TX — In an attempt to cut down on sexual assault in its ranks, the Air Force has ordered its recruiters to stop driving their familiar yellow
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTHE PENTAGON — The U.S. Air Force announced a new program Monday for keeping troops safe off the battlefield, and it's already being hailed as so
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWeiner discusses the dangers of sexual assault, and mentors troops on how to better hide their indiscretions. ARLINGTON, VA – The Air Force announced Wednesday they had selected former
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readNOME, ALASKA — Air Force Technical Sgt. Frank Lott thought he was doing everything the Air Force wanted him to do, but now finds his career at a dead
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readLAS VEGAS, NV — The Air Force is rethinking its liberal telecommuting policy after a drone operator working from home accidentally incinerated a Yemeni wedding party in what Air
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readKANDAHAR – The United States Air Force was forced to issue a formal apology for the offense caused by the parachuting of hundreds of Christmas hams onto assorted Pashtun
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readMACDILL AFB, FL — At the edge of a grainy surveillance video taken last month of the main entrance of U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base,
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readSHAW AIR FORCE BASE — Despite looming budget cuts that have grounded a total of 17 combat squadrons, the Air Force has deployed its newest weapon in Afghanistan: A
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — Congress has promised to hold hearings after a Department of Defense watchdog turned up evidence that the contractor manufacturing the Air Force's planned F-24
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
BOX ELDER, S.D. — The Ellsworth Air Force Base barber shop sees its fair share of regulars, but none may be as young or excited to be there
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
Nearly a year after changes to Air Force PT rules went into effect, service officials announced on Monday the adoption of a new service-wide fitness conditioning program
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
BAGRAM AIRFIELD — Capt. Martin Lewis, an MQ-1 Predator drone pilot in the U.S. Air Force, has raised enough money through the Kickstarter website to bring his
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readLANGLEY AFB, Va. — The Air Force has officially eliminated any requirement for face-to-face work accountability with the launch of the service's "Virtual Work&
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — Following increased public criticism of the Air Force’s controversial religious policies, the Air Force's Special Panel on Religious Freedom has announced a brand new
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON — Citing “disastrous” management of the F-35 development program and “obvious, catastrophic failings” in the aircraft itself, the Air Force and Marine Corps will jointly announce this
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTHE PENTAGON – Air Force spokesman Col. Marty Turner announced today that the Air Force is asking the European Union for bailout funds to pay for the next fiscal
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readMAXWELL AFB, Ala.— Crime rates both in and around Air Force bases are dropping at a shocking rate, according to new police statistics released this week. Most are
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — The Air Force's top general has ordered Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone to be placed into a secure bunker for the remainder of his enlistment,
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readBARKSDALE AFB, La. — The United States Air Force has been rocked by what insiders describe as "chaos and confusion" as a result of a service-wide
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cadet Roland Nix was excited to receive a free meal at his local Chili's Grill & Bar today. The meal was provided as
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