USAF Space Command Realigns Cyberspace Capabili …
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Despite push from ND Air Guard, US Air Force does not want C-27s
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
D., states that it is time the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force learn to listen to Congress and quit imagining that they are the experts on what cuts to make in light of shrinking budgets. In the unlikely chance that Congress …
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US Defence Secretary orders additional F-22 safety measures
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US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has directed the US Air Force to take additional steps to ensure the safety of pilots flying the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Pilots operating the stealthy twin-engine air dominance fighter must remain close enough …
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USAF orders two rockets for 2014 launch
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The US Air Force (USAF) has ordered two more evolved expendable launch vehicles (EELV) from United Launch Alliance to launch GPS and military communications satellites, a contract worth nearly $400 million. The order comprises one Lockheed Martin Atlas …
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Doug Buckles started fire services career in USAF
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Photo Contributed – During his time in the US Air Force, Carter County native Doug Buckles was stationed at numerous locations across the country. In the early 1960s, Buckles served a tour of duty at King Salmon, AFB in the Aleutian Islands, …
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The National Security State Wins (Again)
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Boeing Completes 1st Flight Of QF-16 Aerial Target For US Air Force
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By Shane Nolan May 15, 2012 – Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. The QF-16 took off at 3:05 pm Eastern time and climbed to an …
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Senior USAF KC-46 and F-35 officials swap positions
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Two senior US Air Force officials leading the service's largest programmes are swapping positions, mystifying analysts and retired flag-officers. Maj Gen Christopher Bogdan, the current programme executive officer for the Boeing KC-46, is to become the …
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Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander International Security …
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Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander International Security …
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Australia’s C-27J Purchase Under Fire For Cost and the Way the Procurement Was …
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Australia's C-27J Purchase Under Fire For Cost and the Way the Procurement Was …
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