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  • Join the club
    The Air Force club used to be the place on base — every base.
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:22:56 EDT
  • Donley marks year as top Air Force civilian
    Air Force Secretary Michael Donley knows every commander doesn’t agree with every decision he makes or supports, but he doesn’t think anyone is going over his head trying to get things...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:19:37 EDT
  • Registers finally ring for mall at Ramstein
    The doors to Ramstein Air Base’s high-rise hotel/shopping mall complex are finally open.
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:15:34 EDT
  • Will gay lt. colonel be saved by policy review?
    A gay Air Force officer is hoping his 18-year career will be saved by a review of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy ordered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
    Posted Saturday Jul 4, 2009 11:05:50 EDT
  • New chief master sgt. lays out priorities
    BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, Md. — Chief Master Sgt. James Roy slipped off his service coat and put on one that Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz handed him.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:39:15 EDT
  • Mullen cautions against strike on Iran
    WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat, saying the U.S. “cannot dictate to another...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 14:10:22 EDT
  • U.S., Russia may agree to arms control outline
    MOSCOW — The White House said Sunday it expects President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to announce progress in negotiations that could lead to a new nuclear arms control...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 14:12:49 EDT
  • Powell: Iraq surge should have happened sooner
    WASHINGTON — Colin Powell says the U.S. took too long to strengthen its forces in Iraq after Baghdad fell early in the war.
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 11:18:21 EDT
  • Iraqis doubting impact of U.S. pullback
    BAGHDAD — Iraqis are skeptical that much will change after last week’s pullback of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities, a sentiment not shared by their government.
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 11:25:04 EDT
  • Teacher guides vets back to campus
    CLEVELAND — John Schupp pulled his car onto a country road lined with half-grown corn. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and he couldn’t tell which way pointed east or west. Thunder rumbled...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:54:13 EDT
  • Colleges gear up to aid influx of GI Bill vets
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly 500,000....
    Posted Saturday Jul 4, 2009 12:46:28 EDT
  • Plan would aid severely wounded combat troops
    Severely wounded combat veterans who need help carrying out everyday tasks would be eligible for a new benefit, worth as much as $1,800 monthly, under a Defense Department plan that appears to be...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:15:23 EDT
  • Biden visits with troops in Baghdad
    BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:48:46 EDT
  • Missile firing a sign of N. Korean defiance
    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the...
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 8:48:10 EDT
  • NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq on USO trip
    The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:54:50 EDT
  • Military backing algae-based fuel research
    LOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:49:55 EDT
  • Officials: 17 die in U.S. strikes in Pakistan
    ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others,...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:41:19 EDT
  • Russia to facilitate U.S. arms movements
    MOSCOW — Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said Friday, a gesture aimed at bolstering U.S. military operations and improving...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:43:01 EDT
  • WWII fathers sought – and sometimes found
    OVERLAND, Mo. — John Wastle of Scotland has spent eight years and countless hours researching questions about the father he has never met.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:45:02 EDT
  • Officials streamline expeditionary training
    The Air Force is replacing its ad hoc approach to expeditionary training with a program that teaches you the skills you need when you need them, top officials said.
    Posted Sunday Jul 5, 2009 9:14:57 EDT
  • Memorial honors fallen tactical air controllers
    A memorial honoring tactical air controllers killed in action now stands at Hurlburt Field, Fla., where the controllers learn their skills.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:35:18 EDT
  • N. Korea missile launch toward U.S. feared
    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:22:54 EDT
  • F-22 maker accused of fraud in lawsuit
    A whistleblower lawsuit accuses defense giant Lockheed Martin of defrauding the Air Force by using defective outer coatings on its F-22 Raptor stealth fighter and lying about meeting contract...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 14:04:58 EDT
  • Hill, Sheppard wings get new COs
    Col. Scott Zobrist is now in command of Hill Air Force Base’s active duty F-16 fighter wing.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 14:00:12 EDT
  • In new tactic, tankers move closer to the fight
    In the dark of night and light of day, miles above Iraq and Afghanistan, Air Force tankers are refueling a growing number of combat missions.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:39:30 EDT
  • Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq
    BAGHDAD — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq’s cities and...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:27:40 EDT
  • VA quiet on colonoscopies compensation
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:54:54 EDT
  • New commander for 90th Missile Wing
    WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — Col. Gregory S. Tims has assumed command of the 90th Missile Wing at Warren Air Force Base.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 11:15:29 EDT
  • Ogden logistics center getting new leader
    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The Ogden Air Logistics Center is getting a new leader.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 8:36:32 EDT
  • 120th Fighter Wing commander takes D.C. job
    HELENA, Mont. — The commander of the Montana Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Wing has accepted a job in Washington, D.C.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 6:47:25 EDT
  • Ogden changing command
    The command of Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, changes Friday.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 13:49:02 EDT
  • Airmen can start GI Bill transfers
    Airmen can begin the process of transferring their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents, provided they are on duty as of Aug. 1, have served at least six years and commit to four more years of...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 14:05:23 EDT
  • Ground broken for surveillance project
    DAYTON, Ohio — Ground has been broken for an Air Force research unit that will develop electronic surveillance networks to link sensor devices on the ground, in the air and in space.
    Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 17:04:32 EDT
  • 4 airmen receive Sijan award
    Four airmen, three in ground combat roles, are the recipients of the 2008 Lance P. Sijan Award for leadership.
    Posted Saturday Jul 4, 2009 11:03:57 EDT
  • Guard recruiter faces hearing on drug charges
    WARWICK, R.I. — Police investigating a Rhode Island Air National Guard recruiter accused of selling drugs say they found a safe at his office containing 1,000 tablets of prescription tablets,...
    Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 13:27:55 EDT
  • Iraq far behind in mine clearance
    BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government’s failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world’s most contaminated...
    Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 12:39:00 EDT
  • DoD cooperation on hold after Honduran coup
    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold.
    Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:48:08 EDT
  • Obama sees difficulty in Iraq after pull-out
    BAGHDAD — As Iraq celebrated Tuesday’s deadline for U.S. troops to depart from the nation’s cities, a car bomb killed at least 33 people in the city of Kirkuk, spotlighting the...
    Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 18:47:29 EDT
  • New Air Force commercial touts UAVs
    The Air Force is rolling out a new commercial this week highlighting unmanned aircraft, the service announced Tuesday.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:38:53 EDT
  • Board: Gay Guard Lt. should be discharged
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A military administrative board recommended Tuesday that a National Guard officer who publicly announced he’s gay should be discharged for violating the military’s...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 19:54:22 EDT
  • Gates wants to soften gay expulsion rules
    WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces “more humane” until Congress eventually...
    Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:42:40 EDT
  • Lung disease of soldier linked to burn pits
    Even as military health officials continue to say there are “no known long-term health effects” caused by open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, a team of Army doctors says a...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 13:28:26 EDT
  • Health officials to military: Ban smoking
    Medical experts say they have a solution for the military’s increasing smoking rates:
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 16:53:16 EDT
  • Odierno: Iran still supports Iraq attacks
    BAGHDAD — The top U.S. military commander in Iraq on Tuesday accused Iran of continuing to support and train militants who are carrying out attacks, including most of the ones in Baghdad.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 15:28:30 EDT
  • McChord cargo plane squads rotate deployments
    The Associated PressMcCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — The 7th Airlift Squadron is scheduled to return over the Fourth of July to McChord Air Force Base.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 14:51:53 EDT
  • Source: N. Korean ship turns around
    WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:03:55 EDT
  • Veterans groups urge release of photos
    ST. LOUIS — St. Louis-based Veterans for Peace and two other military veteran organizations are asking the Obama Administration to release pictures of abusive treatment of detainees by U.S....
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:43:19 EDT
  • Bill: Have VA pay old claims automatically
    A North Carolina lawmaker proposes tackling the backlog of veterans’ disability claims by awarding benefits to veterans after 18 months if their claim hasn’t been processed.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 11:25:16 EDT
  • Minot missile wing passes inspections
    MINOT, N.D. — Minot Air Force Base says its 91st Missile Wing received the highest possible grade of "satisfactory" during recent inspections.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 9:36:24 EDT
  • Trouble for Iraqi oil licensing round
    BAGHDAD —Iraq’s hopes for an oil-revenue fueled postwar recovery suffered a sharp blow Tuesday as the foreign oil companies it counted on to help develop its vast reserves greeted the...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 21:46:50 EDT
  • More guardsmen to be sought for border duty
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is developing plans to seek up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to step up the military’s counter-drug efforts along the Mexican border, senior...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:38:02 EDT
  • 2 officers picked for astronaut training
    Two Air Force officers are among the nine people named Monday to become NASA astronauts.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 14:14:11 EDT
  • AF medical branch celebrates 60 years
    San Antonio airmen celebrated 60 years of the Air Force Medical Services June 25 with the service’s top doc.
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 16:29:47 EDT
  • Three picked to fill top GSC slots
    Three top leadership slots at the new Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base have been filled, according to a news release from the Air Force chief of staff.
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 12:11:05 EDT
  • Baghdad celebrates as Iraqis take over cities
    BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:37:13 EDT
  • Kirtland getting 430 new jobs
    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque is set to gain 243 military and 187 civilian positions beginning with the next fiscal year on Sept. 30.
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 14:06:13 EDT
  • New CO takes helm at McChord
    Col. Kevin J. Kilb is the new commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. The wing is a West Coast hub for C-17 operations.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:37:41 EDT
  • Abu Ghraib scandal haunts Lynndie England
    KEYSER, W.Va. — More than two years since leaving her prison cell, the woman who became the grinning face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spends most of her days confined to the four...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 21:42:34 EDT
  • AF tests missile in launch from Calif. coast
    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Air Force has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from the California coast to an area in the Pacific Ocean...
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 20:32:17 EDT
  • Chavez to SouthCom head: U.S. is the threat
    CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez says a U.S. general shouldn’t be raising concerns that Venezuela is buying arms, and the American commander is wrong to argue there isn’t...
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 13:31:30 EDT
  • Former anti-war hotbed reaches out to military
    MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison, which saw some of the fiercest Vietnam War protests in the nation, is shedding its long-standing antimilitary image by hiring a military...
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 15:25:23 EDT
  • Dogs more actively integrated into rehab
    FORT CARSON, Colo. — Army Spc. Cameron Briggs washes down a cocktail of prescription drugs every day for post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury he suffered when four roadside bombs...
    Posted Sunday Jun 28, 2009 13:48:10 EDT
  • Violence delays mine clearing in Afghanistan
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Kneeling in the hot morning sun, a few men carefully poke and prod at the baked earth on the outskirts of the Afghan capital. As cars and trucks drive past just a few yards...
    Posted Sunday Jun 28, 2009 10:05:33 EDT
  • Recognition near for WWII-era WASP pilots
    AUSTIN, Texas — Susie Bain found her place in the sky when she was 21.
    Posted Sunday Jun 28, 2009 10:10:03 EDT
  • Iraqi forces tighten grip on urban security
    BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces bolstered checkpoints and banned motorcycles from the streets of Baghdad as they prepared Sunday for more violence before this week’s withdrawal of U.S....
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 13:30:50 EDT
  • New rules help couples serve on same base
    Maj. Benjamin Jacobson and Capt. Angela Jacobson lived apart the three years they dated and the first year of their marriage.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:38:33 EDT
  • Airmen sound off on stupid rules
    There’s stupid. Then there’s Air Force stupid.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 14:14:07 EDT
  • ND WWII vets share stories for documentary
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Leaving their small towns and farms for the battlefields of Europe and the South Pacific, the young men of McKenzie County became part of a war that both changed the world...
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 13:30:28 EDT
  • Sgt. works with hardened Leavenworth inmates
    FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Sgt. 1st Class Aljournal “A.J.” Franklin believes every individual should be treated with dignity and encouraged to become better — even if that...
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 9:48:27 EDT
  • NATO, Russia renew military relations
    CORFU, Greece — NATO and Russia agreed to resume military ties Saturday in their first high-level meeting since Russia’s war with Georgia disrupted their relations 10 months ago.
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 14:44:13 EDT
  • Iraqi PM celebrates pullback of U.S. troops
    BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Saturday that the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities and towns was a message that his country was ready to take over its own security,...
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 13:20:48 EDT
  • Air Force adds personnel to Colo. installations
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Air Force plans to add 165 airmen and 130 civilian workers over the next year in the Pikes Peak region as it adjusts its staffing worldwide.
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 13:09:15 EDT
  • Handful of detainees may remain imprisoned
    WASHINGTON — The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, concerned that Congress might otherwise...
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 10:52:15 EDT
  • Base: Solar project would hinder radar
    The Nevada Air Force base praised by President Barack Obama for its renewable energy potential wants to shut down a private solar power project, citing potential interference between the...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:38:21 EDT
  • Directive urges more cautious airstrikes
    Stricter rules for combat in Afghanistan will cause Air Force commanders to be more careful when authorizing airstrikes but won’t significantly reduce the role of air power in the war,...
    Posted Sunday Jun 28, 2009 7:56:32 EDT
  • Luke losing 28 F-16s, some jobs
    TUCSON, Ariz. — The Air Force’s proposed fiscal 2010 force structure realignment will impose the loss of nearly 549 military positions and 28 F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base in...
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 9:54:49 EDT
  • Free retreat offered for TBI vets, families
    The deadline is July 27 for troops with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, and their families, to register for a free getaway near Big Bear Lake in California’s San Bernardino Mountains.
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:44:50 EDT
  • Tomb of Unknowns to be repaired, not replaced
    The Army Corps of Engineers and Arlington National Cemetery have decided to repair the Tomb of the Unknowns rather than build a replacement, Sen. Jim Webb announced Friday.
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:53:37 EDT
  • On-base ATM machine dispenses prescriptions
    At Los Angeles Air Force Base, it’s now as fast to fill a prescription as grabbing a couple of $20 bills from the ATM.
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 8:14:17 EDT
  • Trial date set for former B-52 pilot
    After four years in a Florida jail on burglary and battery charges, a trial date has been set for a former Barksdale B-52 pilot accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend in the shower with a stun gun...
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:47:50 EDT
  • Iraqi insurgents turning to motorcycle bombs
    BAGHDAD — Motorcycle bombs killed at least 20 people in separate attacks Friday in Baghdad, most in a crowded bazaar, part of an apparent trend toward increased use of motorcycles to thwart...
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 14:09:30 EDT
  • Service set for Guard commander killed in crash
    The former commanding general of the D.C. National Guard and his wife, both killed in a deadly train collision in Washington, D.C., will be remembered at a service Monday.
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 8:11:28 EDT
  • Mullen upbeat after talks with Russian leaders
    MOSCOW — The top U.S. military officer said after meeting with Russian leaders Friday that both countries were willing to improve military ties.
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 14:41:25 EDT
  • Defense bill aims to protect N.M. guard wing
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A defense bill approved Thursday by the House of Representatives includes language aimed at protecting the 150th Fighter Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 13:03:05 EDT
  • Congress delays debate on gay ban
    Congress seems intent on delaying any debate on repealing the military’s ban on open service by gays until next year.
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 14:44:33 EDT
  • Ariz. airman indicted on child sex charges
    TUCSON, Ariz. — An airman at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been indicted on charges that he allegedly molested a young girl, took inappropriate pictures of her and filmed her in the shower.
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 6:13:17 EDT
  • Lawmaker: Time to put Osprey out of its misery
    The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee recommended Tuesday that the production of all MV-22 Ospreys be halted, saying that after more than two decades the hybrid aircraft...
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 6:55:35 EDT
  • Team to assess airmen’s time
    A group of Air Force personnel officials will hit the road this summer to hear airmen’s and commanders’ concerns about drains on their time, an official said Wednesday.
    Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:47:40 EDT
  • NATO general: More forces needed in Afghanistan
    WASHINGTON — Despite the thousands of U.S. troops headed to southern Afghanistan this summer, a NATO commander said Thursday they’ll fall short of the numbers historically needed to...
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 20:20:59 EDT
  • Bagram hospital copes with rising war toll
    BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The urgent call came in: Roadside bombs had ripped through two Humvees and wounded eight or nine U.S. soldiers.
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 16:50:44 EDT
  • Flying ops resume at Hill after fatal crash
    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Flying operations have resumed at Hill Air Force Base following the crash of an F-16 earlier this week that killed the pilot.
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 16:16:38 EDT
  • Post-9/11 GI Bill going smoothly, VA says
    Department of Veterans Affairs officials expressed confidence that the Aug. 1 launch of the Post-9/11 GI Bill will go smoothly, with the first benefits checks to be cut by the Treasury Department on...
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 15:40:12 EDT
  • House moves to tighten rules on burn pits
    The House of Representatives passed a provision Thursday in its version of the 2010 defense authorization bill that would prohibit open-air burn pits from operating for longer than 12 months in Iraq...
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 11:39:15 EDT
  • Senate panel approves funds for 7 more F-22s
    The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to fully fund seven F-22 Raptors for $1.75 billion in the fiscal 2010 defense budget, according to an industry and a congressional source who were not...
    Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 8:12:53 EDT
  • DoD on the clock to plan stop-loss payments
    The 120-day countdown has begun for the Pentagon to design and launch a payment process for the 185,000 service members and veterans eligible to apply for a $500 allowance for every month they served...
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 13:31:53 EDT
  • Kyrgyz lawmakers back deal with U.S. on Manas
    BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that a new deal allowing the U.S. to continue using a Kyrgyz air base to ship military supplies to Afghanistan was meant to support the fight...
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 14:46:18 EDT
  • Poll: Troops' kids feel war toll
    WASHINGTON — After seven years of war, most children of combat troops are showing more fear, anxiety and behavioral problems, according to the Pentagon's most sweeping survey of the...
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 20:28:58 EDT
  • Hill AFB to fire up 1,400 solar panels
    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Some of the electricity used at Hill Air Force Base will soon come from the sun.
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 8:33:06 EDT
  • Air Force general takes helm at SouthCom
    MIAMI — An Air Force general took the helm Thursday of U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean.
    Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 6:55:51 EDT
  • Girl burned by white phosphorus leaves Bagram
    BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — A nurse fixed a black wig on Razia’s scarred and disfigured scalp before the 8-year-old took off around the emergency room to bid farewell to the staff who...
    Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 12:21:34 EDT

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