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The crews of AC-130J Ghostrider gunships "Shadow 77" and "Shadow 78," 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, Joint Special Operation Air Component-Central, receive Mackay Trophy 2021 awards for their support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which provided close-air support for 2,000 American evacuating the embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021. The awards ceremony took place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Dec. 7, 2022. (Ty Greenlees/Air Force)

AC-130J crews honored for being ‘eyes in the sky’ over Kabul in 2021

AC-130J crews at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates got the call: They were needed in Kabul.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

US denies sending American accused of spying in Venezuela

A senior U.S. official on Wednesday rejected claims that the government sent an American citizen to Venezuela where he’s been charged with plotting terrorist attacks and labeled a spy.

5 years ago

A wig, a car, a knife, a BB gun, a diaper, a Navy astronaut and her lover’s lover

Review: Portman's 'Lucy in the Sky' is an interesting mess.

By Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer

6 years ago

US condemns Russia troop deployment to troubled Venezuela

The Trump administration on Friday condemned Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro for what it said was his reliance on foreign military personnel to stay in power and renewed a warning to Russia against getting involved.

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US, Russia divided on Venezuela crisis after talks as Moscow warns against military intervention

Russia and the United States remain split on how to resolve the crisis in Venezuela, officials from both powers said Tuesday after talks in Rome.

6 years ago

US envoy dismisses military action in Venezuela during prank call

The U.S. envoy for Venezuela dismissed the possibility of American military action in the South American country in a recording made by two Russian pranksters and released Wednesday.

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