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Dr. Jim Gord, of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate, was named as a 2016 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow. (Air Force)

Air Force scientist got his ‘really hot’ prostitute a contractor job, court docs show

Neither Gord nor the woman have faced charges. Gord died of an unknown cause last year.

By Rachel S. Cohen

8 months ago

In this May 24, 2021 file photo military personnel, officers and officials investigate an airplane crash near Nellis Air Force Base, in Las Vegas. Federal investigators reported Friday, June 11, 2021, that a pilot who was killed when a Dassault Mirage F-1 crashed last month while approaching Nellis Air Force Base reported an emergency and ejected moments before the jet slammed to the ground and burst into flames in a residential area. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Draken F1 fleet returns to flight after fatal crash at Nellis

“We are checking, double-checking and triple-checking everything,” a Draken spokesperson said July 29.

By Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago

Draken pilot dies in Mirage F1 crash near Nellis Air Force Base

Draken US confirmed the unnamed pilot’s death in a statement from Nellis Air Force Base. The pilot was the sole person on board the Dassault Mirage F1 aircraft.

By Rachel S. Cohen

22 months ago

Former Marine gets life for murder and rape of Okinawa woman

A Japanese court on Friday convicted a U.S. military contractor of murder and rape charges in the death of an Okinawa woman and sentenced him to life in prison.

5 years ago

Former CEO of armored vehicle company found guilty of fraud

The former owner of the armored vehicle company was found guilty on three counts of major fraud against the U.S. related to vehicles he was to supply for use in Iraq.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

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