U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force

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  Senator says military plagued by sexual assaults

  The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense ... 

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  Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing

  Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb blast that ... 

• Protesters march against first British drone base

  Anti-war protesters demonstrated Saturday outside a Royal Air Force base used to control drone flights over Afghanistan. Until this week, British ... 

• Italy pardons US Air Force officer in CIA case

  Italy's president on Friday pardoned a U.S. Air Force colonel convicted in absentia by Italian courts in the CIA-conducted abduction of an Egyptian ... 

• Hagel says Air Force general is pick for NATO post

  A senior Air Force general is being nominated to take over as commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove is the top Air ... 

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  US Air Force feels combat stress far from away

  The U.S. military has begun to grapple with the mental and emotional strains endured by Air Force personnel who may never come face to face with a ... 

• AP Source: Breedlove likely pick to lead NATO

  Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the top U.S. Air Force commander in Europe, is the likely choice to become commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, ... 

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  Body of US pilot of missing F-16 found in Adriatic

  The body of a U.S. Air Force pilot whose F-16 fighter jet went missing Monday during a nighttime training mission has been found in the Adriatic Sea. 

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  Air Force general calls sex assaults a 'cancer'

  Likening sexual assault in the Air Force's ranks to a cancer, the service's top officer resolved Wednesday to tackle the problem by screening ... 

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  US begins transporting French troops to Mali

  Pentagon officials say the U.S. airlift of French forces to Bamako could continue for another two weeks. It's expected to take about 30 C-17 flights ... 

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  Military families worried by US fiscal cliff cuts

  Emerging from more than a decade at war, military families are confronting a new worry at home: the prospect that a deal between Congress and the ...