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U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday he may visit Afghanistan, scene of one of America's longest wars but a country he has yet to visit almost two years into his presidency. Delivering a Thanksgiving holiday message by teleconference to troops in Afghanistan, Trump told a U.S. Air Force general he would see him back in the United States, before adding: "Or maybe I'll even see you over there.
The US Special Operations Command is ordering additional helicopters from Boeing. The awarded contract modification is priced at $42.8 million and provides for four new build MH-47G Chinooks.
TYNDALL AFB - Aircraft left behind for maintenance or safety reasons when Tyndall Air Force Base was evacuated last week in advance of Hurricane Michael's direct hit on the installation are in better shape than expected, according to Air Force senior leadership who toured the all-but-destroyed facility during the weekend.
When Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, Tyndall Air Force Base took a direct hit. Initial reports feared a worst-case scenario, but top Air Force officials now say those fears may have been overhyped.
An Israeli Air Force F-15 takes off during the Blue Flag air exercise at the Ovda air force base. An Israeli warplane on Sunday struck an area near the city of Beit Hanoun in the northeastern Gaza Strip, apparently causing no casualties.
Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so residents who may have tried to ride out the storm. The death toll from Michael's destructive march from Florida to Virginia stood at 17, with just one confirmed death so far in this Florida Panhandle town of about 1,000 people that took a direct hit from the hurricane and its 155 mph winds last week.
Despite the gloomy and rainy weather, the 17th annual Apple Valley Airshow pulled in thousands of visitors with a stunning lineup of aircraft on Saturday. Members of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps were on hand protecting the planes, aiding with crowd control and helping in any way they could, said Cadet Technical Sergeant Nelson Rojas.
Barely 24 hours after Hurricane Michael made landfall and virtually destroyed Tyndall Air Force Base, a Special Tactics team from the Hurlburt Field-based 23rd Special Tactics Squadron had opened a runway and begun bringing air traffic into the base.
A guard release says Col. Rebecca O'Connor will become brigadier general in the Ohio Air National Guard during a promotion ceremony Friday afternoon in Columbus.
Entire oceanfront communities in the Florida Panhandle were virtually obliterated, an Air Force base suffered "catastrophic" damage and at least six people were killed by Hurricane Michael , a sucker-punch of a storm that intensified suddenly and now ranks as one of the four most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the United States. "This one just looks like a bomb dropped," said Clyde Cain, who is with the Louisiana Cajun Navy, a group of volunteer search-and-rescue teams that went to Florida to help in Michael's wake, just as they did last month during Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas.
President Donald Trump kicked off his rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, by telling everyone in the path of Hurricane Michael that the nation's thoughts and prayers are with them.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
April 4, 1933 - October 6, 2018 Graveside services for Terrel L. Bowlin, Sr. will be held 2pm Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Terry County Memorial Cemetery.
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs named U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Kim Graff of Milton as the 2018 Wisconsin Woman Veteran of the Year. The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs named U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Kim Graff of Milton as the 2018 Wisconsin Woman Veteran of the Year.
Over the past two decades unmanned aerial drones have transformed how the U.S. Air Force wages war, allowing it to surveil hostile territory and neutralize enemy targets without putting the lives of pilots at risk. Next, the Navy is hoping it can employ its own unmanned vehicles to clear mines, scout unfamiliar territory or wage anti-submarine warfare.
Regional U.S. air carriers have begun canceling fights and eliminating service to smaller cities due to a shortage in pilots. Regional U.S. air carriers have begun canceling fights and eliminating service to smaller cities due to a shortage in pilots.
A Senate committee holds a hearing Wednesday about the federal government's role in the nation's growing PFAS crisis. Federal regulators and advocates from Michigan and New Hampshire will testify on how the military helped spread the industrial toxins by using firefighting foams.