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Air Force Airman Jasmine Castaneda fires an M-240 during weapons training at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 20, 2017. Castaneda is assigned to the 9th Security Forces Squadron.
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RAF Mildenhall suspect stopped by security services near US plane
The immediate and "reassuring" response to the disturbance at RAF Mildenhall has been praised by a senior Suffolk Constabulary officer. RAF Mildenhall was placed on lockdown after reports a man tried to ram the gates of the US airbase.
Rochester firefighters return from Middle East deployment
The duo recently spent six months together in the United Arab Emirates as part of their second military deployments. Banks, 26, and Riley, 28, are both staff sergeants and firefighters within Pease Air National Guard Base's 157th Air Refueling Wing.
Pentagon Admits To Creating Secret Program To Investigate UFOs
The Pentagon has admitted to establishing a $22 million dollar program to studying unidentified flying objects, otherwise known as UFOs. According to a report from Politico , Congress, specifically then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, instructed the Pentagon in 2007 to create a program called the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program.
Even Santa needs help getting to some places: remote Alaska
This Dec. 5, 2017, photo shows Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus arriving at Saint Michael, Alaska, a remote island community off Alaska's western coast.
F-22 Stealth Fighters Launch Flares, Chase Russian Jets Out Of Syria Deconfliction Zone
Two U.S. F-22 fighter jets chased Russian Su-25 planes out of the deconfliction zone in Syria on Wednesday using flares. Russian jets moved into the deconfliction zone east of the Euphrates River, but were quickly forced out by a pair of F-22 stealth fighters, which launched warning flares, a Pentagon official told The Washington Examiner on Thursday.
Nebraska couple donates Christmas village to museum
In a Thursday Nov. 30, 2017 photo, a collection of more than 200 miniature buildings is shown at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Neb. In a Thursday Nov. 30, 2017 photo, a collection of more than 200 miniature buildings is shown at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Neb.
YF-23: The Stealth Super Plane the U.S. Air Force Almost Built Instead of the F-22
As is the case with the X-32, the YF-23 never faced the most dramatic problems to afflict the F-22 Raptor. It never experienced cost overruns, technology failures, software snafus, or pilot-killing respiratory issues.
Donald Sellers, Sr.
Donald Sellers, Sr. age 80, of Kings Mountain, went home to be with his Lord on December 7th, 2017, surrounded by his family at his home he took his last breath and entered the gates of heaven. Don was born in Kings Mountain, NC to the late George William Sellers, Sr and Alma Bell Sellers.
Pearl Harbor – Rumors Which Will Live in Infamy
We've compiled a list of fact checks related to the 7 December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, the event that launched the United States into World War II. On 7 December 1941, the Japanese air force launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans, sinking or damaging more than a dozen warships, and destroying more than 180 aircraft.
N. Korea says war is inevitable as allies continue war games
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, right top, flies over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean fighter jets and U.S. fighter jets during the combined aerial exercise, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. The United States flew a B-1B supersonic bomber over South Korea on Wednesday in part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, a clear warning after North Korea last week tested its biggest and most powerful missile yet.
US flies B-1B over South in show of force against N. Korea
The five-day drill is meant to improve the al... . A U.S. soldier takes part in a joint aerial drills called Vigilant Ace between U.S and South Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
Exclusive: Feds issue 4,000 orders to seize guns from people who failed background checks
A USA Today review found that the FBI issued more than 4,000 requests last year for agents to retrieve guns from prohibited buyers. A USA TODAY review finds thousands of guns were sold to people who should have failed their background checks.
Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in U.S., South Korean drills
A U.S. Air Force U-2s spy plane prepared to land at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday. Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched their combined air force exercise.
US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill
The U.S. and South Korea on Dec. 4 kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an "all-out provocation," days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops -- began Monday morning, Seoul's air force said.
US stealth jets arrive in South Korea as North Korean rhetoric heats up
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated over the weekend as US stealth fighters moved into the region and official sources from both North Korea and the US said the chances of war are growing. The bellicose rhetoric from North Korea came in two phases: On Saturday, a statement from its Foreign Ministry said US President Donald Trump is "begging for a nuclear war" through what it called an "extremely dangerous nuclear gamble on the Korean Peninsula"; A day later, a commentary from Pyongyang's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, said US-South Korea joint air exercises scheduled for Monday to Friday are a "dangerous provocation" pushing the region "to the brink of a nuclear war."
F-22, F-35 stealth fighter jets in Korea for joint training
A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday. The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea.
Mattis said to warn he won’t accept any flawed Boeing tankers
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has bluntly warned Pentagon weapons buyers that he won't let the Air Force accept new refueling tankers from Boeing if they're flawed or don't meet all contract obligations, according to a person familiar with the issue. The plain-spoken defense chief sent a note to staff last month that he's "unwilling " to accept deficient planes in the $44.5 billion KC-46 tanker program, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations.
Air Force relieves commander of Thunderbirds
The commander of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, famously known as the Thunderbirds, was relieved last week after the Air Force determined it had "lost confidence" in his leadership style. The Thunderbirds, based at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, are the Air Force's flying aerobatic team.
Top enlisted leaders deny lawmakers’ claim that the military is in a readiness crisis
The military's top enlisted leaders on Monday denied the services are in readiness crisis despite warnings from members of Congress and a string of deadly, high-profile aviation and naval mishaps this year. "From my perspective, from a joint perspective, I don't think we're in crisis right now," said Army Command Sgt.