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More than 35 different types of airplanes have called Travis Air Force Base home since its inception, with the mission shifting to meet the nation's defense needs. Since 2006, the base has hosted three separate airframes, all of which have cargo capability.
Travis opened its most-recent half-decade with significant base improvements and an ongoing high operations tempo supporting American operations around the world. Its capabilities took a large jump forward in March 2013 when the base opened up its reconstructed runway and adjacent landing zone, which not only gave Travis one of the best runways in the Air Force, but was also a model of recycling.
That was until Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, throwing aside the tiny Kuwaiti army and declaring its annexation six days later. President George H.W. Bush responded on Aug. 7 by ordering American troops to Saudi Arabia to keep the Iraqis from pushing into that country if they decided to.
The base spent the previous five years winding down its operations tempo from the years of the Vietnam War. The leap in air mobility operations to support American forces in the Gulf War was yet to be.
The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday. A motive wasn't immediately clear, but Gov. Greg Abbott said Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, wrote about planning the attack in journals on his computer and in his cellphone that police obtained.
The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday.
The USS Constitution glides through Boston Harbor past the city skyline on a cruise to honor Vietnam veterans, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Boston. The U.S. Navy vessel known as "Old Ironsides" is the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
China's first home-grown aircraft carrier finishes maiden sea trial amid speculation Asia's most advanced destroyer will be next Footage of the vessel was released by state broadcaster China Central Television in a report that said: "Multiple types of equipment have been further tested and [the trial has] reached the anticipated goals." The voyage of the 65,000-tonne Type 001A also came amid rising speculations that the PLA's Type 055 destroyer, Asia's most advanced and biggest destroyer and the carrier's likely escort, will soon start sea tests.
Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Tribal Councilor Janees Taylor, U.S. Air Force veteran Johnny Callison, Principal Chief Bill John Baker and Tribal Councilor Keith Austin. TAHLEQUAH , Okla.
The California Highway Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard train a police dog and his handler for vertical deployment on any ship that may need to be checked for bombs or other reasons. The California Highway Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard train a police dog and his handler for vertical deployment on any ship that may need to be checked for bombs or other reasons.
Speaking before a crowd of about three dozen Wednesday evening at the Rockingham County Administration Center, Freitas, who left the U.S. Army as a sergeant after 11 years of service, said his active-duty experience helped prepare him for politics. "If you didn't know, Green Berets primarily focus on unconventional warfare and counterinsurgency, which really prepares you for domestic politics in Virginia," said Freitas, R-Culpeper, who volunteered to join the Army's Special Forces and served two tours in Iraq following the Sept.
George Scott survived a tight, four-way Democratic primary to win the right to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Perry for a seat in Congress this year. That's the real question now that retired Army officer-turned-pastor George Scott escaped from a four-candidate Democratic primary with a narrow win over York-based political ingenue Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson.
The Combat Raider training is scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, with several types of aircraft. The military says there's the potential for loud noises associated with sonic booms.
The Air Force is holding another training session in the massive Powder River Training Complex over the Northern Plains. The Combat Raider training is scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, with several types of aircraft.
A man accused of helping to plan the Sept. 11 attacks will not be allowed to publicly distribute art he makes in his cell at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a judge denied a motion asking for Department of Defense restrictions to be lifted, one of his attorneys said on Monday.
Amid deadly clashes along the Isra... . U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, right, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin during the opening ceremony of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, Monday, May 14, 2018.
Peter Gannon, president of Arsenal Partnership, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Erie Canal Side Cut Park in Watervliet, N.Y. The event announced the establishment of The Michael R. McNulty Center for Veteran Entrepreneurial Activity at the Watervliet Arsenal. less Peter Gannon, president of Arsenal Partnership, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Erie Canal Side Cut Park in Watervliet, N.Y. The event announced the establishment of The ... more Retired Col.
With Donald Trump's decision to shred the Iran nuclear agreement, announced last Tuesday, it's time for the rest of us to start thinking about what a Third Gulf War would mean. The answer, based on the last 16 years of American experience in the Greater Middle East, is that it won't be pretty.
In this May 10, 2018, photo, flanked by security guards, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, center, arrives at court for jury selection in his felony invasion of privacy trial, in St. Louis. In spring 2015, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was launching a political career, a new book and an extramarital affair.