Lashay Brown, 3, hugs Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney, as she is relocated to the New Orleans International Airport on Sept.
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Iowa Delegation Applauds Decision for RC-26 Aircraft to Remain in Iowa
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst , along with the full Iowa delegation, received notice from the U.S. Air National Guard that the RC-26 aircraft will remain based in Iowa at this time. The RC-26 aircraft is designed to counter drug trafficking and assist in counterterrorism efforts, and plays an important role in the Iowa Counterdrug Task Force.
Meet the hero vet who fought the Taliban while battling sexism 0:0
Mary Jennings Hegar’s first childhood memory was watching her father throw her mother through a plate-glass door. Hegar was 4 years old.
Prominent doctor, veteran Air Force general to headline Links Leadership Luncheon
Dr. Edith P. Mitchell is widely known for her work in fighting cancer disparities. In 2015, she was elected the president of the National Medical Association, which has a membership of over 30,000 African American physicians, and was named to EBONY Magazine’s Power 100 List.
U.S. attorney for La. western district retiring
Stephanie A. Finley, United States Attorney for the western district of Louisiana, announced Friday that she is retiring after 25 years of federal service. Finley began her career with the Department of Justice as an assistant United States attorney in October of 1995.
Number of military suicides still high, but help is on the rise
As the mental health flight commander at Maxwell Air Force Base, she believes in erasing the stigma of mental illness and providing the help needed for people in an Air Force community who fall into depression and who attempt or consider suicide. A 10-day Intensive Outpatient Program she implemented, and which started Monday, is working to do just that, as it is designed for those at a higher risk of suicide or who need more intensive care.
Top Generals Warn The US Nuclear Arsenal Is Dangerously Outdated
The U.S. nuclear arsenal is outdated and is potentially hampering the military’s nuclear deterrence factor, according to a group of top military officers. Air Force Generals John Hyten, Paul Selva and Stephen Wilson, and Navy Adm.
Solano College dean receives a Patriot Awarda
Solano Community College and Department of Defense officials recently honored an SCC leader for supporting school employees who serve in the National Guard and U.S. military reserve units, it has been announced. Shirley Lewis, a dean at the SCC Vallejo Center, was recognized by the college’s governing board during its March 1 meeting.
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President Donald Trump, center, salutes the U.S. Air Force security detail at Orlando International Airport during his arrival to visit to St. Andrew Catholic School in Orlando, Fla., on March 3, 2017. President Donald Trump, center, salutes the U.S. Air Force security detail at Orlando International Airport during his arrival to visit to St. Andrew Catholic School in Orlando, Fla., on March 3, 2017.
Former Travis pilot pens book on Kennedy assassination
Roger Purcell, a former Vacaville resident and Travis Air Force Base pilot, recently wrote, “I Shot JFK,” under the pen name Jake Aaron. The plot draws on common knowledge of the Kennedy assassination, with a twist.
Ap Fact Check: Trump takes credit he hasna t earned
President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday night about corporate job expansion and military cost-savings that actually took root under his predecessor and gave a one-sided account of the costs and benefits to the economy from immigration – ignoring the upside. TRUMP: “According to the National Academy of Sciences, our current immigration system costs America’s taxpayers many billions of dollars a year.”
Trump budget has big surge for military but big cuts elsewhere
President Donald Trump is proposing a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big chunks from domestic programs and foreign aid to make the government “do more with less.” The Trump blueprint, due in more detail next month, would fulfill the Republican president’s campaign pledge to boost Pentagon spending while targeting the budgets of other federal agencies.
Trump seeks ‘historic’ defence build-up, IS offensive
President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a “historic” increase in military spending of more than 9%, a huge rise even as the United States has wound down major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and remains the world’s strongest military power. Also Monday, a Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat Islamic State was delivered to the White House and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis briefed senior administration officials.
Face Of Defense: Air Force Doctor Solves NASA’s Human Waste Problem
‘s 47th Medical Group helped to solve a long-time problem for citizens of Earth who are launched into space. Air Force Col.
High Honor
One morning in July, Lieutenant Benjamin Stone finds himself scheduled to flay at a funeral. The site is Arlington National Cemetery, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Ben Stone is assigned to VFA-81, which is stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia–four hours away as the interstate runs.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace Opens New Facility on Cape Canaveral
Pictured LtoR: Colonel Matthew Wallace ; Stan Thomas ; Dan Kelly ; Tyler Evans ; Angelique Rinaldi ; Patrick Gavin ; and Jim Kuzma “With the opening of this innovative facility, we are building on our expertise as a premier launch vehicle provider for missile defense testing,” said Dan Kelly, who will serve as interim general manager of Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace. “We are excited to officially establish our Space Coast presence today, marking the culmination of years of collaboration that brought this facility and its needed capabilities to fruition,” said Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen Drake.
Trump calls deportations a ‘military operation.’ Could he make them one?
During a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump described moves by his administration to deport illegal immigrants as a “military operation.” Trump’s use of the word “military” to describe the enforcement of deportation policies is drawing a lot of attention, and for good reason.
US, Mexico at odds over deportation as top officials meet
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, before his departure to Mexico. President Donald Trump is sending his Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border.
Israeli jets strike outside Damascus – Syrian media
An Israel Air Force F-15 flies overhead during an exercise in the Golan Heights on February 23, 2014. Syrian media reported that Israeli aircraft targeted a Syrian Army convoy bearing weapons for the Hezbollah terrorist group early Wednesday morning.
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Tucker Carlson reacted this morning after President Donald Trump mentioned the “problems” in Sweden caused by large numbers of refugees from the Middle East. The presidentA s mention of Sweden, during his campaign rally Saturday in Florida, was immediately ridiculed, since there have been no terror attacks in Sweden.
You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Why Trump Copying…
Did President Donald Trump goof when he copied Barack Obama’s inauguration cake for his inauguration? Pastry Chef Duff Goldman made a stunning, nine-tiered cake for Obama’s second inauguration in 2013 complete with stars, stripes, five U.S. Military seals , and of course, the presidential seal. For his inauguration, President Trump commissioned another pastry chef, Tiffany MacIsaac, to create an exact copy of this cake without permission from the previous baker.
Trump’s proposed big military budget no sure thing
Republicans control Congress so President Donald Trump’s pledge to boost the Pentagon budget by tens of billions of dollars should be a sure bet. Trump faces skeptical Democrats whose support he’ll need and resistance from fiscal conservatives opposed to repealing a 2011 law that set firm limits on military and domestic spending.
Point-blank with Cope North 2017 military exercise
Cope North 2017 is officially underway. It’s one of the largest military exercises in the Pacific Region, as Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Vargas told KUAM News, “This exercise gives us the opportunity for us air force to not only integrate with our brothers and sisters from the marines and the Navy, but it also gives us a unique opportunity for us to share our tactics, techniques and procedures with our friends and allies from Japan and Australia.”
Leaflets dropped over western Mosul to warn of Iraqi military offensive
The Iraqi Air Force dropped millions of leaflets over western Mosul late Saturday warning residents of an offensive by ground forces on the ISIS-held part of the city, which has so far been targeted only by airstrikes. Iraqi forces have had control of the eastern part of the city, which is divided by the Tigris River, since January.
Yet Another Cool Bomber Photo: The photo shows a Usaf B1-B being…
YET ANOTHER COOL BOMBER PHOTO : The photo shows a USAF B1-B being escorted by a USN F/A-18E Super Hornet. The two planes are flying over the Philippine Sea .
Editorial: NZ independence from US crucial in Trumpian era
We have come a long way since the Anzus rift with the United States in the 1980s. No US warship visited New Zealand for 33 years, but within the last four months, two have come.
FEMA stages at Travis Air Force Base in response to Oroville Dam situation
Logistics workers the Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinate the delivery of relief supplies that are being stored at Travis Air Force Base as a contingency against a possible failure of the auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam. The base is acting as a staging area for FEMA personnel, providing space for necessary equipment and supplies.
AIRSHOW-Foreign jet makers need their govt’s nod to make in India – minister
Feb 14 Foreign aircraft manufacturers offering to make combat jets in India will have to win approval from their governments, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, in a measure aimed at ensuring projects are not affected due to policy flip-flops. These comments come at a time when U.S. firm Lockheed Martin has said the new administration under President Donald Trump may want to take a “fresh look” at its proposal to move production of its F-16 combat jets to India.
Announcing the Base Winners for the 2017 Armed Forces Insurance…
The names of individual Base winners were announced today for the 2017 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award presented by Military Spouse Magazine. Winners were selected from a group of more than 400 nominees after one week of online national voting.
Nation-Now 57 mins ago 3:37 p.m.Army to spend $300 million on bonuses …
The Army plans to spend $300 million in a blitz of bonuses and advertising over the next eight months to recruit 6,000 additional soldiers it needs to fill out its ranks. Legislation approved by Congress and signed late last year by former president Barack Obama halted a years-long drawdown of U.S. troops.
US Marine captain writes stinging op-ed: ‘We lost the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan’
An active-duty US Marine captain wrote a stinging op-ed for the Marine Corps Gazette, going through all the problems he sees with the Department of Defense and the Marine Corps in addition to recent failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Let us first begin with the fundamental underpinnings of this delusion: our measures of performance and effectiveness in recent wars,” he wrote.
Altman: Builders sought for multi-million dollar MacDill aviation project
More than 20 Black Hawk helicopters now stationed at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater airport are destined for MacDill Air Force Base. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking businesses qualified to build new aviation facilities that include space for the helicopters.
Office of Obama offers internships
A screenshot of an email GW student Rhett Nuenighoff received on Monday, Feb. 6 advertising an internship for the Obamas. A screenshot of an email GW student Rhett Nuenighoff received on Monday, Feb. 6 advertising an internship for the Obamas.
Everything Trump Did in His Third Week That Actually Matters
While Trump tried to get tough on crime and suffered two major legal defeats, one of his top advisers appeared to violate ethics rules. This was a hallmark week for the Trump administration-one of the president’s top counselors appeared, by every measure, to violate a federal ethics law.
A look at the judges who will rule on Trump’s travel ban
In this March 2012 file photo, 9th U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Clifton hears the United States vs. Rizzolo case in the Thomas & Mack Moot Courtroom in Las Vegas. Clifton is one of three judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals deciding whether to reinstate President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
New drone rules are on San Diego’s radar
Regulations that would allow local agencies to enforce safe operations of drone aircraft in San Diego were given unanimous initial backing today by the City Council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee. The proposed amendments to the municipal code would allow local police to enforce Federal Aviation Administration rules governing so-called “unmanned aerial vehicles.”
New Civil Air Patrol chapter in Owensboro recruiting members
Recruiting efforts are underway for a Civil Air Patrol chapter. It’s a nonprofit group that helps the US Air Force during search and rescue missions.
Military leaders say budget caps are crippling armed forces
President Donald Trump has lunch with troops while visiting U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Trump, who spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, stopped for a visit to the headquarters before returning to Washington.
Face of Defense: Deployed Siblings Reunite After 10 Years Apart
U.S. service members ordinarily have to say goodbye to their family as they head out for deployments, but one recent deployment allowed a brother and sister to reunite after 10 years of separation. Vermont Air National Guard Tech.
Corrie viewers spot a major blunder with an empty bottle
Elite California school forced to cancel speech by right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos as students shoot fireworks at cops, tear down barricades and set the campus ablaze in protest Former US serviceman who shot and killed a Denver transit officer was a ‘radical Muslim who had jihadist material in his backpack’ and had recently been kicked out of a mosque Emma Stone’s personal trainer reveals how YOU can get her toned abs, arms and legs – with these simple tips Pair arrested in London over crippling cyber attack on Washington DC’s CCTV network just days before Trump was sworn in as president F-16 jet pilot accidentally kills civilian and injures Air Force service member by releasing munitions during training exercise on New Mexico military range Mother-of-one teacher, 28, at school for children with behavior problems ‘had an eight-month affair with a student, 16, and said she was her … (more)