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‘Is this Santa Claus?’ A misprinted ad and a good-hearted colonel sparked NORAD’s Christmas tradition
When Col. Harry Shoup answered the hotline from the Pentagon in December 1955, a small boy asked for Santa Claus. What happened next started a beloved, six-decade-plus tradition.
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Looped at Laughlin: Investigation slams booze culture, absentee leadership
An inestigative report raises concerns about lapses in good order and discipline at the 47th Flying Training Wing, criticizes its absentee leadership, and expresses concerns about the alcohol culture there.
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HIV-positive airmen sue Pentagon, Air Force to stop their discharges
Two HIV-positive airmen who are being kicked out of the Air Force under the Pentagon’s new “deploy or get out” policy have filed a lawsuit to stop their discharges.
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An injured runner, frantic 911 calls and confusion: How exercises spiraled into a panicked active shooter scare at this Air Force base
A series of miscommunications and confused reactions led two emergency exercises to snowball into a massive, chaotic active shooter scare in which security forces shot a door open, officials said Wednesday.
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Air Force maintainers brace to meet Mattis’ 80-percent readiness order
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has thrown down the gauntlet for the Air Force’s maintainers: Get four out of every five F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets ready to fly at any given time. It’s not going to be easy.
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Think tank: NATO must prepare to counter a rapid Russia invasion in Europe
Russia is positioned to quickly defeat forward-deployed U.S. and NATO forces and grab land before reinforcements could arrive, according to a new paper from the Atlantic Council, an international affairs think tank.
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McConnell trains airmen as it awaits new KC-46 tanker
The photos show boom operators helping instructors guide equipment onto the fuselage trainer, and securing cargo on the recreated cargo deck.
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Travis psychologist sexually assaulted patients, who were recovering from sexual trauma
Three women, all Air Force officers, came to him for help treating their past sexual assault trauma. Instead, a jury found, he manipulated them, abused their trust and sexually assaulted them — and said it was part of their therapy.
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Alarming number of mobility pilots decline bonuses to keep flying; overall bonus ‘take rates’ up slightly
The percentage of manned aircraft pilots accepting hefty bonuses to stay in the Air Force stopped its slide in fiscal 2018. But turning on the cash spigot appears to have had limited effect in some areas.
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Air Force wants to house three F-35 squadrons at rebuilt Tyndall, move Raptors permanently
The change in plans, if approved, would mean operational F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron would not return to Tyndall.
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‘Is this Santa Claus?’ A misprinted ad and a good-hearted colonel sparked NORAD’s Christmas tradition
When Col. Harry Shoup answered the hotline from the Pentagon in December 1955, a small boy asked for Santa Claus. What happened next started a beloved, six-decade-plus tradition.
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Looped at Laughlin: Investigation slams booze culture, absentee leadership
An inestigative report raises concerns about lapses in good order and discipline at the 47th Flying Training Wing, criticizes its absentee leadership, and expresses concerns about the alcohol culture there.
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HIV-positive airmen sue Pentagon, Air Force to stop their discharges
Two HIV-positive airmen who are being kicked out of the Air Force under the Pentagon’s new “deploy or get out” policy have filed a lawsuit to stop their discharges.
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An injured runner, frantic 911 calls and confusion: How exercises spiraled into a panicked active shooter scare at this Air Force base
A series of miscommunications and confused reactions led two emergency exercises to snowball into a massive, chaotic active shooter scare in which security forces shot a door open, officials said Wednesday.
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Air Force maintainers brace to meet Mattis’ 80-percent readiness order
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has thrown down the gauntlet for the Air Force’s maintainers: Get four out of every five F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets ready to fly at any given time. It’s not going to be easy.
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Think tank: NATO must prepare to counter a rapid Russia invasion in Europe
Russia is positioned to quickly defeat forward-deployed U.S. and NATO forces and grab land before reinforcements could arrive, according to a new paper from the Atlantic Council, an international affairs think tank.
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McConnell trains airmen as it awaits new KC-46 tanker
The photos show boom operators helping instructors guide equipment onto the fuselage trainer, and securing cargo on the recreated cargo deck.
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Travis psychologist sexually assaulted patients, who were recovering from sexual trauma
Three women, all Air Force officers, came to him for help treating their past sexual assault trauma. Instead, a jury found, he manipulated them, abused their trust and sexually assaulted them — and said it was part of their therapy.
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Alarming number of mobility pilots decline bonuses to keep flying; overall bonus ‘take rates’ up slightly
The percentage of manned aircraft pilots accepting hefty bonuses to stay in the Air Force stopped its slide in fiscal 2018. But turning on the cash spigot appears to have had limited effect in some areas.
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Air Force wants to house three F-35 squadrons at rebuilt Tyndall, move Raptors permanently
The change in plans, if approved, would mean operational F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron would not return to Tyndall.
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‘Is this Santa Claus?’ A misprinted ad and a good-hearted colonel sparked NORAD’s Christmas tradition
When Col. Harry Shoup answered the hotline from the Pentagon in December 1955, a small boy asked for Santa Claus. What happened next started a beloved, six-decade-plus tradition.
-
Looped at Laughlin: Investigation slams booze culture, absentee leadership
An inestigative report raises concerns about lapses in good order and discipline at the 47th Flying Training Wing, criticizes its absentee leadership, and expresses concerns about the alcohol culture there.
-
HIV-positive airmen sue Pentagon, Air Force to stop their discharges
Two HIV-positive airmen who are being kicked out of the Air Force under the Pentagon’s new “deploy or get out” policy have filed a lawsuit to stop their discharges.
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An injured runner, frantic 911 calls and confusion: How exercises spiraled into a panicked active shooter scare at this Air Force base
A series of miscommunications and confused reactions led two emergency exercises to snowball into a massive, chaotic active shooter scare in which security forces shot a door open, officials said Wednesday.
-
Air Force maintainers brace to meet Mattis’ 80-percent readiness order
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has thrown down the gauntlet for the Air Force’s maintainers: Get four out of every five F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets ready to fly at any given time. It’s not going to be easy.
-
Think tank: NATO must prepare to counter a rapid Russia invasion in Europe
Russia is positioned to quickly defeat forward-deployed U.S. and NATO forces and grab land before reinforcements could arrive, according to a new paper from the Atlantic Council, an international affairs think tank.
-
McConnell trains airmen as it awaits new KC-46 tanker
The photos show boom operators helping instructors guide equipment onto the fuselage trainer, and securing cargo on the recreated cargo deck.
-
Travis psychologist sexually assaulted patients, who were recovering from sexual trauma
Three women, all Air Force officers, came to him for help treating their past sexual assault trauma. Instead, a jury found, he manipulated them, abused their trust and sexually assaulted them — and said it was part of their therapy.
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Alarming number of mobility pilots decline bonuses to keep flying; overall bonus ‘take rates’ up slightly
The percentage of manned aircraft pilots accepting hefty bonuses to stay in the Air Force stopped its slide in fiscal 2018. But turning on the cash spigot appears to have had limited effect in some areas.
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Air Force wants to house three F-35 squadrons at rebuilt Tyndall, move Raptors permanently
The change in plans, if approved, would mean operational F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron would not return to Tyndall.
