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GAO: Air Force isn’t meeting availability goals for crucial fixed-wing aircraft
A new report from the Government Accountability Office is sounding the alarm about the Air Force’s ability to fully field several key legacy fixed-wing aircraft in its fleet.
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T-38 crashes at Sheppard; pilots stable after ejecting
The two pilots of the T-38 ejected from the aircraft and were taken to local medical centers, Sheppard said, but their condition is unknown.
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Air Force: High ops tempos, lack of aircraft, inexperienced maintainers among mishap risks
A series of one-day safety stand-downs across all flying and maintenance wings has given the Air Force several clues on how to correct a string of troubling — and sometimes fatal — aviation crashes and other mishaps, the service said Monday.
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Release the Kraken! Air Mobility Command squadron on the hunt for tentacled costume
The 628th Force Support Squadron is on the hunt for a costume of its mascot, the legendary tentacled Kraken.
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Global Hawk drone crashed off the coast of Spain in June, but the Air Force stayed mum
An RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed off the coast of Spain in June, the Air Force acknowledging, about 2 ½ months after the remotely piloted aircraft plunged into the ocean.
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Fired Osan colonel demanded dog park at her quarters, investigation found
Several Osan airmen felt Col. Kerry Proulx improperly leaned on them to build a dog park right up against her back deck.
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Rand study: Warrant officer pilots would hurt retention in the Air Force — but a flying-only track might help
A flying-only career track would increase retention and mean the Air Force wouldn’t have to train as many new pilots, according to a recent RAND study.
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Lengthy operations are grinding down the Air Force, according to Rand report
A new study is sounding the alarm over the longer missions the Air Force has conducted overseas since the Cold War — and warns the service won’t be able to fully do any of the jobs it may be asked to do in the future.
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Medal of Honor recipient Chapman inducted into Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes
Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Thursday, one day after he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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‘Extraordinary sacrifice’: Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, the combat controller who was killed trying to save the lives of a team of Army Rangers during a ferocious Afghanistan battle in 2002, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Wednesday.
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GAO: Air Force isn’t meeting availability goals for crucial fixed-wing aircraft
A new report from the Government Accountability Office is sounding the alarm about the Air Force’s ability to fully field several key legacy fixed-wing aircraft in its fleet.
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T-38 crashes at Sheppard; pilots stable after ejecting
The two pilots of the T-38 ejected from the aircraft and were taken to local medical centers, Sheppard said, but their condition is unknown.
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Air Force: High ops tempos, lack of aircraft, inexperienced maintainers among mishap risks
A series of one-day safety stand-downs across all flying and maintenance wings has given the Air Force several clues on how to correct a string of troubling — and sometimes fatal — aviation crashes and other mishaps, the service said Monday.
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Release the Kraken! Air Mobility Command squadron on the hunt for tentacled costume
The 628th Force Support Squadron is on the hunt for a costume of its mascot, the legendary tentacled Kraken.
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Global Hawk drone crashed off the coast of Spain in June, but the Air Force stayed mum
An RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed off the coast of Spain in June, the Air Force acknowledging, about 2 ½ months after the remotely piloted aircraft plunged into the ocean.
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Fired Osan colonel demanded dog park at her quarters, investigation found
Several Osan airmen felt Col. Kerry Proulx improperly leaned on them to build a dog park right up against her back deck.
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Rand study: Warrant officer pilots would hurt retention in the Air Force — but a flying-only track might help
A flying-only career track would increase retention and mean the Air Force wouldn’t have to train as many new pilots, according to a recent RAND study.
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Lengthy operations are grinding down the Air Force, according to Rand report
A new study is sounding the alarm over the longer missions the Air Force has conducted overseas since the Cold War — and warns the service won’t be able to fully do any of the jobs it may be asked to do in the future.
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Medal of Honor recipient Chapman inducted into Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes
Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Thursday, one day after he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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‘Extraordinary sacrifice’: Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, the combat controller who was killed trying to save the lives of a team of Army Rangers during a ferocious Afghanistan battle in 2002, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Wednesday.
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GAO: Air Force isn’t meeting availability goals for crucial fixed-wing aircraft
A new report from the Government Accountability Office is sounding the alarm about the Air Force’s ability to fully field several key legacy fixed-wing aircraft in its fleet.
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T-38 crashes at Sheppard; pilots stable after ejecting
The two pilots of the T-38 ejected from the aircraft and were taken to local medical centers, Sheppard said, but their condition is unknown.
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Air Force: High ops tempos, lack of aircraft, inexperienced maintainers among mishap risks
A series of one-day safety stand-downs across all flying and maintenance wings has given the Air Force several clues on how to correct a string of troubling — and sometimes fatal — aviation crashes and other mishaps, the service said Monday.
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Release the Kraken! Air Mobility Command squadron on the hunt for tentacled costume
The 628th Force Support Squadron is on the hunt for a costume of its mascot, the legendary tentacled Kraken.
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Global Hawk drone crashed off the coast of Spain in June, but the Air Force stayed mum
An RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed off the coast of Spain in June, the Air Force acknowledging, about 2 ½ months after the remotely piloted aircraft plunged into the ocean.
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Fired Osan colonel demanded dog park at her quarters, investigation found
Several Osan airmen felt Col. Kerry Proulx improperly leaned on them to build a dog park right up against her back deck.
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Rand study: Warrant officer pilots would hurt retention in the Air Force — but a flying-only track might help
A flying-only career track would increase retention and mean the Air Force wouldn’t have to train as many new pilots, according to a recent RAND study.
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Lengthy operations are grinding down the Air Force, according to Rand report
A new study is sounding the alarm over the longer missions the Air Force has conducted overseas since the Cold War — and warns the service won’t be able to fully do any of the jobs it may be asked to do in the future.
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Medal of Honor recipient Chapman inducted into Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes
Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Thursday, one day after he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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‘Extraordinary sacrifice’: Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, the combat controller who was killed trying to save the lives of a team of Army Rangers during a ferocious Afghanistan battle in 2002, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Wednesday.
