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The US just sent more A-10s to the Middle East
Six A-10 Thunderbolts and more than 120 personnel assigned to the 190th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have arrived at Al Udeid airbase, Qatar to take part in three major exercises in the region.The...
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Veterans on Reddit shared their favorite experiences from the US military
People have a range of different reasons for joining the military, and each US veteran has their own unique experiences and memories while in the service.Redditer user airmonk asked the veterans at the...
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Watch a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber refuel in mid-air over Utah
Usually, videos of US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers getting fuel from KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelers are interesting for showing the plane’s inboard elevons continuously moving to keep the...
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Here are some unbelievable photos from the US's premier aerial combat exercise
Red Flag 2015-2 featured previously unannounced participants, and even virtual participants in an all-time first.In addition to the variety of USAF squadrons, the air combat exercise held Mar. 2 to 13,...
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Obama requested $51 billion for Pentagon operations, the GOP wants $90...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are considering adding tens of billions of dollars to President Barack Obama's request for overseas military operations in an effort to get around tight limits on...
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US Air Force veteran caught trying to join ISIS
An Air Force veteran has been caught and charged with trying to provide support to ISIS. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, an American citizen, was a former avionics specialist and Air Force veteran. “Pugh,...
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Russia is modernizing its increasingly aggressive air force
Russia's air force has problems. Although Moscow has the world's second-largest air force, which includes strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons thousands of miles around the world, its...
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Air Force veteran Chuck Norris wants to save the A-10
Air Force leaders wanting to send the A-10 Thunderbolt to the bone yard already have any number of lawmakers criticizing them from Capitol Hill.Now they’ve got “Lone Wolf McQuade” coming after...
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt are closer than ever to creating an Arab air force
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Arab leaders meeting this weekend in this Egyptian Red Sea resort are moving closer than ever to creating a joint Arab military force, a sign of a new determination among...
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Pentagon: The military needs to be 'more flexible' to recruit quality people
ABINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Saying the military needs to do more to compete with corporate America for quality recruits, Defense Secretary Ash Carter opened the door Monday to relaxing some enlistment...
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Impressive images of A-10 Warthogs engaging dummy targets in Romania
Theater Security Package A-10s are pretty busy in Eastern Europe.Twelve US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II jets assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron involved in a theater security package...
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Photo shows US Reaper drone carrying a 'Gorgon Stare' surveillance system in...
Formerly known as the Wide Area Airborne Surveillance System (WAAS), Gorgon Stare system is a sensor package carried by two pods, one with networking and communications payload, the other with...
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Incredible photos of Dutch F-16s intercepting US B-52 bombers during an...
On April 2 two US B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers, one assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and the other assigned to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducted round-trip missions...
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F-35 pilot: The A-10 will always be better than the F-35 for close air support
It’s wrong to compare the F-35 with any other asset that was designed to perform a specific mission: this is, in simple words, what a US F-35 pilot said in an interview he gave to the Danish website...
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Air Force general fired for saying the bid to block retirement of the A-10...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Air Force major general has been formally reprimanded and removed from his job for telling a group of officers that talking to Congress in a bid to block retirement of the...
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How Lockheed's legendary Starfighter jet trained astronauts to enter space
Being the first operational aircraft able to reach and maintain a speed of more than Mach 2.0, the Lockheed F-104 was a huge leap forward when strictly compared to the contemporary subsonic jets.Thanks...
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The Air Force is making preparations for potential conflicts in space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Air Force is making preparations for a conflict on Earth that escalates into space, senior leaders said April 15.Space systems are facing "advanced demonstrated and...
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US Air Force Colonel: Russia's sale of advanced anti-aircraft missiles to...
It’s been widely reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to sell the Russian-made S-300 missile system to Iran. This sale has been planned for years, but it was put on hold in 2010...
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A-10 suffers engine failure over war zone and lands at airport threatened by...
A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt involved in a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, was forced to perform an emergency landing at Al Asaid Air Base, in central Iraq, west of...
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The US Air Force is monitoring the Russian satellite that's hurtling toward...
The Air Force is watching an out-of-control Russian satellite tumbling toward earth that could reenter the atmosphere with some 3,000 pounds of toxic fuel within two weeks.An Air Force center in charge...
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