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Army colonel: Mosul battle will be ‘tough fight to the very end’
The battle to wrest the strategically key city of Mosul, Iraq, from the hands of the Islamic State is one of the central campaigns of Operation Inherent Resolve, and the biggest since the war against ISIS began 2½ years ago.
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Retired 4-star demoted after sexual assault investigation
Retired Gen. Arthur Lichte, the former head of Air Mobility Command, has been reprimanded and stripped of two stars after an investigation found he engaged in sexual misconduct.
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Pentagon working to exempt Iraqi F-16 pilot trainees from Trump travel ban
The Defense Department and Iraqi diplomats are trying to find a way exempt Iraqi military pilots from President Trump’s executive order on immigration, and allow them to continue training with the Air Force.
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Trump picks academy grad and former Rep. Heather Wilson to be Air Force secretary
President Trump intends to nominate Heather Wilson, a former New Mexico representative and a graduate of the Air Force Academy, to be the next Air Force secretary.
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U.S. airstrikes kill ‘several dozen’ Islamic State fighters in Libya
B-2 bombers and MQ-9 Reapers attacked Islamic State military camps southwest of Sirte.
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Investigation: ‘Confirmation bias,’ mistakes led coalition to mistakenly bomb Syrian troops
A series of errors sparked by the misidentification of a vehicle as being driven by Islamic State fighters led coalition aircraft to mistakenly bomb Syrian troops in September, an Air Force investigation released Tuesday concluded.
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14 hours of valor: Combat controller receives Silver Star for Afghan battle
Staff Sergeant Keaton Thiem, a combat controller, received the Silver Star for extraordinary heroism during a 14-hour battle in Afghanistan in February.
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Pentagon downplays near-collision between U.S., Russian warplanes over Syria
A Russian fighter flew within a half-mile of a U.S. warplane over eastern Syria on Oct. 17.
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Former Air Force missileers: Keep Trump away from nukes
Ten former Air Force nuclear launch control officers on Thursday released a letter that said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “should not have his finger on the button.”
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After 10-year search, remains of F-16 pilot killed in Iraq are home
The final remains of Maj. Troy Gilbert, an F-16C pilot who was killed while conducting a close-air support mission northwest of Baghdad in 2006, have been repatriated to the United States, the Air Force said Wednesday.
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Army colonel: Mosul battle will be ‘tough fight to the very end’
The battle to wrest the strategically key city of Mosul, Iraq, from the hands of the Islamic State is one of the central campaigns of Operation Inherent Resolve, and the biggest since the war against ISIS began 2½ years ago.
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Retired 4-star demoted after sexual assault investigation
Retired Gen. Arthur Lichte, the former head of Air Mobility Command, has been reprimanded and stripped of two stars after an investigation found he engaged in sexual misconduct.
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Pentagon working to exempt Iraqi F-16 pilot trainees from Trump travel ban
The Defense Department and Iraqi diplomats are trying to find a way exempt Iraqi military pilots from President Trump’s executive order on immigration, and allow them to continue training with the Air Force.
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Trump picks academy grad and former Rep. Heather Wilson to be Air Force secretary
President Trump intends to nominate Heather Wilson, a former New Mexico representative and a graduate of the Air Force Academy, to be the next Air Force secretary.
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U.S. airstrikes kill ‘several dozen’ Islamic State fighters in Libya
B-2 bombers and MQ-9 Reapers attacked Islamic State military camps southwest of Sirte.
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Investigation: ‘Confirmation bias,’ mistakes led coalition to mistakenly bomb Syrian troops
A series of errors sparked by the misidentification of a vehicle as being driven by Islamic State fighters led coalition aircraft to mistakenly bomb Syrian troops in September, an Air Force investigation released Tuesday concluded.
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14 hours of valor: Combat controller receives Silver Star for Afghan battle
Staff Sergeant Keaton Thiem, a combat controller, received the Silver Star for extraordinary heroism during a 14-hour battle in Afghanistan in February.
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Pentagon downplays near-collision between U.S., Russian warplanes over Syria
A Russian fighter flew within a half-mile of a U.S. warplane over eastern Syria on Oct. 17.
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Former Air Force missileers: Keep Trump away from nukes
Ten former Air Force nuclear launch control officers on Thursday released a letter that said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “should not have his finger on the button.”
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After 10-year search, remains of F-16 pilot killed in Iraq are home
The final remains of Maj. Troy Gilbert, an F-16C pilot who was killed while conducting a close-air support mission northwest of Baghdad in 2006, have been repatriated to the United States, the Air Force said Wednesday.
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Army colonel: Mosul battle will be ‘tough fight to the very end’
The battle to wrest the strategically key city of Mosul, Iraq, from the hands of the Islamic State is one of the central campaigns of Operation Inherent Resolve, and the biggest since the war against ISIS began 2½ years ago.
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Retired 4-star demoted after sexual assault investigation
Retired Gen. Arthur Lichte, the former head of Air Mobility Command, has been reprimanded and stripped of two stars after an investigation found he engaged in sexual misconduct.
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Pentagon working to exempt Iraqi F-16 pilot trainees from Trump travel ban
The Defense Department and Iraqi diplomats are trying to find a way exempt Iraqi military pilots from President Trump’s executive order on immigration, and allow them to continue training with the Air Force.
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Trump picks academy grad and former Rep. Heather Wilson to be Air Force secretary
President Trump intends to nominate Heather Wilson, a former New Mexico representative and a graduate of the Air Force Academy, to be the next Air Force secretary.
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U.S. airstrikes kill ‘several dozen’ Islamic State fighters in Libya
B-2 bombers and MQ-9 Reapers attacked Islamic State military camps southwest of Sirte.
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Investigation: ‘Confirmation bias,’ mistakes led coalition to mistakenly bomb Syrian troops
A series of errors sparked by the misidentification of a vehicle as being driven by Islamic State fighters led coalition aircraft to mistakenly bomb Syrian troops in September, an Air Force investigation released Tuesday concluded.
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14 hours of valor: Combat controller receives Silver Star for Afghan battle
Staff Sergeant Keaton Thiem, a combat controller, received the Silver Star for extraordinary heroism during a 14-hour battle in Afghanistan in February.
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Pentagon downplays near-collision between U.S., Russian warplanes over Syria
A Russian fighter flew within a half-mile of a U.S. warplane over eastern Syria on Oct. 17.
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Former Air Force missileers: Keep Trump away from nukes
Ten former Air Force nuclear launch control officers on Thursday released a letter that said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “should not have his finger on the button.”
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After 10-year search, remains of F-16 pilot killed in Iraq are home
The final remains of Maj. Troy Gilbert, an F-16C pilot who was killed while conducting a close-air support mission northwest of Baghdad in 2006, have been repatriated to the United States, the Air Force said Wednesday.













