U.S. Air Force

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Defense Secretary Gates Attends PACOM Change Of Command

Getty Images 38 days ago

IN FLIGHT - OCTOBER 19: In this handout image provided by the Department of Defense (DOD), Defense secretary Robert Gates (C) holds a press availability onboard his aircraft, a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center after he awarded the Defense ...

US Air Force sacks nuclear commander after blunders

AFP American Edition 42 days ago

The US Air Force said on Thursday the commander of a nuclear wing had been sacked after his unit failed a safety inspection, trucks carrying missile parts crashed and officers under him fell asleep with launch codes in hand. Colonel Christopher Ayres, ...

Missile Commander Ousted

AP News 43 days ago

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an Air Force semi truck carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base rests in a ditch near Berthold, N.D. The military says the missile wing ...

Missiles Pollution Legacy

AP News 47 days ago

This Oct. 1, 2009 photo shows the long-abandoned Atlas D site, west of Cheyenne, Wyo. As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in ...

Firestone Indy 300 Practice and Qualifying

Getty Images 48 days ago

HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Raphael Matos driver of the #2 US Air Force Luczo Dragon Racing Dallara Honda during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 on October 9, 2009 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert ...

Report: Cyberdeterrence may be unwise military strategy

SC Magazine 48 days ago

A new report suggests that, instead of threatening retaliatory attacks to deter cyberwar, the U.S. military should employ more diplomatic strategies. The United States shouldn't place too much optimism in its ability to stop cyberattacks by threatening to launch them against its ...

Indonesia Earthquake

AP News 54 days ago

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy Hardgrove packs emergency aid materials before loading into a U.S. cargo plane in Jakarta, Indonesia, for earthquake victims in West Sumatra, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Wednesday's 7.6 magnitude temblor devastated a stretch of more than 60 ...

Northrop beats Boeing in $3.8 bln tanker service work

Reuters US Online Report Business News 56 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp <NOC.N> beat rival Boeing Co <BA.N> to win a major $3.8 billion contract to maintain and service the U.S. Air Force's fleet of KC-10 refueling tankers, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Boeing holds the current contract ...

US reopens competition for air tankers

AFP Global Edition 63 days ago

The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled plans to relaunch a competition for a contract on a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers that pits US aviation giant Boeing against Airbus parent EADS. Two previous attempts to award the multibillion-dollar contract collapsed amid scandal ...

Obama

AP News 68 days ago

President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at the 911 Air Force Reserve Base in Coraopolis, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, prior to speaking at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/John Heller) Copyright 2009 AP News

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