Air Force decreases rate of F-35 procurement
The Air Force plans to slow procurement of its version of the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but will hold steady on the total number of jets it will buy, the service's top leaders said Feb. 3.
Air Force-imposed logo change riles lawmakers
A steady line of criticism that the Air Force has excessively ignored the firewall between church and state in its policies has raised a ruckus among some members of Capitol Hill, who say the service... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 9:01:09 EST
President nominates 25 for second star
President Obama has nominated the following 25 Air Force brigadier generals to get their second star: Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 9:00:32 EST
100K flights for academy pilot screening
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — A program that screens potential pilots for the Air Force Academy has flown its 100,000th flight. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 13:55:00 EST
Dempsey arrives in Egypt, meets with brass
CAIRO — The United States' top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country's ruling military council on Saturday, as another two... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 15:25:25 EST
Pakistan court-martials 5 over extremist ties
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army has started court-martial proceedings against a brigadier and four other officers over suspected ties to a banned extremist group that has called for ousting the... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:34:02 EST
Ahmadinejad promotes Iran’s nuke achievements
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday while reiterating Tehran's readiness to revive talks with the West over the... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 15:07:05 EST
Santorum: Women shouldn’t serve in combat
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Friday said he thinks it would be wrong to allow women to serve in combat. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 19:24:29 EST
Dallas schools leave girls home for ‘Red Tails’
DALLAS — When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 19:03:37 EST
Congressman wants Afghanistan Study Group
Citing an Army lieutenant colonel's claims that there is no progress being made in Afghanistan, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., is urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to create an independent study group... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:37:36 EST
Airman’s lawyer wants porn sentencing delay
DOVER, Del. — The attorney for a former Dover Air Force Base airman who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography is asking that his sentencing be postponed. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 16:05:46 EST
Millions owed to families in foreclosure deal
The $25 billion nationwide foreclosure settlement announced Thursday by the Justice Department includes compensation for service members who have lost their homes to illegal foreclosures since 2006. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 15:22:53 EST
Amos sorry for Marine use of Nazi SS logo
Commandant Gen. Jim Amos has ordered an investigation of the scout sniper community's usage of the notorious Nazi SS organization's logo after a platoon in Afghanistan displayed it with the U.S. flag. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 13:16:11 EST
Congressman wants Eisenhower Memorial delayed
WASHINGTON — A Virginia congressman asked a federal panel Friday to reject a design for a memorial honoring President Eisenhower in Washington, saying the World War II general's family objects... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 11:31:35 EST
New SRB list expected in April
The Air Force expects to update its list of which career fields rate a re-enlistment bonus in early April, said service spokesman Capt. Matthew Stines III. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:11:35 EST
U.S.: Signs growing that Syrian elite want out
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it is seeing growing signs that the Syrian elite, including people close to President Bashar Assad, are increasingly worried and beginning to prepare... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 17:36:02 EST
Frankfurt airport shooter gets life in prison
FRANKFURT, Germany — An Islamic extremist who killed two U.S. airmen in an attack at Frankfurt airport last year was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison Friday. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:56:46 EST
Attacks force U.S. to postpone Mali exercise
BAMAKO, Mali — The United States says it has postponed a major military exercise in Mali because the Malian army is busy responding to attacks from Tuareg rebels. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 12:26:38 EST
Congress OKs 2nd warship for Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Congress has approved the transfer of a second U.S. Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 12:39:37 EST
Karzai: Coalition airstrike kills 8 children
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday claimed that an airstrike carried out by the international coalition killed eight children in eastern Afghanistan. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 17:57:23 EST
Leahy, Graham fight Air National Guard cuts
WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham want to delay proposed Air Force cuts to the Air National Guard until completion of studies comparing the cost of... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 9:23:09 EST
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
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