Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, command chief of the 28th Bomb Wing, speaks to airmen at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota during an all call in 2016. The Air Force is considering changing rules so only master sergeants and above can issue letters of reprimand to non-commissioned officers and below. (Airman Donald Knechtel/Air Force)

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The Air Force earlier this month mistakenly published, and later rescinded, an updated rule that would bar technical sergeants and below from issuing letters of reprimand.
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The White House signaled a fundamental shift in the military mission for troops in Syria that would focus on Iran rather than ISIS.
Former Air Force Reserve priest, accused of child sexual abuse, also served on active duty for years
Accused former priest spent most of his active duty time at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Mattis: Jury is out on women succeeding in combat jobs
Defense secretary says he is asking Army, Marine Corps if women serving in the infantry is a strength or weakness.
Sexual assault risk at your military base: Here’s a searchable database
This searchable database details the level of risk for sexual assault faced by service members at individual military installations and on ships around the world.
Why China turned down a Hong Kong port call for a US Navy ship
China on Tuesday demanded the U.S. cancel a $330 million sale of military equipment to Taiwan, warning of “severe damage” to bilateral relations and mutual cooperation if Washington fails to comply.
Trump: Venezuelan socialist president could easily be toppled by military
But does he plan a U.S.-led military intervention?
Air Force eyes Legion of Merit for drone crews, and maybe someday the Distinguished Flying Cross
The Air Force is mulling whether to award the Legion of Merit to drone pilots and sensor operators for the first time.
Airmen can don the OCP uniform starting Oct. 1. Here’s what’s allowed.
Airmen can begin donning their new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms beginning Oct. 1. Here's a quick run-down on the new Air Force Instruction regarding the uniform's authorizations to get airmen started.
Fort Polk soldier sentenced for making and using a chlorine bomb on post
A Fort Polk soldier will spend 11 years in prison for making and detonating a chemical weapon on post.
Nominee to lead US Forces Korea says pause in exercises there has hurt readiness
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel some military exercises with South Korea led to a “slight degradation” in American readiness, according to the president’s nominee to lead U.S. Forces Korea.

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Tactical air control party Airmen with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, demonstrate a special extraction system while hanging from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, during the 2018 Atlantic City International Airshow at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Aug. 22, 2018. (Mark C. Olsen/New Jersey National Guard)

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Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. (Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young/Marine Corps)

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