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Hundreds pack funeral for slain airman Roger Fortson
“As you can see from the sea of Air Force blue, I am not alone in my admiration of Senior Airman Fortson,” Col. Patrick Dierig told mourners Friday.
By Jeff Martin
US Navy seeks to raise allowed number of accidental whale collisions
The Navy requested a cap increase on the number of marine mammals it is allowed to unintentionally harm during Pacific training.
Navy creates three new IT submarine ratings to promote specialization
The sailors will specialize in communications, network security and electronic warfare.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force Academy boss hired to run College Football Playoff
Lt. Gen. Richard Clark has led USAFA for more than three years.
Army boot camp will soon include counter-drone training
Entry-level soldiers will learn basic skills, while more advanced training will give troops an additional skill identifier.
By Todd South
Officers say Air Force’s new parental discharge policy is broken
Nine current and future parents contacted Air Force Times about their struggles to secure approval to leave the military early due to childbirth.
US Air Force’s Sentinel missile ‘struggling,’ faces rising costs
It has been decades since the Air Force last developed a nuclear missile, the secretary says, and surprise issues are cropping up.
Commercial tanker refuels US Air Force fighters for Singapore exercise
The U.S. Air Force could use commercial tankers to refuel fighters during training or exercises to free up its own tankers for operational missions.
US conducts more airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria
The U.S. has conducted three strikes in the last two weeks against Iranian-tied weapons depots in Syria to retaliate for over 50 attacks on Americans.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP
Pentagon IDs Army special operations aviation soldiers killed in crash
The Department of Defense has released the names of five Army soldiers killed in an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash on Friday.
By Todd South