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Ex-contractor pleads guilty in forklift death of Air Force doctor

An ex-military contractor pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter yesterday for accidentally killing an Air Force medical doctor with a forklift.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

18 months ago

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron medical crew director, awaits the arrival of patients from a forward operating base in Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 23, 2008, during a "Bandage Mission." Bandage Missions travel to different FOBs throughout Iraq and pick up patients and transport them to the Air Force Theater Hospital in Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon/Air Force)

A major was kicked out for stealing narcotics. Then he took $820,000 from the Air Force.

For the past two years, former Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey has been the subject of a federal investigation into a complex web of financial and bankruptcy fraud he spun over the course of a decade.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Air Force announces health study at Pease Air National Guard Base amid concerns about cancer

Officials at an Air National Guard base in New Hampshire announced that the Air Force will conduct a study amid concerns about exposure to carcinogens at the base.

4 years ago

4 Iraqi troops wounded by rocket attack at Balad air base

Four members of Iraq’s military were wounded Sunday in a rocket attack targeting an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers were present until recently, Iraqi security officials said.

4 years ago

US service member, DoD contractors killed after jihadi attack on base in Kenya

It was the first known al-Shabab attack against U.S. forces inside Kenya, a key base for fighting one of the world’s most resilient extremist organizations.

By Tom Odula, Howard Altman and Diana Stancy

4 years ago

Indirect fire lands near two bases in Iraq. Trump tweets threat at Iran.

It's unclear who fired the rockets.

By Howard Altman and Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Joint Chiefs chairman cautions Iran to be ‘very cautious’ following recent spate of attacks

"We are in a period of heightened risk with respect to Iran,” Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman told lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

4 years ago

Rockets land near Baghdad airport as US blames Iran for recent attacks

The attack on al-Asad was notable, the official said, in that the attackers used a 122 mm rocket, which is deadlier and boasts a longer range than the 107 mm rockets that have been used in previous attacks.

By Shawn Snow and Meghann Myers

4 years ago

Several rockets land near Iraqi base housing US troops

No coalition troops were injured in a rocket attack that struck near al-Asad airbase.

4 years ago

American commando raid to kill al-Baghdadi was launched from al-Asad Air Base, rehearsals conducted in Erbil

The American commando raid that bagged Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was launched from the sprawling al-Asad airbase in Anbar province Iraq, according to a source on the ground with direct knowledge of the operation.

By Shawn Snow and Howard Altman

5 years ago

After attack, Iraq boosts security measures at air base where US trainers stay

Security measures were increased at one of Iraq’s largest air bases that houses American trainers following an attack last week, a top Iraqi air force commander said Saturday. The U.S. military said operations at the base were going on as usual and there were currently no plans to evacuate personnel.

5 years ago

Mortar attack on Iraqi base home to US troops; no casualties

Militants in Iraq fired three mortar shells early Saturday into an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.

5 years ago