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Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando unit, dies
Leon Gautier was the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion.
Frontline Photos: March 13, 2022
Taking off for training, paratroopers loading up for deployment, resting in the sunshine and more in this week’s frontline photos.
Special ops wing boss defended female trainee under fire in memo to airmen
"The community is rightly concerned and would like to be reassured that standards are maintained," 24th Special Operations Wing commander Col. Jason Daniels wrote in the Jan. 10 memo.
Woman who quit Air Force commando course questioned ‘highly suspicious’ lower standards
"The change in standards invalidated me with a majority of my team,” the female special tactics officer candidate wrote in April 2021.
Air Force accused of pushing woman through elite commando training after she quit, spurring investigation
The claims are incorrect or missing important context, said Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command. But he has called for the service's inspector general to investigate.
US Air Force blows up a target with a cruise missile from a cargo plane
The Air Force wants to make a "bomb bay in a box" to load on cargo planes — and for the first time launched an armed cruise missile in this way.
Frontline Photos: Dec. 12, 2021
An illuminated aircraft, taking aim during a training exercise, a mountain view and more in this week’s Frontline Photos.
Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there.
The Air Force hopes to one day be able to launch a barrage of cruise missiles or other weapons out of the back of airlift planes.
‘Thank you’ from Afghanistan: How to continue counterterrorism after the withdrawal
The U.S. and coalition partners should continue their support for the Afghan National Army, and help Afghanistan establish a special operations forces and counterterrorism center for the region, says the author of this commentary.
By Lt. Gen. M. Farid Ahmadi