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KC-10 tanker flies last combat mission as retirement looms
The last KC-10 Extender tanker jet is scheduled to retire in September 2024.
Best pics of the week: July 11, 2021
Fireworks over a Hercules, soldiers fire mortars, Marine recruits in San Diego, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
By Joe Gould
Air Force C-17 flew terminally ill Bahrain premier to America
The Air Force uses C-17s for medical evacuations, triaging critically wounded soldiers while rapidly flying them onto major bases.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Best pics of the week: Sept. 20, 2020
Air Force B-52s at Bomber Task Force Europe, Marines fast roping at the Lightning Academy, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
US pulls Patriot missiles, fighter aircraft from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said Thursday, amid tensions between the kingdom and the Trump administration over oil production.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
VA employee convicted in $19 million home health fraud
Defendant took $1.5 million in kickbacks for fake referrals.
By Todd South
US expands troop, fighter jet presence at Saudi base
The U.S. troop presence here has grown to roughly 2,500 since last summer, when the U.S. announced it had begun deploying forces to what once was a major U.S. military hub.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Japan’s Abe meets Saudi king amid Persian Gulf troubles
Japan has sought to remain politically neutral as tensions in the Middle East escalated following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
By Abdullah Al-Shihri, The Associated Press and Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
Best pics of the week: Jan. 5, 2020
Rapid response forces head to the Middle East, Marines secure the embassy in Baghdad and more pics from the services in this week's Frontline Photos.
Scammers have stolen $405 million from military families since 2012, report finds
If a deal seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Just close your browser and walk away.
By Jon Simkins