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The crews of AC-130J Ghostrider gunships "Shadow 77" and "Shadow 78," 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, Joint Special Operation Air Component-Central, receive Mackay Trophy 2021 awards for their support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which provided close-air support for 2,000 American evacuating the embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021. The awards ceremony took place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Dec. 7, 2022. (Ty Greenlees/Air Force)

AC-130J crews honored for being ‘eyes in the sky’ over Kabul in 2021

AC-130J crews at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates got the call: They were needed in Kabul.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Lockheed aeronautics chief Michele Evans has died

Evans has led Lockheed's largest business unit since 2018.

By Valerie Insinna

5 years ago

‘Race matters’: Austin advocates tout his historic candidacy in the face of other concerns

Advocates of Lloyd Austin for defense secretary are asking lawmakers to think hard about another topic: the general’s race.

By Joe Gould

5 years ago

Biden: Here’s why I chose Lloyd Austin for defense secretary

The president-elect says Austin has the experience and character needed to lead the Pentagon.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

Biden plans to announce defense secretary pick this week

Speculation for the top Pentagon job has focused on three names in recent weeks.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon

Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.

By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

5 years ago

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