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A KC-46A Pegasus, assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, sits on the flightline at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 17, 2022. The aircraft is one of four participating in the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise, ECE 22-03. The exercise is part of Air Mobility Command’s strategy to employ the KC-46A for operational missions, prior to it reaching full operational capability. (Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert/Air Force)

Air Force considers removing co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews

The idea could reduce potential troop casualties during wartime refueling missions.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

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Ex-CIA contractor defends post-9/11 interrogations

An architect of the brutal CIA interrogation and detention program developed after the Sept. 11 attacks defended the agency and its practices on Tuesday as those techniques become the focus of an effort to dismiss key evidence against five men charged in the terrorist plot.

5 years ago

Washington Nationals partner with Air Force to teach new commanders about leadership

Leaders of military commands and baseball teams have more in common than you might think.

By Joshua Axelrod

6 years ago

Navy SEAL injured in Bergdahl search pens memoir upending macho cliches, focuses on healing

Retired Navy SEAL James Hatch was adamant about avoiding “Action Man” cliches in a memoir that offers wrenching detail on mental and physical wounds that nearly drove him to suicide.

7 years ago

Australian Army adopts Marine Corps-style hand-to-hand combat training

Aussie Soldiers Down Under will begin unarmed combat courses.

By Kyle Rempfer

7 years ago

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