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US Air Force stories: 27 news summaries

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US Airman Shot Dead
in Mexican Strip Bar

Sergeant among 6 killed by suspected drug cartel hitmen

Nov 5, 09 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - An off-duty US Air Force sergeant was among six people shot dead at a Mexican strip club last night. Hooded men armed with automatic weapons entered the club in Ciudad Juarez and sought out the victims. "It appears drugs were being sold at the place," a military official... More »

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Mexico • US military • Mexican drug war • US Air Force • Ciudad Juarez

 Petraeus Sorry 
 for Razzing 
 Air Force 

Central Command head apologizes after 'outrageous' joke

Aug 28, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The head of US Central Command has apologized to the Air Force after making a joke at the service's expense, the Air Force Times reports. A rep for the Air Force chief of staff said the apology was accepted. David Petraeus, an Army general who commands US operations in Iraq... More »

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David Petraeus • Air Force • US military • US Army • apology • speech • US Air Force • US Central Command • Armed Forces • Marines

(Newser) - The scrapping of the F-22 has sent the US Air Force into an abrupt about-face, Time reports. Newly installed officials are asking for 100 cheap, multirole planes that can attack ground positions and also be used to train other countries' pilots in their use. The aircraft must have a... More »

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Robert Gates • Department of Defense • defense secretary • US Air Force • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • F-22 fighter jet • counterinsurgency • prop plane • Michael Donley

(Newser) - Congress plans to spend $550 million to upgrade and expand the fleet of jets used to ferry federal officials around the country and abroad, the Wall Street Journal reports. Funds approved by the House for the military-run fleet call for two 737s and two Gulfstream jets on top of the... More »

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Congress • Department of Defense • air travel • US Air Force • military jets

Air Force Ship Becomes Artificial Reef Off Fla. Keys

WWII cargo ship also tracked missiles and spacecraft

May 27, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Demolition experts sank an Air Force ship this morning to create an artificial reef in the Florida Keys, the AP reports. The 17,000-ton, WWII-era cargo ship took less than 2 minutes to sink after a series of explosions. The new "reef" is expected to bring in about... More »

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Air Force • World War II • demolition • US Air Force • cargo ships • Florida Keys • artificial reef • Jay-ZTV • Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg

 Alert Air Passenger 
 Warns of Fuel Leak 

Air force sergeant spotted leak before 747 headed over the Pacific

May 22, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - An eagle-eyed passenger warned a 747 flight crew about a fuel leak on a recent Japan-bound flight from Chicago, CNN reports. Air Force Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, who serves in an air refueling squadron, spotted vapor billowing from behind the wing and realized the jet was losing fuel fast. He alerted... More »

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US military • aviation • plane • airline passengers • US Air Force • Boeing 747

 Air Force Pilot Killed 
 in Mojave Desert Crash 

Crewman injured after jet crashes during training mission

May 22, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A military pilot was killed when his jet crashed in the Mojave Desert north of California's Edwards Air Force Base yesterday, the AP reports. Military officials said the T-38 Talon was on a training flight. The navigator ejected and is in stable condition in hospital. The crash, still under investigation,... More »

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Edwards AFB • plane crash • Mojave Desert • pilot • US Air Force • training flight

(Newser) - Felix “Doc” Blanchard, who won the 1945 Heisman Trophy as part of Army’s famed “Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside” backfield tandem, died yesterday of pneumonia, ESPN reports. The legendary fullback, linebacker, placekicker, and punter was 84. In 1944-46, Blanchard— “Mr. Inside” to fellow Heisman winner Glenn... More »

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Vietnam War • Korean War • US Air Force • fighter pilot • West Point • Felix "Doc" Blanchard • college football • Army football • backfield • Glenn Davis

Air Force
Nurse Charged in 3 Deaths

'Soldier of mercy' allegedly gave lethal doses to terminally  ill

Mar 17, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(AP) - An Air Force nurse has been charged with giving lethal amounts of medication to three terminally ill patients in his care. Capt. Michael Fontana, 35, was formally charged in military court with deliberately giving three patients at Wilford Hall Medical Center—the Air Force's largest hospital—lethal amounts of medication,... More »

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nurses • murder • death • US Air Force

Army Charity Hoards
Millions as Veterans Suffer

Army Emergency Relief fund's reserve dwarf its giving

Feb 22, 09 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A US Army charity is hoarding tens of millions of dollars while military families face record foreclosures and long deployments, the AP reports. Designed to dole out cash to veterans in financial crisis, Army Emergency Relief has padded reserves with $117 million and given or lent only $64 million. "... More »

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veterans • charity • US Army • US Navy • US Air Force • Iraq veterans • Army Emergency Relief

Pentagon's New Painkiller:
Ancient Chinese Medicine

Military doctors will start training medics in 'battlefield acupressure'

Dec 11, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - US Air Force doctors deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan next year will have a new medical weapon in their arsenal: acupuncture. Military physicians, pleased with the success of treating wounded troops at home, will begin teaching battlefield medics how to fight severe or chronic pain by inserting tiny needles under... More »

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military • chronic pain • acupuncture • alternative medicine • US Air Force

Palin Out of Loop on State Defense: Air Force

Despite pose, Palin not informed when Russian bombers approach Alaska

Oct 1, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin doesn't get a phone call when US jets are scrambled to intercept Russian bombers off Alaska—despite her hints to the contrary, a NORAD spokesman told the New York Daily News yesterday. "She doesn't have any role," said the major. "The commander does not call... More »

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Russia • Alaska • US Air Force • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Boeing Threatens to Ditch
Air Force Tanker Bid

Boeing demands extra 4 months in new bid in tanker war

Aug 22, 08 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing has warned the Pentagon it will pull out of the new bidding to build a fleet of air tankers unless it gets an extra four months to prepare a bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Boeing pullout would leave the Air Force with no competition for a $35... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • Northrop Grumman • EADS • US Air Force • tanker aircraft

No Survivors in Crash of
US Bomber off Guam

With 6 crew members considered dead, rescue focus shifts to recovery

Jul 23, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(AP) - The US Air Force said today all six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam were killed. A wide search effort has shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the crew, said officials at Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific island. More »

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plane crash • Guam • US Air Force • B-52 bomber

 Air Force Seeks
 Anti-Terror $16M
 for 'Comfort Pods' 

Congress nixes funds for high-flying accommodations on military planes

Jul 18, 08 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Air Force chiefs have sought $16 million in anti-terrorism funds to build luxurious "comfort capsules" to be installed in military aircraft for VIP officer travel, reports the Washington Post. The project's costs have soared as finicky generals demand changes, with modifications in the plush leather seats—including a switch... More »

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US military • counterterrorism • air travel • US Air Force • military spending

 Fighter Jet Dazzles Airshow 

Overseas audiences meet the F-22 'Raptor'

Jul 14, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Aviation experts were treated to a display of the world’s most advanced fighter jet at the kickoff of the Farnborough International Airshow today in England, Reuters reports. In its first international exhibition, the Lockheed Martin F-22 “Raptor” executed a dizzying array of flips, dips, and dives as it... More »

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flight • fighter jet • aviation • airplane • US Air Force • Farnborough Air Show

Army Snubs Air Force,
Takes On Air Duties in Iraq

Surveillance battalion became active last July

Jun 21, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fed up with what it sees as shoddy help from an overstretched Air Force, the Army has begun an unprecedented operation to provide its own air support in Iraq, the New York Times reports. The year-old Army program uses a hodgepodge of about 25 aircraft—some manned, some operated by... More »

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US Army • US Air Force

Nuke Blunder Last Straw for Booted Air Force Brass

Secretary Wynne, chief of staff Moseley long at odds with Pentagon

Jun 5, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Secretary of the Air Force and the service's chief of staff were forced to resign today on the heels of a report highly critical of the handling of nuclear weapons and technology, the Air Force Times reports. More »

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nuclear weapons • US government • US Air Force • nuclear arsenal • bureaucratic blunders • B-52s • T. Michael Moseley • Michael W. Wynne • ouster

 Air Force Pulls Misleading Ad 

Service will rework spot for 'Above All' campaign, release with new story line

May 29, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Air Force commercial that shows a US communications satellite exploding and implies a single missile could knock out cell phones, GPS navigation, banking transactions, and TV broadcasts has been pulled for being misleading, the Military Times reports. The ad, part of the Air Force’s “Above All” campaign... More »

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missile defense system • satellite • GPS • recruiting • US Air Force • advertising campaign • ASAT

Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

Rate was much higher even in peacetime

Apr 6, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Female troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The... More »

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divorce • marriage • US military • US troops • US Army • US Navy • US Air Force • divorce rate • female troops

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