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Gates: Budget Request Reflects Pentagon’s Reform Agenda

June 18, 2010

WASHINGTON: The fiscal 2011 defense budget request continues and builds on the reforms of the fiscal 2010 budget, Defense Secretary...

Transition Force Creates Air Power in Afghanistan

June 15, 2010

WASHINGTON: About 450 U.S. and NATO forces are working to bring the 3,300 members and 48 aircraft of the Afghan...

Tanker operation fuels half of US Central Command’s air assets

June 18, 2010

SOUTHWEST ASIA: In some form or fashion, every Airman deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility feels the...

Special operations Airmen train from the air to the water

June 14, 2010

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY- PANAMA CITY, Fla: It's 3 a.m. in Panama City Beach, Fla. The bay looks like black liquid...

Global Hawk takes northern route, improves efficiency

June 9, 2010

Staff Sgt. Ryan Conversi's eyes remain focused on a pair of industrial-strength laptop computers as the time approaches for the...

Tinker maintained B-1 milestone

June 9, 2010

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE: A B-1 Lancer will reach the 10,000-hour flying mark by early June. Initially envisioned with a...

New Tech-Advanced Classroom Awaits F-35 Students

June 7, 2010

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.: A foundation for how the first generation of F-35 Lightning II pilots and maintainers trains...

DOD certifies 6 programs under Nunn-McCurdy Law breaches

June 3, 2010

WASHINGTON: Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroyer,...

Air Force security transfers authority to Army

June 2, 2010

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq: Members of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here transferred authority for base security to...

US, French remember America’s first combat pilots

June 2, 2010

PARIS: U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America's first combat pilots during ceremony at a...