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Stealth Crash Pushes Accident Rate Higher

(Nov. 18) -- It will likely be months before the Air Force identifies an exact cause for this week's crash of its most advanced stealth fighter, but one thing is certain: The loss will push the aircraft's already high accident rate even higher. Even before Tuesday's crash in Alaska, the Air Force's stealthy fighter -- the...

Ex-Air Force Officers: UFOs Monitored Nuke Sites

(Sept. 28) -- UFOs have monitored and occasionally tampered with nuclear weapons sites, both in the U.S. and abroad, for nearly 60 years. That was the allegation based on eyewitness testimony of several former Air Force officers who came together Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to tell their...

Mazlan Othman Not Earth's Alien Ambassador After All

(Sept. 27) -- Call it one small misstep for mankind. Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman has officially denied media reports that she was selected by the United Nations to represent earthlings in their future dealings with aliens. "It sounds really cool," Othman told The Guardian, "but I have to deny it." The...

Vietnam-Era General Cleared After 38 Years

WASHINGTON (Aug. 4) -- More than 38 years after being removed from command and demoted for allowing unauthorized bombing, a U.S. Air Force general has been cleared of wrongdoing and had his rank posthumously reinstated. Air Force Gen. John Lavelle was blamed for allowing unauthorized strikes in North Vietnam and for...

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01/30/12 Ted Sherry joins ORNL Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Ted Sherry, who recently retired government service and stepped down from his job as manager of the NNSA's Y-12 Site Office, will join the staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in early February.
08/12/11 U.S. Air Force Awards Blanket Purchase Agreement to... Source: PRWeb Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) August 12, 2011 The United States Air Force has awarded National Business Furniture (NBF) a Blanket Purchase Agreement (# FA4452-11-A-0011), effective June 30, 2011.
08/10/11 Global Hawk to Replace U-2 in 2015 Source: DefenseNews.com The Global Hawk will finally replace the long-serving U-2 spy plane in 2015, a U.S. Air Force official told reporters Aug. 10.
04/23/11 n U S Air Force Reserve Airman Cody Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH n U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman Cody D. Moore graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
12/16/10 5 AF brigadier generals nominated for 2nd star Source: AirForceTimes.com Five Air Force officers have been nominated to receive their second star and the rank of major general while two others have been nominated for their first star, the Defense Department announced Thursday.

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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services.

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