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'Widow-maker' Osprey fleet grounded after 8 US airmen killed in Japan
The US ground its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey helicopters after eight US airmen died on a training …
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The US military is grounding all of its 'widow-maker' Osprey V-22 helicopters after a crash in Japan killed 8 airmen
Eight US airmen were killed after their V-22 Osprey crashed into the sea off the coast of Japan on …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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The US Air Force is finally retiring the aging A-10. Now it plans to get rid of some the specially trained airmen who guide the Warthog to its targets.
Tactical Air Control Party airmen are an elite cadre who specialize in calling in airstrikes, and t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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As the military confronts its history with race, Tuskegee Airmen are receiving long overdue recognition
More than 15,000 Black military personnel segregated in World War II were honored for Veterans Day.…
DeArbea Walker
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These bittersweet photos show US troops caring for children of families desperately fleeing the Taliban
Amid scenes of panic and fear this past week, the US military released photos showing another side …
Ryan Pickrell
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A Tuskegee hero and the oldest living Black West Point grad reflect on the US military and its first Black defense secretary
"There were Black units and then there were white units," the oldest African-American graduate of W…
David Choi
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The US military is trying to identify dozens of airmen who didn't make it home from a daring bomber raid on 'Hitler's gas station'
US airmen were told that bombing Nazi oil refineries in Ploesti could shorten WWII by six months. T…
Katie Sanders and Mara Storey
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How airmen in Hawaii are practicing to rescue astronauts at any time, day or night
Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron continue to prepare to support NA…
US Air Force 154th Wing Publi…
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Airmen in Japan spent 10 days training to keep the Air Force's biggest plane flying
Many bases in the Pacific have no dedicated C-5M maintenance crew, which means maintainers at Yokot…
Airman 1st Class Tyrone Thomas
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The US Air Force's plan to dodge Chinese missiles means new jobs for airmen who keep fighters flying
The Air Force needs to spread out to make it harder for adversaries to target its planes, but sprea…
Christopher Woody
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Airmen in Alaska put together the first bombs for the base's new F-35 fighters
The base started receiving its F-35s earlier this year, and the munitions are what prepare the stea…
Airman 1st Class Aaron Guerri…
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The Air Force Academy will wear gorgeous new uniforms against Navy to honor the famous Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of Black pilots who flew in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World W…
Scott Davis
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How US airmen in the Middle East designed nose art for their F-15 fighter jets
When the 389th Fighter Squadron arrived at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, not one of their F-15E…
Staff Sgt. Alexandria Brun, U…
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US F-16 fighters and airmen in Italy showed off their flexibility at exercise Agile Buzzard
This concept calls for forces to operate more fluidly in locations with varying levels of capacity …
Senior Airman Heidi Goodsell,…
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Airmen in the UK are wiping down 'everything a pilot would touch' in order to keep fighter jets flying
"It's a good measure to help prevent spreading the disease to our aircrew," said Staff Sgt. Daniel …
Senior Airman Christopher Spa…
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The dirty, dangerous job US airmen do to ensure U-2 pilots can breathe at 70,000 feet
"Pilots rely on us to make sure they can breathe while wearing their suit," said Senior Airman Core…