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Senior master sergeant selections out Thursday

The Air Force on Thursday will release the names of more than 1,700 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant.

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Panel aims to boost support to special-needs families

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Major changes for Marines in Afghanistan

Marines in Afghanistan face a summer of transition that will include a massive drawdown, continued fighting in northern Helmand province and Afghan forces taking a more prominent combat role, according to the departing top officer in the region.

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High year of tenure change continues to affect assignments

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Schwartz: AF didn’t blame pilot in F-22 crash

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz told a congressional panel Tuesday that the Air Force did not blame Capt. Jeff Haney for the fatal November 2010 F-22 crash in Alaska, despite the service’s own report that said Haney … Continue reading

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Mattis: Syrian air defense stymies U.S. options

WASHINGTON — The advanced air defense weapons Russia has provided to Syria’s regime would make it difficult to establish a no-fly zone there as part of an effort to help the rebellion, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East … Continue reading

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Innovation key to Air Force future

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Airmen PT testers are back; more changes ahead

If it’s a new year, it must be time to tinker with the PT test.

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Admiral: Rota DDG mission goes beyond BMD

The four destroyers being forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, over the next few years will support a broad range of missions in Europe and Africa in addition to their planned focus on NATO ballistic-missile defense, U.S. European Command chief Adm. James … Continue reading

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Budget cuts stall plan to replace UH-1 helos

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Air Force does not plan to change the requirements for a now-postponed effort to replace its UH-1 helicopters, according to a top general.

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