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Safety officers offer cold-weather tips

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5 A-10 squadrons to be cut

The A-10 Thunderbolt II provides the type of close-air support that ground-pounders love and the Taliban dread. Although the A-10s are workhorses in the war on terrorism, the Air Force in its new budget request is planning to get rid … Continue reading

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No criminal wrongdoing in casket photo case

Investigators have concluded there was no criminal wrongdoing by the airmen who posed for a picture around an open casket case with another airman inside wearing a noose around his neck and chains across his body.

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Report: Edwards has moneymaking potential

There’s gold in those hills. That’s essentially what a new report says about the moneymaking potential for the federal government and the thousands of acres of land in its military installations in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of California.

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Marine hit by grenade rates MoH, buddies say

Lance Cpls. Kyle Carpenter and Nick Eufrazio were posting security together on a dusty rooftop in Afghanistan when an insurgent tossed a hand grenade at them. The world melted in a white-hot blast, and the two men were rocked by … Continue reading

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10,000 airmen to be cut, Schwartz says

The Air Force plans to cut end strength by 10,000 airmen as part of efforts to save money, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said at a news briefing Friday.

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AF names support, training, recruiting, maintenance commanders

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Acquisition board approves DEAMS next phase

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Obama praises DoD’s energy leadership, stewardship

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Hiring from Bender list supports presidential disability hiring goals

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