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Reaper UAV crashes at Holloman

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Holloman Air Force Base says an unmanned MQ-9 Reaper has crashed on landing at the southern New Mexico base — the second unmanned craft to crash at the base within a week.

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Holloman chimps at center of controversy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A decision to move 186 chimpanzees from a facility at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. to Texas is pitting government officials and scientists against a coalition of elected officials and animal rights advocates, including New Mexico’s governor … Continue reading

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Air Force bids farewell to T-43

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Air Force’s “flying classroom” made a final pass through clear skies here Friday to celebrate the end of nearly four decades of training more than 25,000 navigators.

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New amenities at Kunsan show attitude change

KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — What a difference a decade and $180 million make. This base, home to about 2,600 airmen with the 8th Fighter Wing and another 200 soldiers operating a Patriot missile defense battery, has built new … Continue reading

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Air Force wins Department of Defense-wide challenge using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century

In a move that validated the effectiveness of the Air Force tool used for continuous process improvement, two Airmen won a Department of Defense-wide process excellence skills challenge that took place at the DOD Performance Symposium in Lansdowne, Va., June … Continue reading

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Air Force wins Department of Defense-wide challenge using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century

In a move that validated the effectiveness of the Air Force tool used for continuous process improvement, two Airmen won a Department of Defense-wide process excellence skills challenge that took place at the DOD Performance Symposium in Lansdowne, Va., June … Continue reading

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Despite complaints, reveille plays on

Reveille is back at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. — but sounding an hour later.

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Individual shot during altercation at MacDill

At approximately 6:00 p.m., base security forces were alerted to an alleged altercation at the base family camp. Security Forces personnel responded to the situation, and one of the individuals involved in the altercation fled from the scene on his … Continue reading

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Favoritism cited in firing of wing commander

A wing commander was ousted from his post at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., in late March for showing favoritism toward a subordinate officer, according to base officials.

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Airmen to chief: Fix evals now

No one should have been surprised when the Air Force announced that the 1,269 master sergeants selected for promotion this year all aced their enlisted performance reports. They’re expected to be “truly among the best,” what the perfect score calls … Continue reading

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