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‘Amazing honor’ of aiding GIs earns pilot a DFC

Maj. Ryan Hayde was already en route to his mission to clear landing zones for U.S. ground forces on the Pakistan border when he got bad news: There was an 8,000-foot ceiling and rain in the area. The mission couldn’t … Continue reading

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Libya mission: U.S. eases off, Gadhafi holds on

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly U.S. missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon is betting its … Continue reading

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NATO takes on part of Libya mission from U.S.

NATO agreed to take over command of the newly established no-fly zone over Libya, but the alliance’s new role doesn’t allow the U.S. to make a quick exit from the costly military operation as the Obama administration had wanted.

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Schwartz says he will protect cyber mission

The Air Force’s top officer is all for attacking foreign-based computer systems if the strikes support the cyber mission but remains steadfast that securing the service’s own networks is still “Job 1.”

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Teams head to 12 bases to revive nuke mission

If you work with nukes, start putting together your personnel-related questions.

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Red tape complicates SF mission in Pakistan

An ongoing Pakistani effort to delay the issuance of visas to U.S. diplomatic and military personnel is impeding the U.S. special operations mission to train Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, according to several U.S. sources. The difficulty obtaining visas led to some … Continue reading

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