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North to take reins of Pacific Air Forces

Airmen from Alaska to Korea get a new boss Wednesday.At a ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Lt. Gen. Gary North will assume leadership of Pacific Air Forces after he receives his fourth star.Leaving the post is Gen. Howie … Continue reading

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Photo Essay: Airstrike ends gunfight in Korengal Valley

<img border="0" style="margin-right:15px" src="http://www.militarylearningcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/76fd3_090813-A-1211M-411.jpg" A U.S. Army Soldier watches as Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles destroy insurgent positions with a bomb after a 20 minute gun battle in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province Aug. 13. U.S. servicemembers from … Continue reading

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7 die, 91 hurt in blast near NATO HQ in Kabul

KABUL — A suicide car bomber struck near the front gate of NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding nearly 100 in a brazen daylight attack less than a week before Afghanistan’s landmark presidential election.Also Saturday, … Continue reading

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Boeing settles K-10 whistle-blower lawsuit

Boeing Co. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $25 million to settle claims the company did defective work on the Air Force fleet of KC-10 Extenders.The settlement arose out of a whistle-blower lawsuit filed in Texas by two former … Continue reading

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Osan cross servicing program fosters good relations

<img border="0" style="margin-right:15px" src="http://www.militarylearningcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/2afcb_090810-F-2185F-182.jpg" The first combat cross servicing program evaluation of the year for Osan Air Base Airmen took place Aug. 10 when two South Korean F-5′s landed on the flightline here. The Osan AB combat cross servicing program … Continue reading

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Convention showcases unmanned capabilities

<img border="0" style="margin-right:15px" src="http://www.militarylearningcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/099b8_090811-A-7377C-108.jpg" Senior defense officials are getting a glimpse of the latest in unmanned systems technologies, which many concede is the way of the future for the U.S. military, in August here. More than 5,000 people from 30 … Continue reading

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Dad, son prep for yearlong Guard deployment

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When it comes to Guard duty, Sgt. Maj. Mark Nelson has a simple agreement with Pfc. Derek Nelson.”I'm going to be no harder or no easier to him than I am to any other soldier that … Continue reading

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McChrystal: Jobs could quell Afghan violence

The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says many Taliban insurgents, particularly in the violence-plagued south, could be persuaded to stop fighting if they could find jobs in a stabilized country.In an interview with USA Today, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said … Continue reading

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Going after the bad guys

NANGALAM, Afghanistan — Tech. Sgt. Joel McPherson eyed the boulder-covered hills warily, knowing they weren’t as peaceful as they looked.The Taliban and al-Qaida were up there somewhere, and lately they had been itching for a fight.“They know we’re coming,” McPherson … Continue reading

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Going after the bad guys

NANGALAM, Afghanistan — Tech. Sgt. Joel McPherson eyed the boulder-covered hills warily, knowing they weren’t as peaceful as they looked.The Taliban and al-Qaida were up there somewhere, and lately they had been itching for a fight.“They know we’re coming,” McPherson … Continue reading

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