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Family suspects cover-up in airman's death on base

AP — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:07:56 +0000

Hours after Senior Airman Blanca Luna was found with a knife in her neck in her room at Sheppard Air Force Base, authorities told her family it was apparently a...

Air Force orders repairs for A-10 wing cracks

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:51:15 +0000

The Air Force said Friday it has ordered immediate inspections and repairs to about 130 of its A-10 aircraft to fix possible cracks in the wings.

Air Force: $5.6M to take rocket booster from ditch

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:14:07 +0000

The Air Force says it spent about $5.6 million in its efforts to recover an unarmed booster rocket for an intercontinental ballistic missile from a North Dakota ditch.

EU states raise hands for Somalia maritime force

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:06:41 +0000

Eight European Union countries offered Wednesday to create a maritime security force aimed to fight piracy off Somalia, the French defense minister said _ a move that could give the U.S. Navy crucial support in the hazardous...

EU states volunteer for Somalia maritime force

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:26:57 +0000

France’s defense minister says at least eight European Union member states want to join an international operation to protect shipping from pirates off Somalia.

Witness: Officer admitted taking missile device

AP — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:08:46 +0000

An Air Force supervisor says a Minot Air Force Base officer admitted taking a missile launch control device as a souvenir because he thought it would be “a cool thing to...

Air Force says officer stole launch control device

AP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:32:02 +0000

A Minot Air Force Base officer accused of stealing a classified missile launch control device faces a hearing to determine whether he will face a court martial.

17 officers disciplined in nuke mistake

AP — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:23:41 +0000

The Air Force and Army have disciplined 17 senior officers, including the three-star general in charge of logistics, for poor oversight in connection with the mistaken shipment of fuses for nuclear warheads to...

8 generals disciplined in nuke mistake

AP — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:07:21 +0000

The Associated Press has learned that that eight generals have been disciplined as a result of the mistaken shipment of fuses for nuclear warheads to Taiwan.

Mack's late score lifts No. 20 Utah over Air Force

AP — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:05:54 +0000

Darrell Mack scored three second-half touchdowns, including a 9-yard run up the middle with 58 seconds remaining, to help No. 20 Utah rally for a 30-23 win over Air Force on...