An Air Force colonel who was convicted of indecent assault and who pleaded guilty to larceny should be imprisoned, discharged and fined $14,000, a military prosecutor told jurors during his court-martial Thursday.

An Air Force colonel has been acquitted of rape but convicted of two counts of indecent assault involving two other women at Sheppard Air Force Base.

A civilian worker at Sheppard Air Force Base testified Monday that a training group commander raped her and forced himself on her twice more but she didn’t report it and maintained a friendly tone with him because she feared losing her job.

Nuclear sites in Europe controlled by the Air Force need upgrades to meet Defense Department security requirements, according to an internal report recently made public.

Two weeks after being ousted, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said Friday he had a “difference in philosophy” with his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on numerous issues _ not just on the nuclear slip-up that Gates said was his reason for removing Wynne.

A report by congressional investigators questioning a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract is a setback for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, an instrumental figure in the Pentagon’s long attempt to complete a deal on the aircraft.

Boeing scored a major victory Wednesday in its battle to wrestle back a $35 billion Air Force contract from Northrop Grumman and its European partner.

Even the Air Force knows a good burger is hard to find. Aaron Kay’s superior officer agreed to extend the serviceman’s leave by one week so he could be on hand for the opening of a new White Castle restaurant in Livingston County.

The entire military _ not just the newly reoriented Air Force _ must learn to accept criticism from outside its ranks, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.