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Trump Kept Out Of Control Room During US Airmen's Rescue Op In Iran: Report
During this stressful time, "aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn't be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments."
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US Airman Rescued From Iran Used Boeing Device To Signal Rescuers
A massive rescue effort got underway "following confirmation of active rescue beacons," General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday. The plane's pilot - call sign Dude 44 Alpha- was rescued Friday
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US Military Blew Up Its $100 Million Aircraft In Iran. Here's Why
The damaged aircraft appear to be Lockheed Martin C-130 types, likely the MC-130J Commando II variant, valued at over $100 million, often used to infiltrate and exfiltrate troops into enemy territories for special operations.
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2 US Airmen Plead Guilty To Making False Statements About Death Of Colleague
Two airmen at a Wyoming US Air Force base have pleaded guilty to making false statements about the deadly shooting of a third that prompted the suspension of Sig Sauer M18 pistol use at nuclear weapons sites for a month, the Air Force said.
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4 Injured As Rockets Pound Iraq Airbase Hosting US Troops
Four rockets slammed into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad where US troops are based, military sources told AFP on Sunday, with security forces saying four Iraqi airmen were wounded.
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US Airman, On His Way To Pick Up Heroism Award, Saves Child On Flight
On a Sept. 11 flight back to the United States to pick up the award, U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Kenneth O'Brien squeezed in another heroic act: resuscitating a baby that had lost consciousness after choking.
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Two US Airmen, HIV-Positive, Sue Military For Firing Them
Testing positive for HIV was difficult enough. Getting forced out of the military by the Air Force because of the diagnosis proved even harder. So say two USairmen who filed suit on Wednesday against Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Singapore Airspace To Be Restricted During US-North Korea Summit
Singapore airspace will be restricted during the planned US - North Korea summit, said a notice to airmen posted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday.
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Human Error Damaged Nuclear-Armed Missile In Silo: US Air Force
Errors by three airmen troubleshooting a nuclear missile in its launch silo in 2014 triggered a "mishap" that damaged the missile, causing the Air Force to withdraw the airmen's nuclear certification and launch an accident investigation, officials said on Friday.
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70 Years on, Remains from US Plane Crash in Malaysia Head Home
Shortly after World War II ended, three US airmen took off from Singapore aboard a military transport on a flight to an airfield in northern Malaysia that never arrived.
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Trump Kept Out Of Control Room During US Airmen's Rescue Op In Iran: Report
During this stressful time, "aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn't be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments."
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US Airman Rescued From Iran Used Boeing Device To Signal Rescuers
A massive rescue effort got underway "following confirmation of active rescue beacons," General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday. The plane's pilot - call sign Dude 44 Alpha- was rescued Friday
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US Military Blew Up Its $100 Million Aircraft In Iran. Here's Why
The damaged aircraft appear to be Lockheed Martin C-130 types, likely the MC-130J Commando II variant, valued at over $100 million, often used to infiltrate and exfiltrate troops into enemy territories for special operations.
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2 US Airmen Plead Guilty To Making False Statements About Death Of Colleague
Two airmen at a Wyoming US Air Force base have pleaded guilty to making false statements about the deadly shooting of a third that prompted the suspension of Sig Sauer M18 pistol use at nuclear weapons sites for a month, the Air Force said.
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4 Injured As Rockets Pound Iraq Airbase Hosting US Troops
Four rockets slammed into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad where US troops are based, military sources told AFP on Sunday, with security forces saying four Iraqi airmen were wounded.
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US Airman, On His Way To Pick Up Heroism Award, Saves Child On Flight
On a Sept. 11 flight back to the United States to pick up the award, U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Kenneth O'Brien squeezed in another heroic act: resuscitating a baby that had lost consciousness after choking.
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Two US Airmen, HIV-Positive, Sue Military For Firing Them
Testing positive for HIV was difficult enough. Getting forced out of the military by the Air Force because of the diagnosis proved even harder. So say two USairmen who filed suit on Wednesday against Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Singapore Airspace To Be Restricted During US-North Korea Summit
Singapore airspace will be restricted during the planned US - North Korea summit, said a notice to airmen posted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday.
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Human Error Damaged Nuclear-Armed Missile In Silo: US Air Force
Errors by three airmen troubleshooting a nuclear missile in its launch silo in 2014 triggered a "mishap" that damaged the missile, causing the Air Force to withdraw the airmen's nuclear certification and launch an accident investigation, officials said on Friday.
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70 Years on, Remains from US Plane Crash in Malaysia Head Home
Shortly after World War II ended, three US airmen took off from Singapore aboard a military transport on a flight to an airfield in northern Malaysia that never arrived.
