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Army quarterback Tyhier Tyler celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Air Force visits Army; service academy supremacy at stake

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot was decorated combat vet

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FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles Yeager talks to members of the media following a re-enactment flight commemorating his breaking of the sound barrier 65 years earlier, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at age 97. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

US Air Force appeals ruling against urban training in Idaho

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

Air Force offensive lineman Adam Jewell, left, celebrates with running back Brad Roberts, who scored a touchdown against New Mexico during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Air Force’s Roberts scores 3 TDs in 28-0 win over New Mexico

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In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Col. Todd Benson, the U.S. Air Force Central Command director of space forces, addresses members of the 379th Operations Support Squadron before they are sworn in as members of the Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Space Force, the first new U.S. military service since the creation of the Air Force in 1947, now has some 20 members stationed at the Qatari base in its first foreign deployment. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

Air Force picks finalists for Space Command HQ

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Florida named finalist for US Space Command headquarters

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Lawmakers want Arizona picked for Space Command headquarters

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In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun looks on in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Wyoming at Air Force Academy, Colo. The Air Force Falcons are planning to play two games this season against fellow service academies Army and Navy. The Falcons will host Navy on Oct. 3, 2020, and travel to West Point, N.Y., to face Army on Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) **FILE**

Air Force-Wyoming game canceled due to Academy virus cases

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Jens Spahn, Federal Minister of Health, speaks in the plenary session of the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. The main topics of the 190th session of the 19th legislative period are various debates on measures to be taken in the wake of the Corona pandemic, jobs in the automotive industry, the global situation of religious freedom, and the situation of the older generation. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

First Black state senator is progressive Air Force veteran

By CEDAR ATTANASIO - Associated Press

Air Force linebacker Grant Donaldson, left, tries to sack Boise State quarterback Jack Sears in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday Oct. 31, 2020, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Fill-in Sears helps No. 25 Boise State beat Air Force 49-30

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier (19) throws the ball in the first half against Utah State in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Boise, Idaho. Boise State 42-13. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

No. 25 Boise State faces road test at Air Force

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier (19) looks down field to throw the ball against Utah State during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won 42-13. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

Familiar place: No. 25 Boise St back in poll, travels to AFA

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a coronet mission over Egypt Oct. 12, 2012. The A-10 is from the Arkansas Air National Guard&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s 188th Fighter Wing and the KC-135 is from 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. A coronet is when an aerial refueling tanker escorts fighters over long distances, regularly topping off their fuel tanks along the way. The 188th FW aircrew was returning home from a deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

A-10 Thunderbolt II upgrades coming for iconic ‘Warthog’ that survived chopping block

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Judge permits sex assault case against Joint Chiefs member

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Judge grounds US Air Force urban training plans in Idaho

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2019, file photo, Mark Kelly speaks during his senate campaign kickoff event in Tucson, Ariz. Republican Sen. Martha McSally and Democratic challenger Kelly meet Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in what’s likely to be the only debate of the campaign. (Mike Christy/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Kelly, McSally spar in only debate of Senate campaign

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Air Force linebacker Parker Noren (44) takes down Navy wide receiver Chance Warren (13) during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette via AP)

Air Force kicker, defense pave way to 40-7 win over Navy

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, file photo, Navy midshipmen carry the Commander in Chief's trophy after defeating Army in an NCAA college football game, in Philadelphia. Navy won 31-7. After weeks and weeks of practice, Air Force will finally take the field Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, against Navy at Falcon Stadium. The two service academies renew their rivalry as they compete for the coveted Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

October opening act: Air Force finally begins, hosts Navy

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press