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New host unit commander takes post at Nellis base near Vegas

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In this Sunday, June 7, 2020, booking mugshot courtesy Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office shows 32-year-old suspect Steven Carrillo, an active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Santa Cruz Sheriff's Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, 38, and wounding two other officers Saturday. (Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office via AP)

California sheriff: Gunman ‘very intent’ on killing police

By MARTHA MENDOZA and STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, talks to a select group of journalists during the course of his visit to the Philippines in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Senate to progress historic nomination of first black service chief after hold: Report

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Demonstrators march past a military humvee as they protest the death of George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump Insurrection Act talk spurs calls for military defiance

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, is shown here in his official Defense Dept. photo. (https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1087249/chief-master-sergeant-of-the-air-force-kaleth-o-wright/)

Kaleth O. Wright calls for justice and understanding amid protests and riots

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This 2011 file photo provided by Northrop Grumman shows a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft landing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The nation’s first unmanned aircraft business park, called Grand Sky located on Grand Forks AFB, is still several weeks away from the start of construction, but backers of the project say many companies are showing interest. The 1.2 million-square-foot park will have space for hangars, offices, shops, laboratories and data centers. Defense technology giant Northrop Grumman, based in Falls Church, Va., has already signed a letter of intent to anchor the park, which is expected to create thousands of jobs. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Northrop Grumman) ** FILE **

Shooting at North Dakota Air Force base leaves two airmen dead

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, readies for flight in an F-35A aircraft. (Image: U.S. Air Force) ** FILE **

Air Force goes gender-neutral on official song ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ to show ‘proper respect’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama steers the cart with his golfing partner, Vice President Joe Biden, left, as they finish 18 holes at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club together on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Joe Biden’s costly golf games

By Ronald Kessler

Fighter jet crashes in Florida; pilot ejects and survives

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FILE - In this March 25, 2020, file photo a member of the U.S. Army walks down the hall toward a monitor displaying COVID-19 safety information in Fort Meade, Md. As of last week, the Army had already exceeded its retention goal of 50,000 soldiers for the fiscal year ending in September, re-enlisting more than 52,000 so far. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Correction: Virus Outbreak-Military Retention story

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Public invited to funeral for vet who died alone in Missouri

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First responders transport an injured person on a stretcher at the scene of a crash involving a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft in Kamloops, British Columbia, Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Brendan Kergin/Castanet Kamloops/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian Snowbird plane crashes while on coronavirus morale boosting tour

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This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Military reports a 3% increase in sexual assault cases

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

AIR FORCE - B-1B Lancer is a four-engine supersonic variable-sweep wing, jet-powered heavy strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was first envisioned in the 1960s as asupersonic bomber with Mach 2 speed, and sufficient range and payload to replace the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. It was developed into the B-1B, primarily a low-level penetrator with long range and Mach 1.25 speed capability at high altitude. It is commonly called the "Bone" (originally from "B-One"). Designed by Rockwell International (now part of Boeing), development was delayed multiple times over its history due to changes in the perceived need for piloted bombers. The initial B-1A version was developed in the early 1970s, but its production was canceled, and only four prototypes were built. The need for a new platform once again surfaced in the early 1980s, and the aircraft resurfaced as the B-1B version with the focus on low-level penetration bombing. However, by this point, development of stealth technology was promising an aircraft of dramatically improved capability. Production went ahead as the B version would be operational before the "Advanced Technology Bomber" (which became the B-2 Spirit), during a period when the B-52 would be increasingly vulnerable. The B-1B entered service in 1986 with the USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber. In the early 1990s, following the Gulf War and concurrent with the disestablishment of SAC and its reassignment to the newly formed Air Combat Command (ACC), the B-1B was converted to conventional bombing use. It first served in combat during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and again during the NATO action in Kosovo the following year. The B-1B has supported U.S. and NATO military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The B-1B is expected to continue to serve into the 2030s, with the Long Range Strike Bomber to start supplementing the B-1B in 2030. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

B-1 zooms through Pacific to remind U.S. foes of ‘lethal’ force, test crews’ rapid response skills

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Mark Gooch. Gooch, an Air Force airman, was arrested Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in the death of a Mennonite woman whose body was found off a forest road in northern Arizona two months ago, authorities said. Sasha Krause, 27, was last seen Jan. 18 picking up items from the Farmington Mennonite Church in northwestern New Mexico where she taught Sunday school. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Airman charged with murder in death of Sunday school teacher

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Airman arrested in death of New Mexico Sunday school teacher

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 28, 2019, photo, a worker prepares the Skai vehicle, developed by Alaka'i Technologies, for a special unveiling in Newbury Park, Calif. In late April 2020, the Air Force is scheduled to roll out "Agility Prime," a program to work with industry to develop electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, better known as "flying cars" for military use and eventually the commercial market. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Air Force wants to help build a flying car market

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Air Force base decision raises F-35A noise debate in Tucson

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Man returns home after 3 Vietnam tours, career selling cars

By ISABELLE ALTMAN and The Dispatch - Associated Press

Well contamination prompts request for Air Force brass visit

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