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Military police walk near Abrams tanks on a flat car in a rail yard, Monday, July 1, 2019, in Washington, ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump touts July 4 military ‘salute’; critics see politics

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Air Force jet hits bird, drops 3 dummy bombs over Florida

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Air Force to speed water response near ex-base in Michigan

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President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to attend a fundraiser, Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump hits Democratic debate from Air Force One

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Trump shifts to talk of Air Force One

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Pratt & Whitney to expand operations at Oklahoma air base

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In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Sunday, March 11, 2018, a Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile flies during a test in southern Russia. The Russian military says it has run a successful test of the Kinzhal missile, that President Vladimir Putin cited among several other new nuclear weapons that would bolster the nation's military capability. (AP Photo/ Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, File)

Air Force bombers carry out live flight test of hypersonic missile

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 16, 2017, file photo made available by the U.S. Air Force, a fighter plane takes-off from Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Defense Department has been figuring out how to provide help and justice when the children of service members sexually assault each other on military bases since Congress required reforms in 2018. Those reforms are starting to rollout, but as one current case at Kadena shows, that rollout has been uneven. (Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin/U.S. Air Force via AP)

‘How is this OK?’ Sex assault case haunts Air Force mothers

By Justin Pritchard and Foster Klug - Associated Press

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., arrives for a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018i. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Congress presses again for Space Force details

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

House lawmakers want Air Force, Special Ops to cooperate on new attack plane

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

U.S. bombers, warships conduct ‘simulated strikes’ during combat drills aimed at Iran

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson AFB N.C., demonstrates its maneuverability at the Charleston Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston S.C., April 9, 2011. The F-15E is a multirole fighter capable of air to surface and air to air combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class James Richardson/Released) ** FILE **

Congress threatens to cut funding for Air Force’s new-generation F-15 fighter jet

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Reminders of Hurricane Michael's fury are everywhere at Tyndall Air Force Base. (Associated Press/File)

Tyndall’s Hurricane Michael recovery an Air Force slog

By James Varney - The Washington Times

FILE - This Aug. 7, 2014, file photo, shows a contract employee watching a crews excavate contaminated soil at a site where millions of gallons of jet fuel leaked underground over decades at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M. A coalition of state lawmakers and nonprofit groups took the first step toward suing the U.S. Air Force on Friday, May 31, 2019, saying it wants firm deadlines for cleaning up jet fuel contamination at a base bordering New Mexico's largest city. The coalition filed a notice of intent to sue, saying the contamination at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque is a danger to public health and the environment. It wants an agreement that sets a cleanup schedule with clear deadlines and penalties. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Groups ready to sue over fuel spill at New Mexico air base

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing on Marine One for the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: New AF officers are ‘rock-ribbed American patriots’

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this May 15, 2019 photo, Staff Sgt. Connor Oien, left, a military working dog handler at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, prepares to demonstrate the patrol skills of 3-year-old Tessa, a Belgian malinois, while the decoy, Staff Sgt. Jacob Cokkinias, (in brown) walks behind them at the dog park in Goldsboro, N.C. (Eddie Fitzgerald/The Goldsboro News-Argus via AP)

Dogs get training at Air Force base in North Carolina

By EDDIE FITZGERALD and Goldsboro News-Argus - Associated Press

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

House Democrats open investigation of Trump’s campaign travel costs

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Ambassador to Finland Barbara Barrett to be the next secretary of the Air Force. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Barbara Barrett nominated to be Air Force secretary by Trump

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

APNewsBreak: New Mexico wants lake on Air Force base closed

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Saab plans Air Force jet facility near Purdue campus

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