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Family remembers airman who died in overseas accident

By JULIA BERGMAN - Associated Press

In this April 6, 2017, file photo, members of the White House press corps board Air Force One before the arrival of President Donald Trump at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump says Air Force One is getting a patriotic makeover. Trump says the familiar baby blue color on current models of the presidential aircraft will give way to red-white-and-blue coloring on updated models that could be in service in time for a potential second term. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Boeing gets contract for $3.9 billion to build two new Air Force One planes by 2024

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 6, 2017 file photo, Air Force One, with President Donald Trump aboard, departs from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Mar-a-Largo, in Palm Beach, Fla., for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump says Air Force One is getting a patriotic makeover. Trump says the familiar baby blue color on current models of the presidential aircraft will give way to red-white-and-blue coloring on updated models that could be in service in time for a potential second term. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump says Air Force One to get red, white and blue makeover

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump step off Air Force One as they arrive at London's Stansted Airport, Thursday, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump wants Air Force One paint job that’s less JFK, more USA: Report

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Man wins medals in Wounded Warrior games after cancer battle

By SLIM SMITH - Associated Press

Minot celebrates 50th anniversary of missile, bomb wings

By ELOISE OGDEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration’s request for the Pentagon to house migrants detained at the U.S. southern border and even provide lawyers to prosecute them is drawing congressional criticism that it puts undue strain on the military. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Concern over using US military to help border enforcement

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Illustration on the drawbacks of a "space force" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Say no to a Space Force’

By Jed Babbin

This June 21, 2018, photo provided by Democratic state Rep. Mark McElroy, shows the unused Department of Agriculture property the Trump administration is considering as a possible temporary shelter for unaccompanied alien children. The land is in Kelso, Arkansas, less than two miles from Rowher, the former site of one of Arkansas' two internment camps for Japanese-American citizens during World War II. (Mark McElroy via AP)

Possible migrant site minutes from former internment camp

By HANNAH GRABENSTEIN - Associated Press

Manned aircraft crashes at Holloman Air Force Base facility

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Air Force base finds missing gun; explosives still missing

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In this Wednesday, June 6, 2018 photo, from left, Yoel, Bryce, Rose and Mason Lee stand at attention outside their home in Ada, Mich. Yoel and his siblings, who are also quadruplets (Nevin is not pictured) are all planning on joining the military. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

5 Michigan siblings to join military, including quadruplets

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FILE - This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations shows William Howard Hughes Jr., after being captured in June 2018, at left, and an image from his time at the U.S. Air Force. Hughes, a Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance, who deserted 35 years ago and was arrested in California last week worked for years as a consultant for the University of California. (U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations via AP, File)

Air Force deserter worked for University of California

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This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations shows William Howard Hughes Jr., after being captured in June 2018, at left, and an image from his time at the U.S. Air Force. Hughes, a Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance, disappeared 35 years ago and was found in California after a fraud investigation involving a fake identity he had been using. (U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations via AP)

Neighbors stunned by man who vanished from Air Force

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations shows William Howard Hughes Jr., after being captured in June 2018, at left, and an image from his time at the U.S. Air Force. Hughes, a Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance, disappeared 35 years ago and was found in California after a fraud investigation involving a fake identity he had been using. (U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations via AP)

William Howard Hughes Jr., Air Force officer who vanished in 1983, found in California

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations shows William Howard Hughes Jr. Hughes a Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance who disappeared 35 years ago who has been found in California. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations said in a news release that Hughes, was apprehended at his home after a fraud investigation involving a fake identity he had been using. ( U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations via AP)

The Latest: Neighbors stunned man vanished from Air Force

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This undated photo released by the U.S. Air Force shows Capt. William Howard Hughes, Jr., who was formally declared a deserter by the Air Force Dec. 9, 1983. He was apprehended June 6, 2018, by Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agents from Detachment 303, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where he's awaiting pre-trial confinement. (U.S. Air Force photo via AP)

Missing Air Force officer found 35 years later

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In this Sept. 13, 2016, file photo, a U.S. B-1B bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) **FILE**

Air Force grounds B-1 bombers due to safety concerns; aircraft had been used in recent Syria strikes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Air Force picks Georgia for new battlefield monitoring tool

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This May 13, 2005, file photo, shows three types of missiles that flank the main gate of F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Inside an Air Force unit entrusted to protect nuclear missiles, a drug ring operated undetected for nearly a year. Documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal at least six airmen were buying, distributing or using the illegal hallucinogen, LSD. (AP Photo/Robert W. Black, File)

Security troops on U.S. nuclear missile base took LSD

By Robert Burns - Associated Press