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Three A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons out of Moody Air Force Base, Ga., fly in formation during a training session here March 16, 2010. These A-10 pilots flew in several different formations and also shot flares during their training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman) ** FILE **

Senators say retiring A-10s will put American troops at risk

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is interviewed about military sexual assaults on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015. The spouses of service members and civilian women who live or work near military facilities are especially vulnerable to being sexually assaulted, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. said in a report. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pentagon accused of withholding information about sex crimes

By Richard Lardner - Associated Press

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Democrat, said in a report that spouses of service members and civilian women who live or work near military facilities are especially vulnerable to sexual assault and wants them to be counted with military victims. (Associated Press)

Kirsten Gillibrand: Military sex assaults double if civilian victims counted

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh speaks in Washington on April 23, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mark Welsh, Air Force chief: Services must be more agile to respond to threats like Islamic State

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Inside a newly-upgraded operational B-1B Lancer Jan. 21, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo.

B-1B fliers blamed in ‘friendly fire’ deaths of 5 U.S. soldiers back on flight duty for Air Force

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Obama will travel to Kentucky to discuss the changing economy and then fly to Utah, where he'll hold an event Friday on the economy as the government releases March unemployment statistics. (Associated Press)

Obama takes middle-class message to red states

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Air Force Col. (retired) Tom Collins, left, and Air Force Lt. Col. Alan Rose, both members of the Freedom Flyers, greet each other after a ceremony for POW's that died in the Vietnam War at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force on March 20, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. The reunion was part of a Randolph program established in the wake of “Operation Homecoming,” the return of POWs to the United States in 1973, and included the 18th annual Prisoners of War and Mission in Action Symposium. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Bob Owen) **MAGS OUT NO SALES SAN ANTONIO OUT**

For Vietnam POWs, resistance wasn’t futile

By SIG CHRISTENSON - Associated Press

President Obama ready to tee off during a vacation round of golf; he heads to Florida this weekend for the same reason. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: Obama takes another golf weekend, this time to Florida

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Illustration on the value of the U.S. satellite system by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Ensuring American satellite dominance

By Jed Babbin

Chuck Norris joined the United States Air Force as an Air Policeman (AP) in 1958 and was sent to Osan Air Base, South Korea. It was there that Norris acquired the nickname Chuck and began his training in Tang Soo Do (tangsudo), an interest that led to black belts in that art and the founding of the Chun Kuk Do ("Universal Way") form. When he returned to the United States, he continued to serve as an AP at March Air Force Base in California. Norris was discharged in August 1962. This image provided by the US Marine Corps Wednesday Nov. 1, 2006 shows US Marines and sailors from the California-based Regimental Combat Team 7 meeting film action star Chuck Norris Oct. 31, 2006, at Al Asad air base in Iraqs Al Anbar Province. Part of a United Services Organizations (USO) tour, Norris and fellow action star Marshall Teague spent several days touring Iraq to meet US service members. RCT-7 is the U.S. military unit responsible for training Iraqi Security Forces and providing security in more than 30,000 square miles of territory in western Al Anbar an area which spans from the Syria/Jordan borders and East to the Euphrates River. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin - US Marine Corps)

Chuck Norris defends A-10 to Air Force top brass

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Kokang rebels have been blamed for aerial assaults inside China in an effort to play Beijing against the Myanmarese central government. (Associated Press)

Inside China: Myanmar air bombs prompt military buildup on border

By Miles Yu

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James speaks to the Associated Press during an interview at the Pentagon on July 11, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sequestration will put American lives in danger, military chiefs warn

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. For several years, SpaceX and ULA have engaged in a fierce battle to compete for lucrative contracts to launch national security satellites as part of the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. (Associated Press)

SpaceX calls on House panel end ‘subsidy’ of competing launch company

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Two F-15E Strike Eagles wait to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker Jan. 23, 2015, on their way to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in support of Red Flag 15-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron J. Jenne/Released) **FILE**

Air Force suspected of intentionally delaying rocket to thwart lawmakers

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ** FILE **

Drone pilot pool grows after Air Force sounds alarm

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Three A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons out of Moody Air Force Base, Ga., fly in formation during a training session here March 16, 2010. These A-10 pilots flew in several different formations and also shot flares during their training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman) ** FILE **

Russian threat prompts U.S. to send A-10 Thunderbolt II back to Germany

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Tattooist Eddy Del Rio, right, applies a tattoo to Alexa Barosky at Anchor Ink Tattoo in Salt Lake City. (Associated Press)

Army Reserve candidates’ tattoos, obesity, prescription drugs hinder recruitment effort

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Air power: "Nothing reassures and protects friendly forces and scatters and destroys enemy forces like an A-10," a target spotters association tells Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. (Associated Press)

John McCain pressures Air Force on scrapping A-10 jet

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times