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A South Korean Air force's KT-1 aircraft takes off in Yecheon, South Korea on Oct. 4, 2015. Two KT-1 trainer aircraft of the South Korean air force, crashed into a mountain in the southeastern city of Sacheon after colliding, emergency officials said. (Yonhap via AP)

2 South Korean air force planes collide and crash, killing 4

By Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks at the Capitol in Washington. Lamborn on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, joined the state's newest member of Congress, Republican Lauren Boebert, in saying he will vote against certifying Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory in a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6. (House Television via AP, File)

European commander: Keep nuke cruise missile, gravity bomb

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, 7th AF commander, speaks with Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron during an immersion tour at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 11, 2019. Wilsbach visited multiple facilities on base during the tour, including the 51st LRS vehicle maintenance bay, the 51st Fighter Wing headquarters, and the newly opened Morin Gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kelsey Tucker)

Pacific general vows ‘robust’ response to China attack

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pentagon identifies Air Force casualty in Africa

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Planes from Luke Air Force Base, including the 56th Fighter Wing and the 944th Fighter Wing, along with a jet from the Arizona Air National Guard 161st Air Refueling Wing honor Arizona's front line coronavirus workers with a flyover Friday, May 1, 2020, in Phoenix. The jets included seven F-35A Lightning IIs and seven F-16 Fighting Falcons flying out of Luke Air Force Base and one KC-135 from the 161st ARW, participated in the 50-minute flyover. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Super Bowl flyover to feature historic U.S. warplanes, including WW II-era P-51 Mustang

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with senior military leaders and members of his national security team in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Washington. Clockwise from top left, Chief of Space Operations at US Space Force Gen. John Raymond, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, Trump, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal court to decide if sex assault case against ex-Joint Chiefs vice chairman will go to trial

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This driver's license photo from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), provided to AP by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, shows Ashli Babbitt. Babbitt was fatally shot by an employee of the Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, while the rioters were moving toward the House chamber. (Maryland MVA/Courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office via AP) ** FILE **

Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story

By Michael Biesecker - Associated Press

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an Israeli Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer over Israel as part of a deterrence flight Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Members of the Air Force and Space Force will now be able to tell others what pronouns they use in official correspondence under a just-adopted diversity policy change endorsed by the senior brass. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Jerreht Harris via AP)

Air Force authorizes inclusive pronoun policy to reflect transgender concerns

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, Dec. 16, 2020, south of Seattle. The Army says 98% of its active duty force had gotten at least one dose of the mandatory coronavirus vaccine as of this week’s deadline for the shots. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Thousands of soldiers miss vaccine deadline as Army weighs mass purge

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon building is seen from air from Air Force One.
The Defense Department's comptroller said on Nov. 16, 2021, that senior leadership is making steady progress in getting the Defense Department’s financial house in order, even as most military agencies and services once again failed to receive a clean bill of health in their annual audit.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Gaming it out: Inside the Pentagon’s preparation for a China clash

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote is shown here in his official U.S. Air Force portrait. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force (https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/954362/s-clinton-hinote/)

EXCLUSIVE: Russian disinformation ‘true constitutional threat,’ top Air Force general warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. Nearly 8,500 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force have missed the deadline for getting COVID-19 vaccinations, including 800 who flatly refused and nearly 5,000 with pending requests for a religious exemption, the Air Force said Wednesday, Nov. 3. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Air Force says nearly 8,500 miss deadline for COVID-19 shots

By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns - Associated Press

In this file photo, Hickam 15th Medical Group hosts the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

Thousands could face dismissal as Air Force vaccine mandate takes effect

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Friday, May 13, 2011, file photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the U.S. Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. Germany's Defense Ministry says U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in his first conversation with her since taking up his new post that Germany is highly valued as a station for American soldiers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Twenty-year terror war leaves U.S. military struggling to meet new challenges

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by the Department of Defense labeled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at the center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. (Department of Defense via AP) **FILE**

‘We are all witnesses’: Retired Air Force officers call for congressional hearings on UFOs

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

‘Wake up’: Ex-Air Force software officer warns China is winning AI battle

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Firearms instructor Michael Palombo holds a Springfield Armory M25 rifle during field testing to measure radio frequency identification signal range in Hickman, Calif., on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Palombo inserted an RFID tag into the rifle for the test. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Military units track guns using tech that could aid foes

By James LaPorta, Justin Pritchard and Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft conducts a training flight on Jan. 10, 2012. (U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Dave Buttner) ** FILE **

‘Out of time’: Air Force confronts rising China, battles Congress over outdated aircraft

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 1, 2001, file photo, the American flag flies with a background of Navy midshipmen during the national anthem at the 102nd Army Navy NCAA college football game in Philadelphia. Twenty years later, former Army football coach Todd Berry still gets choked up thinking about that Sept. 11, 2001, day and the terrorist attacks carried out not only on the twin towers at the World Trade Center but at the Pentagon, and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File) **FILE**

Memories of 9/11 bring sadness, pride at service academies

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021, on the COVID-19 response and vaccination program. U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s incompetence brought us chaos

By Scott Walker