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Unmanned military aircraft fails in Mach 6 attempt

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

An X-51A Waverider hypersonic flight test vehicle is uploaded to an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 for fit testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California in July 2009. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. military’s unmanned hypersonic craft fails over Pacific

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Unmanned US military hypersonic craft failed

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Aircraft shoots to reach 3,600 mph for 5 minutes

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this March 2, 2012, photo, Air Force Col. Glenn Palmer, commander of the 737th Training Group at Lackland AFB, speaks to trainees in San Antonio. Officials tell the Associated Press that the Air Force has relieved Palmer, a top commander at Lackland Air Force base, from his position in the wake of wake of a widening sex scandal. (AP Photo/The San Antonio Express-News, William Luther)

Air Force relieves commander over sex scandal

By Lolita C. Baldor and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the family shows Matt McQuinn (left) and Samantha Yowler. McQuinn was killed and Yowler was wounded in the movie theater shootings July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. (Associated Press)

Colo. victims mourned at funerals in 3 states

By Amanda Lee Myers - Associated Press

Parachutist Fearless Felix jumps from 18 miles

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz says the Air Force and Navy are developing "a range of initiatives" to counter high-technology and area-denial weaponry as part of the new Air Sea Battle Concept. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Air Force Chief on air-sea battle

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

F-22 stealth fighters (second and third from left) fly with other fighters over the Nimitz-class USS George Washington during joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea in the East Sea off the Korean peninsula on Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Pentagon OKs plan to lift F-22 flight restrictions

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

One pilot died from oxygen deprivation while flying the Air Force's F-22 Raptor, seen here in a supersonic flyby, and 25 have returned from missions under the same condition. (Associated Press)

Pentagon OKs plan to lift F-22 flight restrictions

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Walker arrives July 20, 2012, for the fourth day of his trial at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Walker is accused of sexually assaulting 10 basic trainees, with charges ranging from rape and aggravated sexual assault to obstructing justice and violating rules of professional conduct. (Associated Press/San Antonio Express News)

Air Force instructor sentenced to 20 years for rape, assaults

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis A. Walker arrives July 16, 2012, from a lunch break during his court martial at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Walker, a former training officer, is charged with illicit sexual contact with 10 female trainees. He is facing 28 counts including rape and is one of 12 instructors under investigation. (Associated Press/The San Antonio Express-News, Jerry Lara)

Prosecutor: Sergeant in base sex scandal a ‘predator’

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Female graduates of the Air Force's basic-training program march during ceremonies at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on Friday, June 22, 2012, in an image made from video. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)

Court-martial to begin in Texas base sex scandal

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Members of the Air Force Honor Guard hold American flags to be presented to family members during a burial service July 9, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., for six men killed in 1965 when an Air Force plane carrying the men crashed after leaving Vietnam for a combat mission.

U.S. military to bury airmen killed in 1965 crash

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press

Col. Timothy Wagoner, a chaplain, discusses his duties in the McGuire Air Force Base chapel at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Wrightstown, N.J. (Associated Press)

No serious woes for chaplains as gays serve openly in military

By David Crary - Associated Press

Homes in the Mountain Shadows area of Colorado Springs, Colo., go up in flames from the Waldo Canyon fire on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

EDITORIAL: Government fiddles while the West burns

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

A North Carolina Air National Guard crew prepares a C-130 cargo plane for wildfire duty on Monday, July 2, 2012, in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/North Carolina Air National Guard, Michael Wilber)

Military: 4 crewmen dead in C-130 air tanker crash

By Dan Elliott - Associated Press

A member of the Colorado National Guard stands watch at a roadblock leading to homes in the Mountain Shadow area of Colorado Springs on Tuesday. The homes in the background are among 346 destroyed by the Waldo Canyon wildfire. (Associated Press)

Air Force C-130 tankers return to firefighting after deadly crash

By Dan Elliott - Associated Press

Teresa Jiles on Monday searches through the rubble of her home, whch was destroyed by the High Park Fire in the Glacier View residential area near Livermore, Colo. A charred welcome mat still sits in front of one burned home in the Glacier View area. The fire killed one resident and destroyed 259 houses. (Associated Press)

7 firefighting planes grounded

By Mead Gruver and Dan Elliott - Associated Press

** FILE ** Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei speaks during a news briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Inside the Ring: Political delay for ICBM test?

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times