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Scandal of instructors having sex with trainees rocks Air Force base

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

** FILE ** This 1943 file photo shows the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Flying Fortress B-17F, poses in front of their plane in Asheville, N.C. (Associated Press)

Tour offers access to Memphis Belle restoration

By Mitch Stacy - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta testifies June 13, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Defense subcommittee during a hearing on the the Defense Department's fiscal 2013 budget. (Associated Press)

Congress won’t let Panetta close bases

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Air Force monitoring Facebook for potential suicides

The Washington Times

Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in Calif.

By ALICIA CHANG - Associated Press

Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in Calif.

By ALICIA CHANG - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows the X-37B spacecraft. The unmanned Air Force space plane steered itself to a landing early Saturday, June 16, 2012, at a California military base, capping a 15-month clandestine mission. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, File)

Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in Calif.

By Alicia Chang - Associated Press

Lawmakers say F-22 oxygen problem worse than thought

By Larry O'Dell - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Broaden definition of ‘aircraft’

The Washington Times

In this March 19, 1954, photo from the Boeing Co. archive, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress airplane is rolled out of Boeing's historic "Plant 2" in Seattle. After giving birth to some of the world's most significant aircraft, the outdated facility is scheduled to be torn down in the fall of 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy Boeing Co.)

PETERS AND WYNNE: Wanted: New planes

By F. Whitten Peters and Michael W. Wynne

Air Force spaceplane aims for June landing in CA

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Illustration by John Camejo for The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Eviscerating American defense

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

NM officials: Spill could be as big as 24M gallons

By JERI CLAUSING - Associated Press

New Mexico says jet fuel spill could be larger

By JERI CLAUSING - Associated Press

FILE In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, gestures during a debate in Canton, Ohio. Federal officials have investigated questionable campaign contributions to two Ohio officeholders, Renacci and state treasurer and Senate candidate Josh Mandel Spokesmen for the two confirmed Monday they had been contacted by the U.S. Attorneyís Office. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel, File)

Inside Politics: Romney to raise about $10M in N.Y., Conn.

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by William Brown

NAPOLITANO: Is there a drone in your backyard?

By Andrew P. Napolitano

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 to address F-22 pilots’ oxygen fears

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Staff Sgt. Marie Martinson, one of two female bomb techs in the 88th Air Base Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is seen here in Afghanistan with a robot pack beside her. (U.S. Air Force)

Pentagon pushes female troops closer to battlefield

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

This Nov. 17, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an aerial view of the F-22 crash site located approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska. An Air Force official says evidence found at the remote, rugged Alaska site where an F-22 Raptor crashed indicates the pilot died, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force,Master Sgt. Jeremiah Erickson)

F-22 Raptor pilots make problems public

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama (center) heads down stairs at Casa del Rey Moro during a visit to Ronda in southern Spain in August 2010. Mrs. Obama went to Spain on a private trip with daughter Sasha and friends. (Associated Press)

Report: High taxpayer tab for first lady’s Spain trip

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times