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Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane, some climbing on the plane, as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug.16. 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off and plunged to death. (Verified UGC via AP)

Human remains found in C-17’s wheel well after Afghanistan departure; Air Force investigating

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An MQ-9A Reaper drone is shown in this undated file photo. (U.S. Air Force photograph) ** FILE **

Pentagon enlists THOR to swat away rising drone threat

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A-10 Warthog aircraft mechanic Bill Yurgen removes protective covers from the aircraft before a congressional delegation begins their tour of major military sites in the state, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The congressional members, all from Michigan, toured Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Twp., as their first stop on a two-day tour of major Michigan military installations. (Todd McInturf/The Detroit News via AP) ** FILE **

Air Force halts plans for Arizona base over A-10 ‘Warthog’ retirement dispute

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 29, 2019, photo, then-President Donald Trump, left, watches with then-Vice President Mike Pence and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. Space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Space Force working on laser defenses

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Air force Academy, cadets start the school year with a mix of reduced class sizes and remote learning on Aug. 12, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Trevor Cokley/U.S. Air Force Academy via AP) ** FILE **

Republicans erupt over professor pushing critical race theory at Air Force Academy

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during unloading operations at an unidentified location in Somalia Sunday, June 28, 2020. No country has been involved in Somalia's future as much as the United States but now the Trump administration is thinking of withdrawing the several hundred U.S. military troops from the nation at what some experts call the worst possible time. (Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa via AP) **FILE**

New Air Force unit fights to dominate electromagnetic spectrum

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this June 17, 2020, photo made available by the U.S. Air Force, a member of the security forces stands at the 316th Security Support Squadron armory window to receive weapons and equipment for his shift at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Senior Airman Kaylea Berry/U.S. Air Force via AP) ** FILE **

Air Force tweaks uniform policy to allow coveralls, camo baseball caps

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden comes into land at RAF Mildenhall, near Bury St Edmunds, in eastern England, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Biden will attend the G7 summit in Cornwall in southwest England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Boeing’s new Air Force One aircraft facing delays

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet prepares to take off at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

‘Forbidden subject’: Air Force officers recount ridicule after sharing UFO experiences

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Associated Press has learned that leaders of the military services have expressed reservations to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy

By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns - Associated Press

Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier’s abrupt dismissal earlier this month, which is now being investigated by the Air Force’s own inspector general, is providing Exhibit A for those with questions of whether political correctness, “critical race theory” and anti-conservative biases are finding a home at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photograph)

Matthew Lohmeier, dismissed Space Force officer, finds ally in James Inhofe, Mike Rogers

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Space Force firing case proves touchstone for raging debate over conservatives and the military

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 **

Family of Ashli Babbitt readies lawsuit against Capitol Police officer who fatally shot her

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Probe into fired Space Force commander shunted to IG’s office amid political furor

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo taken July 15, 2016, President Barack Obama rides in his limousine as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hoax bomb threat at Joint Base Andrews briefly shut down main gate; suspect taken into custody

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Paul Gosar defends ‘executed’ Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot hearing

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Gen. John W. Raymond, the commander of the U.S. Space Command, speaks Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock)/The Gazette via AP) **FILE**

Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond: Chinese lasers, jammers threaten GPS satellites

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber, right, flies with an Indian Air Force light combat aircraft Tejas on the inaugural day of Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Gen. Tim Ray: B-1 bombers back after safety standdown

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Air Force One with President Donald Trump and the first family on board, departs Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) **FILE**

Boeing woes could mean delays for new Air Force One

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Zimbabwe air force helicopter crashes near capital, 4 killed

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press