News | Your Air Force
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A JBLM gate is closed for repairs after driver ran into it and his car burst into flames
NEWS | YOUR AIR FORCE It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, the driver is always impaired, base officials say.
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Air Force continues to pound ISIS targets in Iraq
NEWS | YOUR AIR FORCE At least one U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was “part of coalition forces which conducted air strikes at request and approval of government of Iraq,” a defense official told Military Times Saturday afternoon.
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Cascading series of security failures allowed man to wander JBA for five hours, enter transport jet, IG report finds
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY While the aircraft used to ferry the president was never in danger, the incident pointed out several flaws in base security, the 22-page, heavily redacted report showed.
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Two civilian pilots safely eject before trainer jet crashes at Edwards AFB
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY An Aermacchi Impala MB-326 operated by the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, California, crashed in an uninhabited area of the sprawling base.
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Guardians, the Space Force wants you to help determine your enlisted rank insignia
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY Enlisted guardians can have a say in what their insignia will look like.
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Contract pilots in F1B Mirage suffer non-life-threatening injuries in Tyndall AFB crash
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY Two pilots aboard a Mirage F1B fighter jet suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the aircraft slid off the runway at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida Thursday morning, an official for the aircraft owner told Air Force Times.
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Trust in JBA security ‘eroded’ says base commander after gate breach, technology upgrades on the way
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY The nation’s trust in security at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland — home of Air Force One — was “eroded” when a man gained unauthorized access and boarded a military transport jet on Feb.4, the base commander said in a memo to his force.
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Another gate breach at RAF Mildenhall prompts increased security measures
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY Security measures were increased at RAF Mildenhall in England last month after an unauthorized man gained access to the base, officials have confirmed to Military Times.
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Air Force will investigate base security worldwide in wake of intruder entering jet at JBA, home of Air Force One
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY In the wake of an intruder gaining unauthorized access and entering a jet at Joint Base Andrews, the Air Force will review security practices around the world, officials said Friday afternoon.
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Air Force investigating intruder at Joint Base Andrews, home of Air Force One
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY The Air Force is investigating an incident of an individual gaining unauthorized access to Joint Base Andrews, the Prince George’s County, Maryland, military facility that houses Air Force One.
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Super flyover scheduled for the big game in Tampa
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY A trifecta of Air Force bombers will fly over Raymond James Stadium as the visiting Kansas City Chiefs take on the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Wisconsin Air National Guard IDs pilot killed in F-16 crash
YOUR MILITARY The Wisconsin Air Natonal Guard identified the pilot killed in an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash on Tuesday.
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Wisconsin Air National Guard fighter jet crashes in Michigan, fate of pilot unknown
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY A Wisconsin Air National Guard Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Tuesday night while on a routine training mission and the fate of the pilot is unknown.
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Pentagon identifies airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident, 2 others injured
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY The Department of Defense has identified an airman who was killed Sept. 12 in a single-vehicle, non-combat related accident while conducting a routine patrol outside the perimeter of Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
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Air Force F-16 squadron trains with partners in Poland
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY F-16 Fighting Falcons and airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, have deployed to Poland to take part in a joint training exercise, according to the Air Force.
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Pilot killed in Shaw F-16 crash ‘loved his family, his country and loved to fly’
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz died in the crash of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base late Tuesday night.
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Pilot killed in F-16CM Fighting Falcon crash at Shaw Air Force Base
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY An Air Force pilot was killed late Tuesday night in the crash of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
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Air Force identifies pilots killed in Vance aviation mishap
YOUR MILITARY The Air Force identified the two pilots killed Nov. 21 in a mishap at Vance Air Force Base.