Air Force

MRFF Congratulates Obama Administration and U.S. Air Force for Doing the Right Thing

Chris Rodda | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, U.S. Military, Air Force, Mikey Weinstein, Barack Obama, Politics News
Chris Rodda

The military was providing flyovers at evangelical Christian events, violating regulations prohibiting military participation in religious events and spending millions of taxpayer money.

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UFOs and "Official Stories:" Why Do We Believe?

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Watergate, Advertising, Roswell-New Mexico, Aliens, Ufos, Air Force, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

It is much easier to believe a simplistic and often appealing narrative. People are gullible. The world of advertising is built around that truism.

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Jon Soltz, Phil Gingrey Debate Funding For New Line Of Fighter Jets, The F-22 Raptor (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Phil Gingrey, Video, Military, Jon Soltz Video, Air Force, F22 Raptor, F-22 Raptor, F-22 Raptor Funding, Defense Spending, Jon Soltz, F-22 Raptor Phil Gingrey Jon Soltz, Politics News

Jon Soltz, Chairman of VoteVets.org and a frequent HuffPost blogger, faced off against Georgia Congressman Phil Gingrey (R) over funding for the extre...

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Congress, the F-22 and the Monkey on Our Back

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, F22, Barney Frank, Addiction, Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Rangers, Taxpayers, Air Force, Gallup, New Mexico, House Armed Services Committee, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Bosnia, Alcoholism, Haiti, Veto, Somalia, Defense Spending, Transparency, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

Anybody who has lived with an addict knows about denial. So it goes with Congress and defense spending. Case in point this week is the F-22, a gold-plated Cold War barnacle.

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US Kyrgyzstan Airbase Deal Reached: Rent Will Triple

AP | LEILA SARALAYEVA | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Kyrgyzstan, Us Kyrgyzstan Airbase, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Obama Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Us Troops Afghanistan, Russia, Manas Airforce Base, Air Force, Deal on Kyrgistan Base, Deal Reached on Manas, World News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan tentatively approved a deal on Tuesday that should allow the U.S. to continue shi...

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National Guard: Gates Weakening Security

The Hill | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gates National Guard, Air Force, Joint Cargo Aircraft, Robert Gates National Guard, Robert Gates, National Guard, Politics News

National Guard leaders from 48 of the 50 states sent a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services committees on Thursday warning that a budget deci...

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Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stigma, Mental Health, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Penn State University, Air Force, War in Iraq, Veterans, Department of Homeland Security, Iraq War, U.S. Coast Guard, Marines, Army, Janet Napolitano, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Department, US Navy, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

The stigma that veterans face has turned into widespread employment discrimination, precisely at a time when getting a job is especially difficult.

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For Gays in the Military, Obama's Good Intentions Not Enough

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elaine Donnelly, Congress, Sandy Tsao, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Afghanistan, Pentagon Briefing, President Obama, Passive Resistance, Martin Luther King Jr., Admiral Mike Mullen, Mahatma Gandhi, Air Force, John Shalikashvili, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Victor Fehrenbach, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Geoff Morrell, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Choi, Joint Chiefs Chairman, Fox News, Iraq, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Good intentions are no substitute for the change our service members are counting on, especially those who might like to be relieved from a third or fourth or fifth tour in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Air Force Boots Their 25 Million Dollar Aviator (He's Gay) VIDEO

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Usaf, US Military, Congress, Lara Jakes, President Obama, Associated Press, Admiral Mike Mullen, Lt. Dan Choi, Air Force, Obama Pentagon, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Gays in the Military, Victor Fehrenbach, Geoff Morrell, Video, Robert Gates, Rachel Maddow, Dadt, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

The Air Force is about to discharge this guy, a virtual poster boy for recruiting, because he is gay? Someone has to be kidding. This is sheer madness.

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Reading The Pictures: Lara Logan And The Predator

Michael Shaw | Posted 06.13.2009 | Media

Read More: 60 Minutes Predator, Current Events, War, Militarism, Media, Cbs, Predator, Air Force, Drones, Las Vegas, Foreign Policy, Nevada, Politics, Defense, Military, Afghanistan, Target Practice, 60 Minutes, Sexy, Lara Logan, Lara Logan Drones, Media News
Michael Shaw

2009-05-14-lauralogan_shaw_fp.jpgWhat better way for 60 Minutes to shill for the military than to soften the reality of hell-from-the-sky by focusing on the lovely Lara Logan from 10,000 feet?

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Sam Stein

Air Force One Photo Op Could Cost Taxpayers Between $27,500 And $213,000

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: 000 Photo Op, Air Force One, $200, Air Force, Gao Report, Taxpayer Money, Air Force Photo Op, New York-New York, Politics News

With Reporting By Arthur Delaney The cost of an Air Force One photo-op over the Statue of Liberty that ended up frightening scores of New Yorkers lik...

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Top 50 US Renewable Energy Consumers (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post, EPA | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Kohl's, Whole Foods, Slideshow, Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Intel, Renewable Energy, Houston, Green Business, Air Force, Green News

The EPA released a list of the top 50 organizations buying renewable energy in partnership with them. One or two took me by surprise -- New York Unive...

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FBI Weren't the Only Ones Objecting to Torture in 2002 -- So Did the Army, Marines & Air Force

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marines, Robert Muller, Army, Guantanamo Bay, Jim Haynes, Air Force, Donald Rumsfeld, Navy, Captain Jane Dalton, Richard Myers, Fbi, Torture, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

When Donald Rumsfeld approved "enhanced interrogation techniques" for Guantanamo Bay in 2002, there were already serious objections to the use of torture from the military.

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Congressional Visit to Iraq, Part II: Observations on Strategy (My Return to Iraq, 1.5 Years Later)

Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Jared Polis, Colorado, Iraq, Iraqi Parliament, Christopher Hill, Air Force, Middle East, World News
Rep. Jared Polis

From an undisclosed location somewhere in the Middle East... I am writing most of this entry from the backseat of a helicopter bound to Mosul from Baghdad.

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US Military Dogs Sent On Multiple War Tours, Suffer From Stress, Nightmares

Washington Post | Christian Davenport | Posted 04.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Military Dogs, Army, Military, Air Force, Iraq War, Ptsd, Animals, Dogs, Green News

Rambo sounds the warning as soon as the kennel door at Bolling Air Force Base creaks open, a ferocious, thunderous bark as loud and persistent as a ja...

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F-22 Crashes In California Desert, Air Force Says

AP | Posted 04.25.2009 | Home

Read More: F-22, F-22 Crash, Air Force, F22 Crash, F-22 Crash California, F-22 Crash in California, Home News

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — One of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fighter jets crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern Calif...

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Hug the Monster: 4 Secrets of Surviving the Recession

Ben Sherwood | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Sere, Situational Awareness, Bankruptcy, Credit, Unemployment, Survivor IQ, Economy, Survivor, Recession, Foreclosure, Air Force, Survivors Club, Recession Survival Quiz, 401k, Business News
Ben Sherwood

Survival means adapting quickly and forging new plans. Tough times also create opportunities for those who can change their attitudes and actions.

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Alternative Fuel: Air Force Spending To Be Greener By 2011

Treehugger | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: US Military, Darpa, Air Force Algae Jet Fuel, Renewable Energy, Algae, Algae Jet Fuel, Air Force, Green Technology, Algae Biofuel, Green News

Science Applications International Corp. has announced that it has been awarded a $25 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agenc...

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Creationism: The Latest in Military Suicide Prevention

Chris Rodda | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Military Suicide, Creationism, Rick Warren, Air Force, The Purpose Driven Life, Mikey Weinstein, Politics News
Chris Rodda

In March 2008... "A New Approach To Suicide Prevention: Developing Purpose-Driven Airmen," was shown... for an estimated 1,000 of Lakenheath's Air Force personnel.

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Dear Obama: Vets Email Debate Tips and More

Emily Pease | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Virginia, John McCain, Debate, Surge, Presidential Debates, Iraq, Air Force, Barack Obama, Veterans, 100 Days, Home News
Emily Pease

"You don't want a maverick in charge. Look at MacArthur. He wanted to nuke Korea. Thank goodness Truman pulled him out."

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Boeing Threatens To Quit $40B Marathon Military Bid Process For Tanker

Wall Street Journal | August Cole and J. Lynn Lunsford | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Pentagon, USAF Tanker Bid, Tanker Big, Boeing, Boeing Air Force, Boeing Tanker, Northrop Grumman Corp, Air Force, Business News

Boeing Co. said it is inclined to bail out of its effort to win a $40 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force unless...

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US Cyberspace Command Put On Hold, May Be Axed By Pentagon

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Usaf, Air Force, US Cyberspace Command, US Cyber Command, Military, US Military, Russia Georgia War, Military Hackers, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associa...

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Michelle Obama Reaches Out To Military Families

MOMocrats | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Military Families, Virginia, US Military, Michelle Obama, Army, Glenn Nye, Gen. Claudia Kennedy, Air Force, Navy, Obama Military, Blue Star Families for Obama, Military Families Speak Out, Home News
MOMocrats

Make no mistake. Michelle gets it. In a way I don't think that Senator McCain, or Cindy McCain the heiress, could get it in a million years.

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Air Force Missile Launch Crew Fell Asleep Holding Classified Code Devices

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Air Force, Air Force Crew Asleep, Air Force Nukes, Air Force Nuke Crew, Air Force Nuke Crew Asleep, Home News

WASHINGTON — Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggerin...

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"That's 'Screw In a Lightbulb, SIR,' Airman!"

Patt Morrison | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Comfort Capsules, War on Terror, Private Jets, Air Force, Politics News
Patt Morrison

The Air Force funded private jet-like touches for planes -- sofas, beds, leather swivel chairs, flat-screen monitors with stereo -- at a price of $16.2 million, all from the War on Terror budget.

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