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Celebrating the Spirit of the Red Tails With My Fellow Service Members

Ravi Chaudhary | Posted 04.03.2012

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Ravi Chaudhary

At the conclusion of the screening of Red Tails, we came to our feet with thunderous applause. But we did not face the screen. We turned and faced the real Red Tails standing among us, a fitting tribute to the icons that shaped every American Airman serving today.

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PHOTOS: Cutting Edge Drones

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.06.2012

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President Barack Obama unveiled his defense strategy, which features an emphasis on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Drones. This coming fresh o...

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Chatting With Joe Manchin on DADT

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Families, Gay Rights, Military Service, Dadt, Joe Manchin, Department of Defense, Usaf, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Manchin said that DADT was complicated for him and said "there were a lot of military in my state." What the senator needs to know is that the notion that military families are medieval on this subject is wrong.

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

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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US Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties in Pakistan: "It's Not Moral"

Carne Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carne Ross

There are no journalists in Waziristan or the other areas of western Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, so there are therefore no authoritative reports from the ground on the effects of these strikes.

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

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Auditors Echo Call For U.S. Air Force To Re-Test Boeing, Northrupp Grumann Tankers

Reuters | Jim Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. auditors urged the Air Force Wednesday to rerun its marathon, $35 billion competition for refueling aircraft, upholding a protest by losing bidde...

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