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Intercontinental missile test-launched in Calif.

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:20 -0400

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California - The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

Missile in scrapped test was to come from Minot

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:20:22 -0400

MINOT, North Dakota - Air Force officials and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say the intercontinental ballistic missile for a planned test launch that was scrapped last month because of mounting tensions with North Korea was to have come from the Minot Air Force Base missile field.

Memorial planned for Okla. airman killed overseas

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:20:43 -0400

MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma - A memorial service is planned for a Tinker Air Force Base sergeant who was killed in a plane crash last month in Afghanistan.

Is there a morale crisis in the US nuclear force?

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:18:45 -0400

WASHINGTON - Beyond the Air Force's embarrassing suspension of 17 nuclear missile launch officers lie two broader questions.

Date set for airman's trial on sex charge

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:55:37 -0400

ARLINGTON, Virginia - A judge has set a July 18 trial date for an Air Force officer who led the branch's sex assault response unit until he himself was charged with sexual battery.

AP Exclusive: Commander cites 'rot' in nuke force

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:39:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - It was an attitude problem, Air Force commanders insisted, not a matter of competence. And besides, they contended, security was never at risk in spite of what one commander called "rot" in the crew force.

Funeral set for Ky. airman killed in Afghanistan

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:19:15 -0400

MOREHEAD, Kentucky - Funeral arrangements are set for a Kentucky airman killed in Afghanistan.

Air Force says spending cuts hit combat aircraft

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:43:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Air Force officials say the across-the-board spending cuts have led the service to cease operations for one third of the bomber and jet fighter force.

Airman who led sex assault unit charged in groping

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:17:24 -0400

ARLINGTON, Virginia - An Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit has been charged with groping a woman in a northern Virginia parking lot, authorities said Monday.

Band of US Air Force Reserve plays swan song

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:59:18 -0400

MACON, Georgia - The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve at Robins Air Force Base has played its final public performance.

Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonic

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:15:51 -0400

LOS ANGELES - An experimental, unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force went hypersonic during a test off the Southern California coast, traveling at more than 3,000 mph, the Air Force said Friday.

NH police charge 20-year-old with child porn

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:46:17 -0400

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - New Hampshire police say a 20-year-old Manchester woman sexually assaulted a 3-year-old girl and sent images of the assault to an Air Force officer stationed in Japan.

Female Air Force trainer sentenced in sex scandal

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:13:28 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - A female training instructor at a Texas Air Force base has been ordered to serve three months in jail after pleading guilty to having sex with a male student.

Cuts mean no military presence at Ohio air show

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:37:20 -0400

DAYTON, Ohio - A popular southwest Ohio air show expects attendance to drop 30 percent because of a lack of military participation with the federal budget cuts.

Air Force: Former Lackland commanders disciplined

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:07:14 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - The U.S. Air Force says it disciplined five former commanders at a San Antonio base for not reporting problems quickly or taking appropriate action in what has turned into the military branch's worst sex scandal.

Tinker AFB sergeant killed in Afghanistan crash

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:04:09 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Department of Defense says a staff sergeant assigned to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma was one of four men killed in the crash of a U.S. Air Force MC-12 aircraft in Afghanistan.