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Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:58:55 -0400

BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.

Lt. Gov., others in effort to protect Scott AFB

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:20:05 -0400

BELLEVILLE, Illinois - Although the future of Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois won't be in question for two more years, state and local officials are preparing a plan to keep the facility open.

Casey defends Pa. military bases from cuts

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is asking a Senate committee to forgo the process of looking at potential closures of military installations as part of Defense Department cutbacks.

Bodies of woman, girl wash up in Pensacola

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:05:13 -0400

PENSACOLA, Florida - Authorities are investigating after the bodies of a girl and a woman washed up on the shoreline of Sherman Cover near the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Grand Forks Air Force Base has new commander

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:32:32 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - Col. Paul Baumann took over as commander of Grand Forks Air Force Base during an assumption of command ceremony on Wednesday.

Planes highlight new Fort Wayne military park

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:24:24 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Fighter jets flown by a Fort Wayne-based Air National Guard unit over the past 67 years are among the features of a new park recognizing the city's military history.

China questions Japan rule over Okinawa

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:05:45 -0400

BEIJING - China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than a million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. The tactic, however, appears to have done little but harden Tokyo's stance.

Fort Knox to feature Woodford Reserve Room

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:19:21 -0400

FORT KNOX, Kentucky - Liquor producer Brown-Forman Corp. and Fort Knox are mixing two Kentucky traditions - bourbon and the military - at the famed Army post.

Reserve airmen return to Tinker from SW Asia

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:01:39 -0400

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma - More than 20 Reserve airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing have returned to Tinker Air Force Base after a five-month deployment to southwest Asia.

Big decisions involving Fairchild AFB

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:44 -0400

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Washington - Some big decisions that could help decide the future of Spokane's Fairchild Air Force Base are expected soon.

Ellsworth cutbacks affect Black Hills contractors

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:04:15 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Federal spending cuts that have affected Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota also are having an impact on area contractors that supply the base with workers and products.

Cold War buildings up for sale in Lincoln

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:04:15 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - They built it discretely in 1954: a ranch home standard for the time.

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.

Marine Corps jet training in SC could be noisy

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:08:41 -0400

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, South Carolina - Pilots from the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort are conducting takeoff and landing exercises that could disturb residents near the installation.

Air Force: Scott air base loses 33 civilian jobs

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:06:18 -0400

MASCOUTAH, Illinois - Air Force streamlining efforts mean nearly three dozen civilian jobs have been cut at Scott Air Force Base in southwestern Illinois.

Volunteers to do flyovers at AF Academy graduation

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:41:04 -0400

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado - The jets that typically streak over Air Force Academy seniors on graduation day have been grounded by federal budget cuts, but privately owned aerial demonstration teams are volunteering to do the flyover instead.

NORAD observes 55th anniversary

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:47:24 -0400

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado - The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating its 55th anniversary.

3 relieved of command in Marine training accident

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:23:40 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina - Three Marine Corps officers at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune have been relieved of their command nearly two months after a training accident that killed seven Marines in Nevada.

3 relieved of command in Marine training accident

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:29 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina - Three officers at Camp Lejeune have been relieved of command following a March training accident in Nevada in which seven Marines were killed.

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.

Former military base workers admit taking bribes

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:58:33 -0400

ALBANY, Georgia - Two former military base employees in Albany pleaded guilty Wednesday to receiving bribes in a scheme that prosecutors say cost the federal government millions of dollars.

Air Force decision on airspace expected in March

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:38:00 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - An Air Force decision on its plan to more than triple the airspace that can be used in training exercises for Dakotas-based B-1 and B-52 bombers is expected in March, Air Force chief of staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday.

AF Academy professor nominated to become dean

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:31:36 -0400

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado - A professor and department head at the Air Force Academy has been chosen to become dean of faculty.

Congresswoman opposes Indian casino near Spokane

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:54:17 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - A congresswoman has joined opponents of a proposed Indian casino near Fairchild Air Force Base outside Spokane, saying such a large, commercial development might prompt the military to close the base in the future.

Puerto Rico takes over ex-US naval station land

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:50:23 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than 8,700 acres (3,500 hectares) that once formed part of a busy U.S. naval station in eastern Puerto Rico have been turned over to the government of the U.S. territory, the island's governor said Tuesday.