Tag: Air force
Firmly in control, China’s Communist Party marks centenary
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party is marking the 100th anniversary of its founding with speeches and grand displays intended to showcase economic progress...
Branson’s Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites from 747 plane
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit delivered satellites from three countries into space Tuesday, its second rocket launch from a plane this year.
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Air Force cadet 1 of 2 killed in small plane crash in Texas
CLEBURNE, Texas — An U.S. Air Force Academy cadet was one of two people killed in the crash of a small plane south of...
China prepares for Communist Party centenary in secret
BEIJING — Chinese authorities have closed Beijing's central Tiananmen Square to the public, eight days ahead of a major celebration being planned to mark...
Biden abroad: Pitching America to welcoming if wary allies
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spent his first trip overseas highlighting a sharp break from his disruptive predecessor, selling that the United States was...
Blunt message, search for answers mark VP’s 1st foreign trip
MEXICO CITY — Vice President Kamala Harris came to Latin America to deliver a message rather than clinch some kind of concrete deal.
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Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
WASHINGTON — Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command, The Associated Press has learned,...
Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
WASHINGTON — Momentum in Congress for taking sexual assault prosecution powers away from military commanders, combined with a more flexible view by some military...
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal...
Swiss air force jet crashes in Alps, pilot ejects safely
GENEVA — A Swiss air force fighter jet crashed during a training fight in the Alps on Wednesday, the Defense Department said. The pilot...
