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  • President Obama thanks troops, pledges support

    President Barack Obama thanked U.S. troops and pledged to provide the resources they need to accomplish their missions Jan. 28 in his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief. President Obama spoke to reporters here after meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert

  • Air Force works aggressively to reduce bird strikes

    As an ongoing investigation continues on a bird strike that caused a passenger jet's engines to fail last week after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, Air Force safety officials said they're well-versed on the dangers of bird strikes and aggressively are working to prevent them. National

  • Team McGuire, 2nd ARS members say goodbye to fellow Airman, friend, wingman

    On Jan. 16, the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron lost a friend, squadron mate and wingman when Staff Sgt. Jason E. Keefer passed away following a year-long valiant fight against a type of blood cancer. Sergeant Keefer served as a flight engineer with the 2nd ARS, and is survived by his wife Chrissi,

  • 'Perspective' highlights military training instructors

    In the latest "Enlisted Perspective, the Air Force's top enlisted Airman focuses on the importance of military training instructors, how they mold future Airmen for their entire career and the shortage the career field is anticipating during the next few months. "I still remember the military