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3 hrs ago | Herald Star Online

Karl Fodor

FODOR, Karl, 71, of Palm Harbor Florida formerly of Wintersville Ohio, and Weirton, WV, passed away June 18, 2013, at home.

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7 hrs ago | KSL-TV

New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes

A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado and elsewhere in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Jefferson County, CO, Buffalo Creek, CO, US Military, Peterson Air Force Base

11 hrs ago | Basingstoke Gazette

Armed forces day in Hampshire on Monday

The city and county council are marking the start of Armed Forces Week with a flag raising ceremony in Winchester .

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16 hrs ago | Northwest Florida Daily News

Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet

Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't afford not to build.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Dick Durbin, Barack Obama, Democrat, Illinois, Illinois Government, US Military, US Navy, US Air Force

20 hrs ago | 1110 KFAB

Hagel Returns To Nebraska For UNO Speech

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making his first trip back to Nebraska for a speech at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Hagel, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE, US Military, Offutt Air Force Base

Yesterday | Denver Post

Black Forest fire victims were members of Air Force Space Command

Homeowner Amy Feik, right, gets a hug from Monika Hannan, a public health psychologist with El Paso County on Tuesday at the property she lived on with boyfriend Robert Runyard, left.

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Related Topix: US Military, Schriever Air Force Base, Black Forest, CO, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, El Paso County, CO

Tue Jun 18, 2013

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By Staci DaSilva sdasilva@kcautv.com MidAmerican Energy says it hasn't raised your rates since 1995.

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The Wichita Eagle

Military women moving into jobs closer to combat

Marine Col. Jon Aytes watches at left as Army Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

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WHYN-AM Springfield

Pentagon Moving Toward Putting Women In Co...

The Defense Department is proceeding with plans to start moving women into combat roles.

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Free Republic

FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma ~ 18 JUNE 2013

Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force base located in Oklahoma City, near the suburb of Midwest City, Oklahoma.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Syrian fighter jets hit rebels near air base as army tries to reclaim territory in north

Syrian warplanes bombed rebel positions near a contested military air base in the north on Tuesday, activists said, while President Bashar Assad's forces nearby pressed ahead with an offensive against opposition fighters in the country's largest city Aleppo.

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La Vista Sun

Offutt Air Force Base gets new 23,000-square-foot forensics lab

After several years of fighting a literally uphill battle against a challenging yard, Gallo bought a synthetic lawn.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Foster's Daily Democrat

Flight surgeon's talk in Rochester

Col. Nathan Jorgensen will be the featured military career speaker at 6 pm on June 20 at the meeting of the Civil Air Patrol Highlanders Cadet Squadron.

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Related Topix: Rochester, NH, US National Guard, US Military, US Navy, US News, US Air Force, Medicine, Anesthesiology

The Las Vegas Sun

Nellis commander worries basea s muted noises are here to stay

Charles Moore Jr. is no stranger to the fears and anxieties of war, having flown more than 600 combat hours in fighter jets and now serving as a commander of a collection of squadrons responsible for more than 130 aircraft that comprise the Air Force's most diverse flying wing.

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Related Topix: Nellis Air Force Base, US Military, Langley Air Force Base

Star Tribune

Military has schedule for women to move into combat jobs, including SEALS, other commandos

Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces.

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Seattle Times

Joint Chiefs chairman visits embattled nuke base

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday was slated to visit a North Dakota Air Force base that has been plagued for years by missteps involving nuclear weapons.

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Related Topix: US Military, Barksdale Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

The Hartford Courant

Boeing executive sees 100-200 international tanker sales

Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing 's military aircraft division, said the company could sell 100 to 200 of its KC-46 refueling tankers to international customers in coming years.

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Sunherald.com

Gulfport Guard unit helps protect Southwest Asia

US AIR FORCE PHOTO/MASTER SGT. SEATON HIXSONMembers of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron fold and dismount a radar in Southwest Asia on May 29 to relocate the antennae to a newly constructed 55 foot tower.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Xenia Daily Gazette

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The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will offer an 18 minute display June 28 beginning at 10:00.... Read More Firefighters said the fire started on a stove in the kitchen, spread to the microwave, and then to the attic.... Read More Officials said the driver hit the gas instead of the brakes, knocked down a handicapped sign, and then hit the ... (more)

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The Beaumont Enterprise

Paris Air Show peek: Wide-body battle and drones

A French drone aircraft is displayed at the Paris Air Show in le Bourget, North of Paris, Sunday, June 16, 2013.

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