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13 min ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Idaho Woman Arrested, Refused To Return Lost Dog

Police in Boise have arrested a 49-year-old woman after officers say she refused several requests to return a lost dog to its owner.

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Related Topix: Idaho, US Military, US Air Force, McConnell Air Force Base, US News

13 min ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

McConnell Air Force Base Selected For New KC-46A Air Refueling Tankers

Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, McConnell Air Force Base, Forbes Field, Wichita, KS, US News, Kansas

13 min ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Idaho Panel Backs Delisting Of Grizzly Bears

Idaho wildlife officials are urging the federal government to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list.

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Related Topix: Idaho, US Military, US Air Force, McConnell Air Force Base, US News, Sandpoint, ID

1 hr ago | Jacksonville Daily News

Family accepts Purple Heart honor for fallen deputy

Tears ran down Deborah Walker Barber-Tully's cheeks, as she thanked a room full of people at the Onslow County Superior Courthouse Monday night.

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Related Topix: Onslow County, NC, US Military, US News, US Air Force

4 hrs ago | The Papillion Times

The Public Pulse, May 22

The World-Herald has published many stories about the effects of the automatic cuts to federal spending known as sequestration.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Nebraska

8 hrs ago | Missileer

When all else fails, egress prevails

Airman 1st Class Mark Armstrong , Staff Sgt. Keith Billings and Senior Airman Garron Theriault remove an Advanced Concept Ejection System from an A-10 Thunderbolt II May 17, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Military, Moody Air Force Base, US Air Force, US News

Tue May 21, 2013

Missileer

F-35A instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

An F-35A Lightning II approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling May 13, 2013, near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, March Air Reserve Base, US News, US Navy, US Marine Corps

KXLY-TV Spokane

Civic leaders anxious for KC-46 decision

Spokane business and civic leaders are anxiously awaiting an anticipated announcement Wednesday as to which Air Force Bases could be home to the KC-46A tanker.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, US Military, Fairchild Air Force Base, US Air Force, US News

AEI

Congress ignores Pentagon's drawdown abroad to stall domestic military base closures

U. S. Air Force C-141 Starlifters, C-5 Galaxy's, and C-17 Globemaster III's, are staged on the ramp of Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, on December 12, 1995.

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Related Topix: US News, Rhein Main Air Base, US Military, Spangdahlem Air Base, US Air Force, US Army

NewscastMedia.com

United States Air Force launches satellite into orbit

Newscast Media CAPE CANAVERAL-Just a few days ago, the United States Air Force launched a satellite into orbit via an Atlas V rocket.

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The Wichita Eagle

Beechcraft appoints new regional sales director for Sub-Saharan Africa

Beechcraft Corp. has appointed a regional sales director for Beechcraft products in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kingsley Okoli, the company announced.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Health

WLOX-TV Biloxi

Ready for War: Inside Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center

With 160 full time military and civilian employees, the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport has an annual economic impact of $65 million.

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Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use

The Air Force's decision to accelerate its introduction with a slightly less capable version of the F-35 software package means the planes will carry fewer weapons at first, although the software will later be upgraded to the final version, said the sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly.

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Emmy Advanced Media

U.S. Air Force Will Save $50 Million Over 10 Years via iPad Deployment

The U.S. Air Force is expecting to save a serious amount of cash as a result of deploying 18,000 iPads.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Motley Fool

DSCA Notifies Congress of Netherlands F-16 Training

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Monday of plans to conduct a foreign military "sale" of an F-16 Formal Training Unit, or FTU, to the Netherlands.

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U.S. Department of Defense

Face of Defense: Guard Service Leads Airman to Extremes

Air Force Staff Sgt. Sophia Mantzouris of the 386th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron said she knew she wanted to enlist on active duty from the time she was a little girl, but a friend steered her toward the Air National Guard.

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Marine Corps Times

Draft report touts reserves as bargain

The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members - an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the future shape of the all-volunteer force.

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Herald Star Online

CCHS grad to address graduates

A 1982 Catholic Central High School graduate will return to his alma mater to address the 58 graduates set to receive diplomas at commencement exercises Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: United States Air Force Academy, US Military, US News, US Air Force

The Times-Picayune

POW/MIA bracelet honors military service for more than two decades

Teresa Phillips Schmitt admires the POW/MIA bracelet worn by Master Sargent Mark Cusimano, USAF.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US News, Sheppard Air Force Base

The News Item

SAHS grad joins seminary faculty

John D. Reynolds has joined the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary of Fort Wayne, Ind., as an assistant professor of pastoral ministry and missions and director of vicarage.

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