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The nomination of Gen. Philip Breedlove to be NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe and head of US European Command took a step forward on Wednesday. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) interrupted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s...

Airmen at the Angel Thunder personnel recovery exercise took part this week in an irregular warfare scenario designed to mirror situations that combat search and rescue forces might encounter in real-world operations. During this controlled scenario in Playas, N.M., on...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday said the Pentagon is preparing to send “a large reprogramming” request to Congress to offset significant shortfalls in Fiscal 2013 operation and maintenance accounts. “The military’s experiencing higher operating tempos and higher transportation costs...

The Air Force is taking measures through mid-August at some 60 installations to get its civilian workforce down to levels approved by Congress in Fiscal 2012, announced service officials on Wednesday. The civilian reduction-in-force authorities that force management officials are...

p, .ExternalClass The 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron earlier this month completed its 10,000th sortie in Southwest Asia since it began flying in the region some 23 years ago, announced officials associated with the unit. The squadron, which operates RC-135 electronic...

Journalists covering Wednesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department’s Fiscal 2014 budget request reported being on lockdown as Capitol Hill police investigated multiple suspicious packages. The hearing went off without a hitch, however, and Defense Secretary Chuck...

F-22s deployed to Kadena AB, Japan, from JB Langley-Eustis, Va., earlier this month joined with F-15s of the Japan Air Self Defense Force for bilateral training, announced Kadena officials. This marked the fourth time that the US fifth generation fighters...

The Russian air force has approved the design and specifications of a new flying-wing type stealth bomber, which it dubs the PAK-DA, reported Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency. Lt. Gen. Victor Bondarev, head of the Russian air force, told...