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Petition Aims to Win Berlin ‘Candy Bomber’ the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Nov. 18, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
A petition on WhiteHouse.gov is looking to get retired Air Force Col. Gail S. “Hal” Halvorsen—a 100-year-old veteran who flew the C-47 and C-54 aircraft in Germany during the Berlin Airlift—the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Halvorsen is often referred to as the “Candy Bomber,” because ...

B-1B Fatigue Tests Continue | Trump to Bring Troops Home | NDAA Gridlock

Nov. 18, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Congress Questions ABMS Plans | Trump Wants to Bring Troops Home | F-16s to the Middle East

Nov. 17, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
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Biden’s Likely Top Pick for SECDEF | Space Force Funding | No EMS Domain

Nov. 16, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
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USAF’s New Vice Chief | Exploiting the Spectrum | ABMS Wish List

Nov. 13, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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ACC Boss: Spectrum Warfare Wing Responds to Troubling Adversary Gains

Nov. 12, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
China and Russia are making troubling gains in electromagnetic spectrum warfare, and this is one reason the Air Force is forming a new spectrum warfare wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Air Combat Command boss Gen. Mark D. Kelly said in a recent interview. ...

Appropriators Target Legacy Retirements | Cooley Charged with Sexual Assault | Tyndall’s Robot Dogs

Nov. 12, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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Esper Fired | New Space Force Guidance | Airmen Awarded for Valor

Nov. 10, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen and Brian W. Everstine
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Biden and Defense | A New Way to Deploy | 1st Jolly Green IIs Delivered

Nov. 9, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
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1st Airman Dies of COVID-19 | ABMS Boom | One Injured in Fire at Eglin Lab

Nov. 6, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
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SASC Likely to Maintain Status Quo | Few Surprises in HASC Races | AFJROTC Flight Academy is Back

Nov. 5, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
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USAFA Shortens Semester | Future Tanker Plans | New Maintenance Schoolhouse

Nov. 4, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
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