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T-7 Flight Tests Starting Soon | Protecting Tyndall from Hurricanes | Northrop Tests New B-2 Tech

Aug. 10, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Tobias Naegele, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Historically Low E-5 Promotion Rate | New Details on CCAs Coming | 100+ General Officers in Limbo

Aug. 9, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, John A. Tirpak and David Roza

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Hazardous Chemicals in ICBM Facilities | Plan to Keep B-1 Credible | New Options for Mental Health Care Referrals

Aug. 8, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon and John A. Tirpak

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Tyndall Gets First F-35s | Air Mobility Teams | Life Lessons from the SEAC

Aug. 7, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, David Roza, John A. Tirpak and Jackson Triplett

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Next Round of Space Guard Fight | Five New CDCs | Northrop Opens Hypersonics Facility

Aug. 4, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, John A. Tirpak and David Roza

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U-2 Retiring in 2026 | Niger Coup Threatens Counterterrorism Efforts | NGAD Engine Details

Aug. 3, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon and John A. Tirpak

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Keeping ABMS Simple | ‘Escalation Management’ with China | Filling Out the E-7 Fleet

Aug. 2, 2023 | By Greg Hadley and Chris Gordon

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SPACECOM Staying in Colorado | KC-135 Recapitalization | William Tell Is Back

Aug. 1, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Work on Compromise NDAA Begins | F-35 Crash Due to Turbulence, Glitch | Travis Gets First KC-46

July 31, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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WORLD: Readiness

July 28, 2023

World-Readiness: Mobility Guardian 2023; Cuts to F-15E Fleet; A Look at Classified Information Regulations.

WORLD: Operations

July 28, 2023

World-Operations: Russian Fighters Interfere with US Drones.

Faces of the Force

July 28, 2023

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