From Jim Crow life to four-star rank: Air Force’s Newton overcame hardscrabble youth to succeed
Gen. Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton triumphed over a system that did its best to keep him in a position of second-class citizenship ...
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
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‘Give it a shot:’ Special Forces instructors seek more Green Beret hopefuls
Strong, who earned his Green Beret in 2002 and has served with Special Forces units on numerous deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, said in order to keep those units fully staffed, SWCS needs more ...
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Army drones buzz Bavarian ranges as drill showcases new fighting strategy
Spc. Jacob Milligan, a rifleman with 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, flies a small-range reconnaissance drone meant for ...
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Navy P-8A Aircraft Conducting ISR Missions on Southern Border
Patrol and Reconnaissance wings 10 and 11 are conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions on the ...