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Four F-15E Strike Eagles and a 14-Airmen maintenance team with limited support equipment participated in a simulated deployment to a forward-operating base on the north side of the RAF Lakenheath airfield.,

48th Fighter Wing aircraft line the apron in a simulated deployment environment during Agile Combat Employment training at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 12, 2021. Agile Combat Employment capabilities ensure U.S. Air Forces in Europe, along with allies and partners, are ready for potential last minute contingencies by allowing forces to operate from locations with varying levels of capacity and support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte) /U.S. Air Force Release. ...

Police Investigating Whether Lawmakers Gave Rioters Tour of Capitol Before Siege Last Updated March 24, 2021, 11:00 a.m. ETMarch 24, 2021, 11:00 a.m. ET The Capitol Police are looking into whether members of Congress inappropriately gave visitors access to the Capitol ahead of last week’s assault. Vice President Mike Pence called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer assistance. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 Pelosi: Security Requires ‘Truth and Trust’ Speaker Nancy Pelosi sa...

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Minotaure exercise : French Strategic Air Forces (FAS) sent to Djibouti 06/01/2021 11:35 | BOQUET Justine Minotaure exercise : French Strategic Air Forces (FAS) sent to Djibouti Several Rafale were sent to Djibouti at the end of december, with A330 MRTT support, for an Air & Space Forces exercise . The goal was to train FAS (Strategic Air Forces) for a Long-Distance Raid. Strategic Air Forces As part of Minotaure military e...

By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: November 9, 2020 An Air Force A-10 pilot has been awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for landing his jet without serious injury after the cockpit canopy blew off and the landing gear failed during a training flight. Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett presented Maj. Brett DeVries with country’s oldest decoration for military aviation. “Maj. DeVries, you certainly demonstrated heroism and extraordinary achievement in your flight,” Barr...

WATCH: Memorial service for retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, WW II ace, first to break sound barrier January 15 Then-Col. Charles "Chuck" Yeager in New York City, New York, Oct. 18, 1962. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A Celebration of Life memorial service for retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager — best known for being the first to fly faster than the speed of sound — is scheduled for Friday at noon Eastern Time. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to provi...

Air Force veteran aimed ‘to take hostages’ during US Capitol riot, prosecutor says January 14 This undated photo provided by the Grapevine Texas Police Department shows Larry Rendall Brock Jr. (GrapevineTexas Police Department via AP) FORT WORTH, Texas — A retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended “to take hostages,” a prosecutor said in a Texas court on Thursday. “He means t...

In a note intended for the vice president, one of the rioters, Jacob Anthony Chansley, wrote that “it’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”

Can the Pentagon prosecute military retirees under the UCMJ? Maybe — it depends. January 14 Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was photographed on the Senate floor clad in tactical gear and holding flex cuffs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Recent reports of current service members, veterans and some military retirees participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 have prompted calls for investigations into those connections and using the U...