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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s commanding officer is Colonel Thomas M. Bedell.

About this time of year, local car shows here in Southern California tend to be winding down after the summer, and the major auto show season is about to begin.

A U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance craft drew eyes as well as flights by MV-22 Ospreys and the F35-B Lightning and an F-16 Viper.

The largest military air show in the country returns to San Diego this weekend with immersive experiences, static displays and more.

U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulate a “stress shoot” as a Marine employs an M240B machine gun mounted to an Ultra Light Tactical Vehicle during

Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of Air Mobility Command, told reporters during a media roundtable that it's a top priority to get those airmen the recognition they deserve.

Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of Air Mobility Command, told reporters during a media roundtable that it's a top priority to get those airmen the recognition they deserve.

“There’s been some exceptional recognition ... but it is not at all where I want it to be,” Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Mike Minihan said.

 

The Taliban ultimately won the war in Afghanistan by biding their time and waiting out the US-led coalition. Not knowing how to run an already third-world economy, the Taliban's theocratic and archaic laws have only exacerbated the cataclysm tens of millions of Afghans face. Nevertheless, the group now rules over a pile of ash, and the militants are solely responsible for the deterioration of Afghanistan. The Taliban ultimately won the war in Afghanistan by biding their time and waiting out...