South Korean Air Force Takes Part In US-led Combat Exercise
SEOUL, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- The South Korean Air Force is taking part in a United States-led, multinational aerial combat exercise this month, officials said Wednesday.
Lone war protester ends 'patriotic duty' near MacDill Air Force Base, changes goals
By Justin George, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 6, 2012 Jay Alexander sits in front of a protest sign outside his Pinellas County home. Though often subjected to taunts, Alexander says there was also plenty of positive reaction as he protested in Tampa. TAMPA — Jay Alexander felt it all protesting America's wars at an intersection near MacDill Air Force Base since 2006. But the eggs, spit ...
Air Force plans to transfer Eielson's F-16 squadron; Murkowski, Begich say "no"
Updated 2:25 p.m. FAIRBANKS - The Air Force has proposed a transfer of all F-16 fighter aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base to its base in Anchorage as part of a plan to cut costs. Members of ...
After years of doing 'patriotic duty,' lone war protester near MacDill tries new tack
By Justin George, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 6, 2012 TAMPA — Jay Alexander felt it all protesting America's wars at an intersection near MacDill Air Force Base since 2006. But the eggs, spit and middle fingers aimed at him couldn't dent his resolve. Every month, he'd load a cooler of water, a chair, an American flag and anti-war signs into his car and drive from home in St. Petersburg ...
CU-Boulder Air Force members remember Challenger tragedy
Twenty-six years ago, the United States came together amidst one of its greatest tragedies -- the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger just 73 seconds after liftoff.
American Airlines: Bankrupt Victim of Weak U.S. Dollar Policies
The weak dollar, not employee and pension costs, is what forced American’s bankruptcy.
PNoy vows to modernize the Air Force
President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday promised the Philippine Air Force more modernized equipment and facilities as he led the turnover of command to new Air Force chief Maj Gen Lauro dela Cruz.
Protesters over Syria Stone Chinese Embassy in Libya
Syrian and Libyan demonstrators hurled rocks, eggs and tomatoes at the Chinese embassy in Tripoli on Monday, after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing an Arab plan urging Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.
When burning a flag is patriotic
Flames crackled and smoke billowed into the air on Tuesday, creating charred remains of weather-worn stars and stripes that have served their time atop flagpoles and are in need of retirement.Students at St. Isidore Catholic School learned the proper way to retire a U.S. flag during a ceremony...