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Air Force
Mar. 13, 2018
Man-Child President Calls for ‘Space Force’ to Fight Wars Beyond the Skies
In unexpected remarks at a Marine Air Station in California, Trump aims very high.
By
Ed Kilgore
nukes
Nov. 19, 2014
Babysitting the Bomb
The missileers of Global Strike Command watch over our aging, often persnickety, and potentially world-destroying nuclear arsenal.
By
Reid Cherlin
military discipline
Oct. 23, 2013
Air Force Missile Officers Keep Falling Asleep With the Doors Open
What’s up at the ICBM ranch?
By
Adam Martin
crimes and misdemeanors
May 6, 2013
Worst Possible Air Force Officer Arrested for Sexual Battery
He headed the USAF’s anti-sexual assault program.
By
Adam Martin
cover-ups
Dec. 7, 2011
Air Force Dumped Remains of at Least 274 Bodies in Virginia Landfill
The practice was never formally authorized.
By
Brett Smiley
Nov. 8, 2011
U.S. Officials Punished Over Lost Body Parts
An internal report said the mistakes were a “mission failure.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
loose lips
Dec. 14, 2010
Air Force Barred From Reading New York
Times
Website
But we found a flaw in the plan.
By
Mike Vilensky
close encounters of the blurred kind
Sept. 28, 2010
You Know Who Is Really Into Spying on Our Nuclear Power Plants? ALIENS
Something must be done!
By
Chris Rovzar
weird al greene
July 22, 2010
The Air Force Didn’t Promote Alvin Greene Because He Wasn’t Communist Enough
Or: terrorist-y enough. Either one.
By
Dan Amira
don’t ask don’t tell
May 27, 2010
Military Chiefs of Staff Object to Early ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Compromise
They’d rather wait until their much-touted study is completed in December.
By
Chris Rovzar
don’t ask don’t tell
Feb. 24, 2010
Two Top Generals Wary of Swift Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The chiefs of staff of the Army and Air Force cautioned against rapid action while the military is stretched thin on two fronts.
By
Chris Rovzar
gays
Jan. 28, 2010
Gates and Mullen to Argue Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
That Pentagon will detail the steps it’s taking toward preparing for a repeal of the ban.
By
Adam K. Raymond
gays
Jan. 15, 2010
Military Steps Up Talks on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal
High-level meetings have been called to talk about making good on one of Barack Obama’s campaign promises.
By
Chris Rovzar