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Army air crew training revamp to look at aircraft and simulators
Big changes are coming to Army aviation, leaders say.
By Todd South
Halt all workout selfies — nothing will ever top this 91-year-old gym-going vet in denim overalls
“If I had my life to do over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.”
By Jon Simkins
Man arrested in terrorism probe told FBI he’d execute a US service member for ISIS
An Alabama man has been apprehended as part of a yearslong terrorism probe in which the FBI says he told agents he would execute a U.S. service member if ordered to do so by the Islamic State group.
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
Hecker nominated to lead Air University
The president has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker as the new commander and president of Air University.
By Kent Miller
States’ increasing restrictions and bans could put abortions ‘out of reach’ for some military women
Military women face financial and logistical hurdles in seeking abortions in the civilian community.
By Karen Jowers
Presidents’ Day pause: How ‘Uncle Sam’s Web-feet’ helped swing an election for Abe Lincoln
The U.S. Navy's triumph at Mobile Bay, combined with victorious Federal ground campaigns in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, helped reelect Abraham Lincoln and doomed the Confederacy to defeat.
By Gerald D. Swick, Civil War Times Magazine
Military program aims to help Alabama ease its teacher shortage
The military is aiming to ease Alabama's shortage of teachers.
Alabama city built on federal dollars feeling shutdown pinch
About 70 federal agencies are located at the Army’s 38,000-acre Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. As the government shutdown drags into a third week, people and businesses that rely on some facet of Washington-backed spending for their livelihood are showing the strain.
Watch the U-2 Dragon Lady fly over the NCAA championship game
The U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane is one of the most iconic aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, but many people have never gotten a glimpse of it — until last night.
Big shakeup coming to Senate Armed Services
Changing eight seats on the Senate Armed Services Committee — long seen as a powerful pulpit on national security issues — is an unusual level of upheaval.
By Joe Gould