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The Air Force doesn’t know why maintenance mishaps spiked in 2023
While the cause of a spike in maintenance-related accidents remains elusive, the Air Force said its maintainer recruitment has improved.
Airman was part of militia plotting ‘war’ against police, court filings say
Steven Carrillo, an Air Force sergeant, has pleaded not guilty in the fatal shootings of a federal officer and a Santa Cruz sheriff in 2020.
Boeing’s cost overruns on KC-46 now exceed initial contract with US Air Force
Pressures on Boeing's commercial business during the pandemic have permeated the KC-46 program.
By Valerie Insinna
Pennsylvania county will evaluate 9 mistakenly discarded military ballots
The local elections board in Luzerne County will carefully consider nine mistakenly discarded military ballots, which have been linked to specific voters.
9 discarded military ballots weren’t fraud, Pennsylvania election chief says
Workers in the elections office in Luzerne County are getting training on handling mailed-in military and overseas ballots, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said,
Probe into ‘discarded’ mail-in military ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states.
By Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
Air Force Academy general’s fight against racism resonates
Lt. Gen Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the Air Force Academy, will retire this month after 35 years in uniform.
By Tom Rieder, The Gazette via the AP
Moving US F-16s from Germany will ripple far outside the Black Sea region
Former defense and military officials weighed in on the decision to transfer F-16s from Germany to Italy.
By Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta
The US Space Force is getting an official second in command
A familiar face is set to become the service's first vice chief of space operations.
By Valerie Insinna