The Defense Department condemned Turkey's test of the Russian-made air defense system, saying it was not consistent with Turkey's commitments with a U.S. and NATO ally.
Maj. Gen. David Baldwin said the fact that he lives in El Dorado Hills had nothing to do with the California National Guard sending the RC-26B to monitor peaceful protests there in June.
Retired Air Force Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, aka the "Candy Bomber" for dropping candy to children out of his plane during the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, turned 100 years old this month.
By Genelle Pugmire, (Provo, Utah) Daily Herald via the AP
NATO member Turkey has tested its Russian-made S-400 air defense system, Turkish media reported, raising the specter of a new standoff with the United States.
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