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The plane built to hunt drug lords that fled a collapsing war

When Kabul fell in August 2021 and the Afghan government collapsed, attention quickly turned to the small but capable air ...

Here's what a seasoned A-10 Warthog pilot says it feels like to fire the attack aircraft's powerful cannon

"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot and squadron commander said.
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US Air Force aircraft takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

U.S. Air Force 379th Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft takeoff and land at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Sept. 7, 2017. Aircraft -- C-17 Globemaster III, E8-C JSTARS, KC-135 Stratotanker, and B-52 ...
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What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.

To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to President Trump, the Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an over-budget, behind-schedule nuclear modernization program. By David E.

Heartbreaking photo shows an Afghan child being kept warm by US military uniform during an evacuation flight out of Kabul

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday that "approximately 5,000 people" have been evacuated from Afghanistan.

Air Force purchasing two 747-8 planes from Lufthansa to support future Air Force One program

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...