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July 28, 2021

Mississippi Air Force base vehicle accident kills 1 service member, injures 3 others

An airman assigned to the Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi died Wednesday during an incident on base that also injured three people, officials said. 

July 26, 2021

Newt Gingrich: Critical race theory and military – this is how our troops and the country will be hurt

I grew up understanding that the military is about forming a bond, a unit, a team working toward the same goals and protecting each other while achieving them.

July 25, 2021

Divine transformation: Ex-Alaska strip club becomes church

A popular strip club that once beckoned customers off a busy highway leading into Anchorage is now a church offering salvation — instead of temptation — thanks to a daughter of a former exotic dancer.

July 23, 2021

Tampa Bay Lightning national anthem singer, an Air Force vet, hospitalized with coronavirus despite vaccine

U.S. Air Force veteran Sonya Bryson-Kirksey, who sings the national anthem for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, became a familiar face to TV viewers during the team's recent run to the Stanley Cup championship.

July 15, 2021

Former US Air Force master sergeant gets 32 months in prison for weapons, drug trafficking charges

A former U.S. Air Force master sergeant was sentenced to just under three years in prison on drugs and weapons trafficking charges in Nevada. 

July 14, 2021

Rep. Mike Waltz: Military and critical race theory – this is why we shouldn't teach soldiers to hate US

I know what it’s like to command a unit comprised of different ethnicities. It’s not something you care about or consider while giving orders.

July 4, 2021

Philippine military plane crashes, 31 dead, 50 rescued

A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops crashed in a southern province while landing Sunday, killing at least 29 army soldiers on board and two civilians on the ground, while at least 50 were rescued from the burning wreckage

June 28, 2021

Hurricane hunters head to South Carolina on storm recon mission

A U.S. Air Force Reserve aircraft of the Hurricane Hunters is on a reconnaissance mission Monday to investigate the brewing tropical storm along the Georgia and South Carolina coastlines.

June 27, 2021

Texas Supreme Court strikes down lawsuits against gun retailer over 2017 church mass shooting

The Texas Supreme Court dismissed four lawsuits filed by survivors and the families of those killed during a 2017 mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, ruling Friday that the retailer who sold the rifle conducted the required background check on the man who later used it to gun down 26 people.

June 25, 2021

Air Force cadet dies in plane crash

An Air Force Academy cadet died Thursday in a plane crash near Forth Worth, Texas, according to media reports.