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President Trump to speak at Air Force Academy graduation

The ceremony will also include a flyover by the Thunderbirds.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

Why the Truman is back at sea, again

The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman put back to sea on Saturday, exactly three months after the ship and its strike group returned home.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

Plan calls for US troop pullout from Syria to take months, bringing hundreds more troops in to assist

The contingent of about 2,000 troops is expected to depart in coming weeks.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next?

Against the advice of many in his own administration, President Donald Trump is pulling U.S. troops out of Syria. Could a withdrawal from Afghanistan be far behind?

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

5 years ago

HIV-positive airmen sue Pentagon, Air Force to stop their discharges

Two HIV-positive airmen who are being kicked out of the Air Force under the Pentagon’s new “deploy or get out” policy have filed a lawsuit to stop their discharges.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

Despite Afghan deaths, slow peace efforts, NATO vows to stay

Fifteen years after NATO took the lead on international security efforts in Afghanistan, the military alliance's foreign ministers on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to stay the course despite mounting Afghan casualties and the slow pace of peace efforts.

5 years ago