Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, told reporters he hopes the service could consider installing new engines on its B-52 fleet.
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Amercian C-130s made multiple drops of arms and supplies over Kobani
The U.S. military has step up its campaign to save the Syrian town of Kobani from being overran by ISIL forces by air dropping arms and supplies using C-130s over the weekend.
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RCAF combat mission in Middle East likely to be more than six months
The Royal Canadian Air Force may have to extend its combat mission in the Middle East as Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson admits the goal of defeating ISIL is unlikely to be achievable in six months.
X-37B lands back at Vandenberg AFB
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 3 (OTV-3) landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:24 a.m. Oct. 17 after spending 674 days in space.
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Israeli Air Force woman navigator killed in Nepal avalanche
One of the victims of an avalanche in Nepal was a navigator in the Israeli Air Force. Tamar Ariel was posthumously promoted to captain on Thursday.
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