Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, said he now only has one fully prepared carrier strike group and one amphibious assault group in reserve to response to a global crisis due to budget cuts.
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USAF considers drilling for offshore oil at Vandenberg
The U.S. Air Force will study the economic and environmental feasibility of a proposal to lease land at Vandenberg Air Force Base to companies to extract offshore oil and gas.
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Black Sheeps forced to jettison bombs on Great Barrier Reef
Two AV-8Bs from VMA-214 were forced to jettison two BDU-45s and two GBU-12s on Great Barrier Reef on Jul. 16.
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YouTube: T-38 crash at Sheppard AFB
A student pilot and his instructor had to eject from a T-38 after the jet went down south of Sheppard Air Force Base at approximately 6:48 a.m. on Jul. 19.
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A-4K Skyhawks to go on display at AirVenture 2013
Draken International will bring two of its A-4K Skyhawks and two Aermacchi MB-339CBs to AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh.
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