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SHAH WALI KOT  —  The UH-60 Black Hawk plummeted like a roller coaster from 10,000 feet — safe from whatever the Taliban was firing at it — all the way down to 50 feet, its nose almost licking the sun-scorched terrain of Shah Wali Kot. Blitzing at 115 mph, the…

JIUQUAN, CHINA: The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off Thursday for the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio launched on a Long March-2F rocket for the Tiangong station, where they will spend three months,…

At least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes, an Associated Press investigation has found. And that’s certainly an undercount. Government records covering the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force show that pistols, machine guns, shotguns and automatic assault…

Published June 16, 2021 6:50am Updated June 16, 2021 8:00am GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - The Israeli air force launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday after militants in the Palestinian territory sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel, security sources and witnesses said. The airstrikes and balloons marked the…

Comment In April 1943, Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was killed when the US Air Force shot down the plane carrying him to Balalae Airfield in the Solomon Islands. The attack was made possible by the USA cracking Japanese codes and decrypting a message that revealed Yamamoto’s flight plan would just…

Rosenqvist will be held overnight at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital after a massive accident during Saturday's IndyCar race at the Belle Isle. The Swedish driver slammed the barriers on the outside Turn 6 on Lap 24 of the race due to a stuck throttle. Track cleanup and wall repair forced a…

A Local Air Force Veteran to Win Free Lawn Care Press Release - updated: Jun 12, 2021 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., June 12, 2021 (Newswire.com) - Gavin Park - owner of RMS Ground Maintenance in St. Louis, Missouri - continues to give back to his community. Gavin Park initiated a program two years ago…

Joe Biden has arrived in the UK ready for the G7 Summit in Cornwall – and says his visit will show ‘the US is back’. He was pictured waving as he stepped off Air Force One with his wife Jill, for his first official overseas visit as US president. He…

Joe Biden has arrived in the UK on Air Force One ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall. His plane touched down at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday evening, beginning his first overseas trip as US president. A large crowd of US Air Force personnel and their families were…

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