Richard Branson welcomes astronauts home from Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight
Virgin Galactic photographVSS Unity takes to the skies for her first space flight.
History was made and a long-anticipated dream realized in Mojave, Calif.,...
Boeing takes itself out of ICBM race
Boeing has dropped its bid July 25 for a Pentagon contract potentially worth $85 billion, over concerns it said it had with the bidding...
News Briefs – July 1, 2019
Pentagon releases IDs of 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has announced the identities of two soldiers killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Killed on June...
News Briefs – August 16, 2019
U.S. says it's consulting on Asian missile deployment
A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is consulting with its allies as it proceeds with plans to...
Guard deployed to help after California rocked by quakes
TRONA, Calif.--Two major earthquakes that hit towns in the Mojave Desert of California July 4 and 5 left behind cracked and burning buildings, closed...
Headlines – July 15, 2019
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Army identifies spec ops sergeant major who died in Afghanistan-
Sgt. Maj. James G. “Ryan” Sartor, 40, a Special Forces company sergeant major, died July...
Headlines – May 20, 2019
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U.S. president says war would be 'end' of Iran as tensions rise -
"If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of...
Technological innovations in the history of the U.S. Air Force
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1947-1960
Editors note: Information provided by the U.S. Air Force 70th anniversary website (http://static.dma.mil/usaf/70/index.html).
The early years of the newly-established independent Air Force brought...
News Briefs – June 7, 2019
U.S. officials: Arctic thawing poses national security concern
Senior U.S. and military officials are warning Congress about the potential threat to national security from melting...
NAWS China Lake Public Works Department restores base utilities
In the wake of multiple earthquakes that occurred on July 4-5, 2019, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., sustained damage to multiple facilities...
