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Fateful Maine flight salvaged B-52s 50 years ago
January 13, 2013 2:51 PM
ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) - The B-52 Stratofortress is a legendary aircraft, one of the longest-serving in U.S. military history, even flying missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. But it would not have become the workhorse it is without one disastrous flight 50 years ago next week, when a B-52 on... more » -
Remembering WWII - Frank Macon's passion to become a pilot Play Video
October 1, 2012 9:11 PM
"I just always wanted to fly airplanes," says Frank Macon, a Tuskegee Airman. "Any airplane would go over and I was out looking at it." That was growing up for Macon in Colorado Springs in the 20s and 30s. He lived on Pine Street with his two aunts; around... more » -
Military looks to help livestock producers by buying more meat
August 13, 2012 8:17 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - It appears that Meatless Mondays haven't really caught on in the U.S. military. The Pentagon is looking into increasing its meat purchases to take advantage of lower prices and to help ranchers struggling with drought. Under orders from President Barack Obama, the Defense Department may buy more... more » -
Reported sexual assaults in military rose 1 pct
April 13, 2012 4:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says the number of sexual assaults reported in the U.S. military last year rose by 1 percent over 2010. In its annual report to Congress on sexual assaults, the Pentagon also said a growing proportion of military members who are disciplined for committing sexual offenses... more » -
US soldier suspected of Afghan shooting spree
March 11, 2012 11:21 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say it was an American Army soldier who may have shot as many as 16 Afghans before dawn on Sunday in southern Afghanistan. Officials say the U.S. military there is treating at least five wounded. Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security... more » -
Last US Iraq War death was 23-year-old NC soldier
December 18, 2011 10:32 AM
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. military's departure from Iraqi soil has left the city of Greensboro, N.C. with a sad distinction: It was home to the last U.S. soldier to die fighting in that war. David Emanuel Hickman was killed on Nov. 14 in Baghdad, when a homemade bomb... more »
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