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Top US Air Force general wants to go faster, but the biggest changes won’t happen for another year

November 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — Shortly after U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown took command this August, he vowed to quickly adopt a radical plan to overhaul the service in preparation for a future fight against an advanced nation, like Russia or China. But the Air Force of the future won’t really begin to take shape until fiscal 2023, after the service wraps up extensive force planning…
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National Museum Dedicated to Army Debuts on Veterans Day

November 13, 2020
A marker commemorating the service of Sgt. William Carney, a former slave who served in the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment and became the first African American Medal of Honor recipient, is displayed outside the new National Museum of the United States Army on…
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Army, Guard Units Participating in Sinai Observer Mission That Sustained Tragic Helo Crash

November 13, 2020
U.S. troops case the colors during a transfer of authority ceremony on South Camp, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 8, 2020. U.S. units support the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping mission. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Eliverto Larios) The identities of five American service members killed in Thursday’s helicopter crash remain unknown, but they were part of a U.S. military force…
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Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters

November 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — For the second year in a row, Congress is poised to bolster the CH-47F Chinook Block II program as the Army holds steady on its decision to scale back and only buy the latest variant for special operators. Both the House and Senate appropriators are…
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US State Dept. approves UAE’s purchase of F-35 jets, MQ-9 drones

November 11, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday cleared a massive package of F-35 fighter jets and MQ-9 unmanned systems for the United Arab Emirates, making official a potential sale still opposed by many congressional Democrats. In a statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the package, which comes with an estimated price tag of $23.37 billion, includes up to 50 F-35s…
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US Army floats the option of fielding high-altitude balloons

November 10, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is now carving out a path to field high-altitude balloons to provide an additional but less expensive layer of communications, connectivity, range extension and surveillance capabilities, adding resiliency to the service’s existing architecture…
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Army Head Coach Monken: COVID Won't Shut Down Team

November 8, 2020
FILE – Army head coach Jeff Monken watches in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sept. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Even as Army head coach Jeff Monken disputes the COVID-19 reasoning for canceling Saturday’s rivalry football game with Air Force, his own team is having issues with the virus. West Point officials…
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