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Hometown Hero: Aviation fuels airman's USAF career - Florida Today

Hometown Hero: Aviation fuels airman's USAF career
Florida Today
Kenneth Sticker's love of aviation naturally led him to the US Air Force. The 2005 graduate of Merritt Island High School is in the Air Force's 344th Training Squadron and is learning to operate the booms of aerial refueling aircraft.

2/5/2012 12:21:48 AM

Air Force sweeps RIT with 4-2 win - U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics

U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics

Air Force sweeps RIT with 4-2 win
U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Air Force scored four goals in the third period as the Falcons swept RIT with a 4-2 victory in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Academy's Cadet Ice Arena. The Falcons improved to 14-7-6 overall ...

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2/4/2012 11:44:43 PM

AF, firms seek UAV flights in civil air space - AirForceTimes.com

AF, firms seek UAV flights in civil air space
AirForceTimes.com
By Dave Majumdar - Staff writer A few US companies are developing optionally piloted aircraft in the realization that it could be many years before unmanned planes are smart enough to replicate the ability of a human pilot to sense other air traffic ...

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2/4/2012 7:51:43 AM

Air Force proposal could mean changes in Fort Smith, LRAFB - Today's THV

Today's THV

Air Force proposal could mean changes in Fort Smith, LRAFB
Today's THV
LITTLE ROCK (KTHV) -- There are proposed changes for the US Air Force and they could impact bases in Arkansas. The Air Force outlined recommended plans Friday as part of President Obama's budget heading to Congress this month.
Air Force: 188th to lose A-10 mission (Updated)The City Wire
Local Air Guard base to remain open, with new type of aircraftNews Sentinel
Indiana lawmakers: Any 122nd cuts would have a deep impactFort Wayne Journal Gazette (blog)
Fort Smith Times Record
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2/4/2012 1:33:22 AM

US Air Force to cut great number of servicemen, aircraft amid budget cuts - Philippine Star

Straits Times

US Air Force to cut great number of servicemen, aircraft amid budget cuts
Philippine Star
WASHINGTON, (Xinhua) -- The US Air Force will cut about 10000 airmen and 286 aircraft next year as part of the defense budget cuts envisioned by the Obama administration, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Friday. At a Pentagon news conference, ...
US Air Force to cut fleet in budget squeeze: OfficialsStraits Times
US Air Force Outlines Plans to Cut 286 Planes, Donley SaysBusinessWeek
US Air Force plans to buy 160 F-35s through '17London South East
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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2/3/2012 9:14:16 PM

MILITARY: F-35 shows why it's so hard to cut a federal program - North County Times

Business Mirror

MILITARY: F-35 shows why it's so hard to cut a federal program
North County Times
The first US Air Force F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft soars over Destin, Fla., before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, July 14, 2011. Its pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith of the 58th Fighter Squadron, is the first Air ...
US Congress battles over F-35 programBusiness Mirror
Lockheed: Foreign investors will offset F-35 programEmeraldCoast.com

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2/3/2012 11:01:26 AM

US Navy still sees savings on its version of Northrop drone - Reuters

US Navy still sees savings on its version of Northrop drone
Reuters
Neither the Navy nor the Air Force are providing many details until the Pentagon's fiscal 2013 budget is released on Feb. 13, but the Navy says both military services will continue to look for synergies on the unmanned aircraft programs. US Navy ...

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2/3/2012 12:11:11 AM

Sierra Nevada Corporation Corrects the Record on U.S. Air Force Light Air ... - Sacramento Bee

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Sierra Nevada Corporation Corrects the Record on U.S. Air Force Light Air ...
Sacramento Bee
2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the winner of the US Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) competition, today issued a point-by-point rebuttal of misinformation being spread by the disqualified contender for the contract ...
Sierra Nevada Corporation Corrects the Record on US Air Force Light Air ...MarketWatch (press release)

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2/2/2012 3:23:47 PM

Patrick Air Force Base aviators to train Afghan air force - Florida Today

The Commercial Dispatch

Patrick Air Force Base aviators to train Afghan air force
Florida Today
Afghan-bound aviators train at PAFB: Aviators training at Patrick Air Force Base will be sent to Afghanistan for a year to instruct the trainers of the Afghan Air Force as US forcer prepare for a withdrawal. By Malcolm Denemark and Tim Walters Posted ...
Keep 'em flying: Columbus Air Force Base one of three bases in country ...The Commercial Dispatch
Andersen AFB: 400 Airman; 23 Aircraft Coming to Guam for Training MONDAYPacific News Center
AAFB hosting aircraft from JapanKUAM.com

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2/2/2012 6:31:46 AM

USAF Reveals Latest X-Plane: X-56A - Aviation Week

Aviation Week

USAF Reveals Latest X-Plane: X-56A
Aviation Week
A new US Air Force X-plane designated X-56A will explore active control technology for potential use in future high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) reconnaissance aircraft. Designed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the X-56A flying wing will also ...
New USAF X-Plane, the X-56A UAV, Revealed by Aviation WeekMarketWatch (press release)
New X-Drone to Test Advanced Wing Design for Future HALE UASDefense Update

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2/1/2012 9:31:23 AM