The New York Times 11:16 pm on August 24, 2021
Tags: Afghanistan War (2001- ) ( 518 ), Airlifts ( 17 ), Berlin Airlift (1948-49), Defense Department ( 344 ), Kabul International Airport ( 46 ), Politics and Government ( 2,577 ), Tempelhof Airport (Berlin, Germany), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), United States International Relations ( 1,103 )

Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

In describing evacuation efforts, President Biden has referred to the Berlin airlift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Soviet Union.

#afghanistan-war-2001, #airlifts, #berlin-airlift-1948-49, #defense-department, #kabul-international-airport, #politics-and-government, #tempelhof-airport-berlin-germany, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 10:13 pm on August 17, 2021
Tags: Afghanistan War (2001- ) ( 518 ), Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters ( 97 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 3,703 ), Kabul (Afghanistan) ( 115 ), Kabul International Airport ( 46 ), State Department ( 252 ), Taliban ( 356 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 )

Body Parts Found in Landing Gear of Flight From Kabul, Officials Say

Harrowing video of the chaos, recorded by Afghan media, have circulated around the world. The Air Force said the incident is under investigation.

#afghanistan-war-2001, #aviation-accidents-safety-and-disasters, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #kabul-afghanistan, #kabul-international-airport, #state-department, #taliban, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 9:06 pm on July 7, 2021
Tags: Decisions and Verdicts ( 283 ), Domestic Violence ( 86 ), Kelley, Devin P (1991-2017), Mass Shootings ( 114 ), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides ( 735 ), Rodriguez, Xavier (1961- ), Suits and Litigation (Civil) ( 664 ), Supreme Courts (State) ( 31 ), Sutherland Springs (Tex) ( 2 ), Sutherland Springs, Tex, Shooting (2017) ( 3 ), United States Air Force

Air Force Is Most to Blame for 2017 Church Shooting, Judge Rules

The ruling in the case, which was brought by the families of the victims, found that the Air Force was “60 percent responsible” for the massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #domestic-violence, #kelley-devin-p-1991-2017, #mass-shootings, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #rodriguez-xavier-1961, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-courts-state, #sutherland-springs-tex, #sutherland-springs-tex-shooting-2017, #united-states-air-force

The New York Times 8:58 pm on June 24, 2021
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency ( 154 ), Cold War Era ( 60 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Extraterrestrial Life ( 43 ), Roswell (NM) ( 2 ), Rumors and Misinformation ( 576 ), Space and Astronomy ( 292 ), Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) ( 21 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), United States Politics and Government ( 6,478 )

U.F.O.s: Why the Truth Has Not Always Been Out There

Rather than explaining when U.F.O. sightings were really just top-secret planes, the government has sometimes allowed public eagerness about the possibility of aliens to take hold.

#central-intelligence-agency, #cold-war-era, #defense-department, #extraterrestrial-life, #roswell-nm, #rumors-and-misinformation, #space-and-astronomy, #unidentified-flying-objects-ufo, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government

U.F.O.s: The Truth Has Not Always Been Out There

Rather than explaining when U.F.O. sightings were really just top-secret planes, the government has sometimes allowed public eagerness about the possibility of aliens to take hold.

The New York Times 8:05 pm on May 29, 2021
Tags: Defense Department ( 344 ), Headphones and Headsets ( 14 ), Military Bases and Installations ( 41 ), Sex Crimes ( 425 ), Sexual Harassment ( 355 ), Suicides and Suicide Attempts ( 84 ), United States Air Force, Virtual Reality (Computers) ( 22 )

Air Force Tries Virtual Reality to Stem Suicide and Sexual Assault

Officials are hoping that an immersive virtual reality experience aimed at getting airmen to intervene will succeed where years of traditional training have failed.

#defense-department, #headphones-and-headsets, #military-bases-and-installations, #sex-crimes, #sexual-harassment, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #united-states-air-force, #virtual-reality-computers

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 25, 2021
Tags: Books and Literature ( 1,716 ), Gladwell, Malcolm ( 4 ), Japan ( 343 ), The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War (Book) ( 2 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), World War II (1939-45) ( 148 )

Malcolm Gladwell on the Hard Decisions of War

Gladwell’s “The Bomber Mafia” looks at the air campaign against Japan in World War II and finds a surprising hero in Curtis LeMay.

#books-and-literature, #gladwell-malcolm, #japan, #the-bomber-mafia-a-dream-a-temptation-and-the-longest-night-of-the-second-world-war-book, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 16, 2021
Tags: Agent Orange (Defoliant) ( 2 ), Central Intelligence Agency ( 154 ), Defoliants and Herbicides ( 4 ), Dioxin ( 2 ), Laos ( 4 ), Leahy, Patrick J ( 10 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), Vientiane (Laos), Vietnam War ( 46 )

A Secret War. Decades of Suffering. Will the U.S. Ever Make Good in Laos?

America has never taken responsibility for spraying Agent Orange over the neutral country during the Vietnam War. But generations of ethnic minorities have endured the consequences.

#agent-orange-defoliant, #central-intelligence-agency, #defoliants-and-herbicides, #dioxin, #laos, #leahy-patrick-j, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #vientiane-laos, #vietnam-war

The New York Times 10:29 pm on February 5, 2021
Tags: Kirby, John F ( 9 ), Security and Warning Systems ( 21 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 )

Intruder Boards a Military Plane at Joint Base Andrews

An unarmed man was given a summons for trespassing after he gained access to the base on Thursday and boarded an aircraft typically used by senior government and military leaders, officials said.

#kirby-john-f, #security-and-warning-systems, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 3:36 am on February 2, 2021
Tags: Aircraft Carriers ( 15 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 3,703 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Iran ( 269 ), Trump, Donald J ( 5,529 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), United States International Relations ( 1,103 ), United States Politics and Government ( 6,478 ), USS Nimitz

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran

The Pentagon had extended the deployment of the Nimitz in the Middle East after Iranian threats against President Donald J. Trump and U.S. troops in the region.

#aircraft-carriers, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #defense-department, #iran, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #uss-nimitz

The New York Times 11:14 pm on October 16, 2020
Tags: Appointments and Executive Changes ( 682 ), Defense and Military Forces ( 540 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) ( 42 ), Military Tribunals ( 24 ), September 11 (2001) ( 148 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 )

Military Names Air Force Judge for Guantánamo Bay 9/11 Trial. But There’s a Snag.

The latest judge assigned to the long-running death penalty case is based in Virginia and has had a military career focused on defense work, but he has been on the bench for less than two years.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #defense-and-military-forces, #defense-department, #guantanamo-bay-naval-base-cuba, #military-tribunals, #september-11-2001, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 3:17 pm on September 1, 2020
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 3,703 ), Central Intelligence Agency ( 154 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Gerasimov, Valery V ( 2 ), Joint Chiefs of Staff ( 29 ), Milley, Mark A ( 56 ), National Security Council ( 72 ), North American Aerospace Defense Command ( 2 ), North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( 88 ), Pompeo, Mike ( 181 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 295 ), Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates ( 277 ), Trump, Donald J ( 5,529 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 )

U.S.-Russia Military Tensions Intensify in the Air and on the Ground Worldwide

Recent altercations in Europe, the Middle East and off the coast of Alaska have heightened tensions between the two rival powers.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #central-intelligence-agency, #defense-department, #gerasimov-valery-v, #joint-chiefs-of-staff, #milley-mark-a, #national-security-council, #north-american-aerospace-defense-command, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #pompeo-mike, #putin-vladimir-v, #russian-interference-in-2016-us-elections-and-ties-to-trump-associates, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 9:15 am on August 26, 2020
Tags: Alabama ( 111 ), arizona ( 239 ), Army Corps of Engineers ( 19 ), california ( 1,215 ), Conscientious Objectors ( 4 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 11,426 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Disease Rates ( 565 ), Emergency Medical Treatment ( 105 ), Federal Emergency Management Agency ( 66 ), florida ( 453 ), Georgia ( 422 ), Medal of Honor (US) ( 4 ), Medicine and Health ( 360 ), National Guard ( 65 ), New York City ( 2,075 ), Quarantines ( 1,290 ), Reserves (Military) ( 11 ), Tennessee ( 60 ), Texas ( 527 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), United States Marine Corps ( 41 ), United States Navy ( 70 ), Vaccination and Immunization ( 1,667 ), Ventilators (Medical) ( 108 ), Virginia ( 124 )

Medics Save Lives. Let Them.

The U.S. military, with its experience in disasters and its multiple medical corps, could do more to end the pandemic.

#alabama, #arizona, #army-corps-of-engineers, #california, #conscientious-objectors, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #defense-department, #disease-rates, #emergency-medical-treatment, #federal-emergency-management-agency, #florida, #georgia, #medal-of-honor-us, #medicine-and-health, #national-guard, #new-york-city, #quarantines, #reserves-military, #tennessee, #texas, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-marine-corps, #united-states-navy, #vaccination-and-immunization, #ventilators-medical, #virginia

The New York Times 1:06 am on August 22, 2020
Tags: Air National Guard ( 2 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,258 ), Inspectors General ( 57 ), Military Aircraft ( 16 ), National Guard ( 65 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,132 ), Surveillance of Citizens by Government ( 96 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 )

Military Surveillance Planes Didn’t Spy on Protesters, Pentagon Report Finds

But the Air Force’s inspector general concluded that National Guard officials failed to obtain prior approval from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to use the planes.

#air-national-guard, #defense-department, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #inspectors-general, #military-aircraft, #national-guard, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 10:42 pm on August 12, 2020
Tags: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters ( 97 ), Eisenhower, Dwight David ( 8 ), Federal Bureau of Investigation ( 305 ), helicopters ( 30 ), Maryland ( 59 ), Transportation ( 1,014 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), Virginia ( 124 )

Air Force Helicopter Hit by Gunfire Was Forced to Make Emergency Landing, F.B.I. Says

One crew member was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the authorities, who said they were investigating the shooting.

#aviation-accidents-safety-and-disasters, #eisenhower-dwight-david, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #helicopters, #maryland, #transportation, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #virginia

The New York Times 10:26 pm on June 21, 2020
Tags: Al Qaeda ( 114 ), Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ( 3 ), Alshamrani, Mohammed Saeed ( 3 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates ( 89 ), Federal Bureau of Investigation ( 305 ), Foreign Students (in US) ( 25 ), Haitham, Mohammed Sameh, Homeland Security Department ( 157 ), Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooting (2019) ( 3 ), Pensacola (Fla) ( 7 ), Saudi Arabia ( 137 ), State Department ( 252 ), Terrorism ( 433 ), Trump, Donald J ( 5,529 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), visas ( 60 ), Walters, Cameron Scott, Watson, Joshua Kaleb

Gaps in Vetting Visas Allowed Saudi Gunman Into U.S. Pilot Training

The gunman who killed three in Florida was not directed by Al Qaeda, nor inspired solely by online ideology. He was a new kind of terrorist, harder to spot: an extremely enterprising freelancer.

#al-qaeda, #al-qaeda-in-the-arabian-peninsula, #alshamrani-mohammed-saeed, #defense-department, #diplomatic-service-embassies-and-consulates, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #foreign-students-in-us, #haitham-mohammed-sameh, #homeland-security-department, #naval-air-station-pensacola-shooting-2019, #pensacola-fla, #saudi-arabia, #state-department, #terrorism, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #visas, #walters-cameron-scott, #watson-joshua-kaleb

The New York Times 11:34 pm on June 16, 2020
Tags: california ( 1,215 ), Carrillo, Steven ( 2 ), Federal Bureau of Investigation ( 305 ), Fringe Groups and Movements ( 263 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,258 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,132 ), United States Air Force

Air Force Sergeant With Ties to Extremist Group Charged in Federal Officer’s Death

The sergeant had expressed his allegiance to the so-called boogaloo movement, an extremist ideology that seeks to overthrow the U.S. government.

#california, #carrillo-steven, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #united-states-air-force

The New York Times 12:26 pm on June 15, 2020
Tags: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters ( 97 ), Great Britain ( 660 ), Military Aircraft ( 16 ), United States Air Force

U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes in Britain, With One Pilot Aboard

The British authorities were searching for the pilot, whose status American officials said was “unknown at this time.”

#aviation-accidents-safety-and-disasters, #great-britain, #military-aircraft, #united-states-air-force

The New York Times 12:10 am on June 6, 2020
Tags: Cotton, Tom ( 38 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Eaton, Paul D, Esper, Mark T ( 61 ), Joint Chiefs of Staff ( 29 ), Mattis, James N ( 26 ), McFaul, Michael A, Miller, Stephen (1985- ) ( 20 ), Milley, Mark A ( 56 ), National Guard ( 65 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,132 ), Trump, Donald J ( 5,529 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 )

Milley, America’s Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle

The military that Gen. Mark A. Milley represents is facing what could be the worst schism with the American public since the fractious Vietnam War years.

#cotton-tom, #defense-department, #eaton-paul-d, #esper-mark-t, #joint-chiefs-of-staff, #mattis-james-n, #mcfaul-michael-a, #miller-stephen-1985, #milley-mark-a, #national-guard, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 9:19 pm on May 25, 2020
Tags: Height (Stature) ( 4 ), United States Air Force, United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), Women and Girls ( 1,209 )

Air Force Removes Height Requirement to Attract More Women Pilots

The Air Force said it was dispensing with a restriction that effectively eliminated about 44 percent of American women between the ages of 20 and 29.

#height-stature, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 7:00 am on May 25, 2020
Tags: Appointments and Executive Changes ( 682 ), Black People ( 2,153 ), Careers and Professions ( 96 ), Defense Department ( 344 ), Discrimination ( 1,052 ), Hiring and Promotion ( 117 ), Labor and Jobs ( 1,116 ), Mentors ( 6 ), Minorities ( 225 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,465 ), United States Air Force, United States Army ( 53 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 776 ), United States Marine Corps ( 41 ), United States Navy ( 70 ), United States Politics and Government ( 6,478 ), Whites ( 183 )

For African-Americans in Uniform, It’s Duty, Honor, Country. But Don’t Expect to Lead.

Seventy-five years after integration, the military’s upper echelons remain the domain of white men.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #black-people, #careers-and-professions, #defense-department, #discrimination, #hiring-and-promotion, #labor-and-jobs, #mentors, #minorities, #race-and-ethnicity, #united-states-air-force, #united-states-army, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-marine-corps, #united-states-navy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #whites

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