air force

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The air force base only confirmed in a post on social media that a B-52 Stratofortress crashed “shortly after takeoff” on the base’s airfield at 11:20 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

"The air force is totally gone - 100 per cent."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“The best way to practice live firing is right in the area you’re supposed to defend,” said Chou Yu-ping, a retired Taiwanese air force colonel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

France's air force acrobatics team staged a flyover of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday, part of commemorations for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Hitler’s Nazi government was growing increasingly bold, and boasted that its air force was now second to none in the entire world.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein