air force

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Indian authorities deployed air force jets and paramilitary escorts, and temporarily blocked Telegram to secure the retest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

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

As a result, the army, navy and air force contracted.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 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

Dad had no interest in a life like that, so he left Welch when he was seventeen to join the air force and become a pilot.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls