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An RQ-1 Predator from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., sits next to a cargo aircraft on the flightline Feb. 9, 2010. A team of remotely piloted aircraft personnel from Holloman AFB is currently deployed in support of Operation Unified Response.…
ROCKFORD, Ill. By word of mouth, news began to spread around Rockford beginning in April 2009 that the managers of a new resale shop in the 1200 block of Broadway were willing to purchase firearms, stolen property and narcotics and,…
A U-2 crew chief with the 9th Maintenance Squadron gives the final salute to Capt. Cameron Seller as he departs Jan. 27, 2010 from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to fly to Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The U-2 will…
Defendants Were Caught in an FBI Undercover Sting Operation Attempting to Purchase Surface-to-Air Missiles, Missile Launchers, and Hundreds of AK-47 Automatic Rifles Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, defendants Sathajhan Sarachandran and Nadarasa Yogarasa were sentenced to 26…
Operations Had Connections to Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico WASHINGTON Stephen Schultz entered a guilty plea in federal district court in Miami to 12 counts of an indictment pending against him. Schultz pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of…
by Capt. Will Powell 5th Air Force Public Affairs TOKYO (AFNS) -- Fifty years ago U.S. and Japanese officials signed a security treaty that has outlasted 10 U.S. presidents and 22 Japan prime ministers, and things show no sign of…
American Red Cross President & CEO Gail McGovern to travel to Port-au-Prince Monday WASHINGTON Truckloads of Red Cross supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince today and thousands of responders are traveling the streets, providing water and first aid as well as finding…
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed in southern Afghanistan about 1 a.m. Kabul time Jan. 15. The crash was not caused by enemy fire. The crash site was secured and there were no civilian injuries or…
by Chuck Paone 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass (AFNS) -- The 950th Electronic System Group's Eagle Vision imagery collection team here sprang into action within hours of the 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti to…
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- High-altitude damage assessment imagery as well as linguistic support are being provided for disaster relief and recovery efforts in Haiti by members of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency headquartered here.…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) took steps this week to facilitate the rapid flow of rescue and relief personnel and supplies to Haiti following the major earthquake there on Tuesday. The earthquake in Haiti has caused a terrible humanitarian…
PHOENIX In response to yesterdays devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Red Cross is actively supporting the relief operation. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake was centered near the capital of Port au Prince causing catastrophic damage and loss of many lives with…