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Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Metzger receives Bronze Star for fighting off Taliban for hours while twice wounded

Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Metzger receives Bronze Star for fighting off Taliban for hours while twice wounded

An Air Force pararescueman was awarded a Bronze Star with valor this week, following several surgeries and months of efforts to get back on duty after being seriously wounded in Afghanistan last year. Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike Holmes presented Metzger, assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody …

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U.S. Air Force F-16 suffered extensive damage after a bird strike on approach to Lackland Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force F-16 suffered extensive damage after a bird strike on approach to Lackland Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet suffered extensive damage Thursday when it struck a bird as it was approaching Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, officials said. According to the city’s Office of Military and Veteran Affairs the F-16 Fighting Falcon was approaching the runway when a bird became lodged in …

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Xian H-20 Stealth Bomber: China’s Copy of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber

Xian H-20 Stealth Bomber: China's Copy of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber

People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber fleet is steadily being modernized, and plans call for a next-generation stealthy, multi-role bomber. According to a study by Rick Joe at The Diplomat, Chinese publications began speculating about the H-20 in the early 2010s. In September 2016, the Ministry of National Defense …

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Children of US troops born overseas will no longer get automatic American citizenship

Children of US troops born overseas will no longer get automatic American citizenship

According to policy alert issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday. Some children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered citizens of the United States Previously, all children born to U.S. citizen parents were considered to be “residing in …

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