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President Trump was secretly moved from the presidential VC-25A to a smaller Air Force One C-32A while departing Turkey after officials identified a credible missile threat — a covert switch he has since confirmed himself.
Read Story →President Trump has ordered the Navy to scrap EMALS on the future USS Doris Miller and return to steam catapults — a reversal that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars and split the Ford-class fleet between two launch technologies.
Read Story →Joint Base Charleston has been officially renamed Joint Base Lindsey Graham, honoring the late South Carolina senator's 33 years of Air Force, Air National Guard, and Reserve service. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led the August 10 ceremony at the installation, home to the nation's largest C-17 Globemaster III fleet.
Read Story →The Department of War revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's security clearance, citing an unauthorized disclosure about Air Force One's capabilities — a claim Kendall denies.
Read Story →CENTCOM confirms the first-ever U.S. combat use of sea drones, striking a submarine facility at Iran's Bandar Abbas Naval Base as part of a broader wave of strikes.
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