http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Air_ForceFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Air Force from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:42:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/science/11/03/midway.atoll.albatross/tztop.cj.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Air_Force14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Air Force from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/03/midway.atoll.albatross/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/03/midway.atoll.albatross/index.html#cnnSTCTextMidway Atoll, a small stretch of sand and coral in the middle of the north Pacific, is home to one of the world's largest populations of Laysan Albatrosses.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/16/my.pampered.pooch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/16/my.pampered.pooch/index.html#cnnSTCTextLori Lawrence has been laid off twice since ending her 20-year career with the U.S. Air Force in 2001. But after losing her most recent job in February, she felt liberated.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/21/plane.leak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/21/plane.leak/index.html#cnnSTCTextStaff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda doesn't consider himself a hero, but passengers on a recent jumbo jet flight might beg to differ.Fri, 22 May 2009 15:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/japan.missing.professor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/japan.missing.professor/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese police and U.S. Air Force helicopters were searching Friday for an American university professor who disappeared on a tiny volcanic island in Japan.Tue, 05 May 2009 18:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/01/astronauts.space.chimps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/01/astronauts.space.chimps/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chimpanzees could sense something was different.Fri, 01 May 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/japan.missing.professor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/japan.missing.professor/index.html#cnnSTCTextTeams in southern Japan are searching for an award-winning U.S. poet and college professor who failed to return from a hike to a volcano, his university said Thursday.Fri, 01 May 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/photo.ban.lifted/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/photo.ban.lifted/index.html#cnnSTCTextHis name was Phillip A. Myers. A staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, he was killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan on Saturday.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/war.dead.media.coverage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/war.dead.media.coverage/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the first time since media coverage was banned in 1991, the return of the body of a fallen member of the U.S. armed forces was opened to news outlets late Sunday.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/california.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/california.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Air Force F-22A fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing the test pilot, the Air Force said.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/crash.pilot.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/crash.pilot.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextChesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III was "the right guy at the right time at the right moment" to guide a jet safely onto the surface of the Hudson River, a neighbor and friend said.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/darfur.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/darfur.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force has begun flying equipment into Darfur to support a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese province, the military announced Wednesday.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/18/air.force.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/18/air.force.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the fifth time this year, a U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons unit failed an inspection, this time because of failure to document its handling of nuclear missiles and other critical issues, Air Force officials said.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/jets.grounded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/jets.grounded/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force is grounding more than 100 planes used to support ground troops in Iraq and Afghanistan because of fatigue cracks in the wings, Air Force officials said Friday.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/guam.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/guam.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo airmen were found dead in the Pacific Ocean and rescuers were trying to find four others after a U.S. Air Force B-52 crashed off the island of Guam on Monday, the Air Force said.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/07/15/bouldenblog1.farnborough/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/07/15/bouldenblog1.farnborough/index.html#cnnSTCTextFarnborough marks its 60th anniversary during a year when the aviation industry is being hit hard by high oil prices and faltering economies.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/07/04/patriotism.opinions.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/07/04/patriotism.opinions.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat is patriotism? Is it serving your country during wartime, or making war on injustice in your hometown? Is it gathering with friends and setting off fireworks, or is patriotism a feeling that transcends words?Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816035,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816035,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEuropean air force bases that store U.S. nuclear bombs are failing to meet basic security requirements to safeguard themThu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe GAO rules that a flawed process saw a U.S.-European consortium win a bid to build a new refueling tanker. The response on Capitol Hill was all about home-state jobs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1813068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1813068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor the first time, the service's chief will not be a former bomber or pilot -- signaling change that the Defense Secretary wants Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/05/pentagon.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/05/pentagon.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top military and civilian leaders of the U.S. Air Force were forced out Thursday over the handling of nuclear weapons, the Defense Department secretary said.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/hondurasaid.impact/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/hondurasaid.impact/index.html#cnnSTCText"Come on let's go!" says Capt. Jeremy Bastian, a U.S. Air Force chaplain.Fri, 02 May 2008 13:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/11/usaf.flyover/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/11/usaf.flyover/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was a truly unusual sight as three vintage "war birds" flew over the U.S. Air Force Memorial near the Pentagon to help honor Americans lost in World War II during combat missions from airfields in England.Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/09/dreamliner.delays1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/09/dreamliner.delays1/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoeing on Wednesday announced a third delay in delivery of its much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner, saying the aircraft will now be ready in late 2009.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728448,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728448,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFirst it was missile-bearing drones. Now pressure is growing on the Air Force to make its next bomber remote-controlled Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/bomber.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/bomber.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber caught fire Friday after a landing at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. military officials said.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/air.force.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/air.force.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force on Friday announced one of the largest military acquisition programs in U.S. history, saying the service had chosen Northrop Grumman over Boeing to replace its aging air refueling tanker fleet.Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/27/airforce.tankerdeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/27/airforce.tankerdeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force is expected to announce this week a $40 billion contract to replace its aging fleet of air refueling tankers, a process which has been mired in corruption and political wrangling for years.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/25/stealth.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/25/stealth.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force's B-2 flight operations remain suspended in the United States and Guam after the weekend crash of a batwing stealth aircraft in Guam, according to an Air Force spokesman.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710944,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710944,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Secretary of Defense made clear to Congress that the number of F-22 fighters sought by the Air Force is excessive Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sotu.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sotu.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost members of Congress call them earmarks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to get them called "legislatively directed spending." But for almost every American taxpayer I've run into over the last year, it's called "pork" and it's not very tasty.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/01/23/airforce.ufo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/01/23/airforce.ufo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen Air Force Reserve F-16 fighter jets were the cause of the lights seen over parts of central Texas earlier this month that many believed to be UFOs, according to an Air Force Reserve news release.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:54:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698064,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698064,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIf aerial dogfights were still part of warfare, the F-22 would give the U.S. an edge. But today, they are the stuff of video games Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/china.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/china.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina has refused nine U.S. Navy ships and one Air Force jet entry to Hong Kong in the past month, U.S. military officials said Friday.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/28/f15.grounded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/28/f15.grounded/index.html#cnnSTCTextA week after lifting a flight ban on more than 400 F-15 fighters, the U.S. Air Force once again grounded most of the fleet because of potential problems that could lead to the planes falling apart in mid-air.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:20:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159144,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159144,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnNo, she's not rehearsing a movie role: Rosario Dawson – in a U.S. Air Force flight suit – is doing her part, welcoming home more than 30 service members back from combat at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington, D.C.Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/12/100954555/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/12/100954555/index.htmYou're in a tough negotiation. The guy across the table is unconcerned, backed up by his cronies, prepared to wait you out. There is no legal recourse. You need power, real power. Like this: "Mr. President, may I see you outside, alone, for just a moment." "Certainly," Serb President Slobodan Milosevic replies, with that smug self-assurance characteristic of his dictatorship. "Mr. President," I begin, looking at him eye to eye that day in 1998 and speaking in an even voice, "perhaps you don't understand, but the United Nations has directed that you pull out your excess forces from Kosovo now. And if you don't, NATO is going to tell me to bomb you, and I will bomb you good."Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/05/f15.grounding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/05/f15.grounding/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mandatory grounding of Air Force F-15s has been expanded to cover those flying combat missions over Afghanistan after a crash in Missouri last week, Air Force officials said Monday.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/10/19/loose.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/10/19/loose.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA six-week probe into the mistaken flight of nuclear warheads across the country uncovered a "lackadaisical" attention to detail in day-to-day operations at the air bases involved in the incident, an Air Force official said Friday.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/11/germany.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/11/germany.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Air Force base in Germany received a bomb threat hours before the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, military officials said.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/congressman.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/congressman.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice said on Thursday they have no reason to be suspicious of Ohio Rep. Paul Gillmor's death a day earlier.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/quade.btsc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/quade.btsc/index.htmlThe U.S. Air Force's Combat Search and Rescue community is close-knit, secretive, tight.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/15/search.rescue/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/15/search.rescue/index.htmlAs a member of the U.S. Air Force's elite Combat Search and Rescue team, "Dan," a pararescueman, or PJ, is used to saving the lives of fellow U.S. and coalition troops in battlefield situations. But last month, he was the one in need of rescue.Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/22/magnetic.slingshot/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/22/magnetic.slingshot/index.htmlAstronauts are trained to withstand as much as nine times the force of gravity. (Three Gs, by comparison, could make the average guy pass out.) But even the toughest among them fall out of the running when it comes to a launch concept from a small civilian company in Goleta, California.Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/03/airman.kia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/03/airman.kia/index.htmlAn Air Force pilot whose F-16 crashed near Baghdad last week is now listed as "killed in action," according to a military news release Sunday.Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/missing.airman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/missing.airman/index.htmlThe Pentagon on Wednesday identified a U.S. airman who is missing but presumed dead after his F-16 crashed near Baghdad on Monday. Maj. Troy L. Gilbert is listed as "duty status whereabouts unknown," but the military believes he was unable to eject and died in the crash.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/28/iraq.plane.crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/28/iraq.plane.crash/index.htmlThe U.S. military said Tuesday it has not found the pilot of an Air Force fighter jet a day after it crashed in Iraq.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/10/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/10/markets/stockswatch/index.htmLower oil could give stocks a lift in the early going Friday.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/29/woman.pilot/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/29/woman.pilot/index.htmlAir Force Maj. Nicole Malachowski says she always has wanted to fly -- and fly fast. She got her private pilot's certificate before she got her driver's license, and she's been soaring ever since.Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/missing.woman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/missing.woman/index.htmlA U.S. Air Force officer is missing after a trip to a shopping mall in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, a U.S. military statement said Wednesday.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/07/19/fboro.jsf/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/07/19/fboro.jsf/index.htmlIt is one of the most ambitious and daring fighter jet projects ever conceived by the Pentagon -- a four-year program involving the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines and nine partner countries.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/06/12/idtheft.internet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/06/12/idtheft.internet/index.htmlIf you are worried about a thief stealing your identity, it's not your wallet that needs guarding -- it's your state and local governments.Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/btsc.sadler.afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/btsc.sadler.afghanistan/index.htmlWith senses on full alert, Col. Frank Sturek heads out on a risky mission in southern Afghanistan's Zabol province.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/afghanistan.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/afghanistan.violence/index.htmlCoalition forces and militants battled on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, a long stretch of fighting that claimed the lives of a U.S. and a Canadian soldier and more than 30 militants, according to coalition authorities.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/03/01/8370587/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/03/01/8370587/index.htmBy now you'll know whether Elon Musk is the latest hero of the high frontier or still just the co-founder of PayPal. On Feb. 10, the day after this magazine went to press, Musk's latest company -- ... Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/13/iraqi.arlington.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/13/iraqi.arlington.ap/index.htmlAn Iraqi pilot and four U.S. airmen were together aboard an Iraqi Air Force plane when it crashed in May. Their remains were buried together this week in Arlington National Cemetery.Sat, 13 Aug 2005 23:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/12/britain.bombings.us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/12/britain.bombings.us/index.htmlAn order banning U.S. Air Force personnel at two British bases from traveling to London has been lifted.Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/06/22/spy.plane.crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/06/22/spy.plane.crash/index.htmlAn American U-2 spy plane crashed early Wednesday morning in the United Arab Emirates, killing the pilot, U.S. military officials said.Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/03/airforce.religion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/03/airforce.religion/index.htmlThe U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it will appoint a task force to investigate allegations of religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy.Tue, 03 May 2005 20:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/predator.video/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/predator.video/index.htmlNewly released military video reveals unmanned U.S. Predators firing Hellfire missiles to rescue U.S. troops under fire in Iraq and destroy insurgent targets.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/22/fighter.crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/22/fighter.crash/index.htmlAn F-22 Raptor, the Air Force's next-generation fighter, crashed Monday night while on a training mission in the Nevada desert, according to U.S. Air Force officials.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.main/index.htmlA car bomb near a government building in Baghdad killed at least six people on Tuesday and U.S. warplanes struck insurgent targets in Falluja overnight, authorities said.Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/13/bellini.hurricane.chaser/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/13/bellini.hurricane.chaser/index.htmlEditor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news.Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/27/gitmo.hearings/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/27/gitmo.hearings/index.htmlThe U.S. military wound up tribunals for four defendants accused of terrorism Friday with the chief prosecutor saying nine more cases are being developed.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/07/24/pentagon.planeaudit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/07/24/pentagon.planeaudit/index.htmlAn audit by the Department of Defense inspector-general criticizes the Air Force for spending $2.6 billion on airplanes that failed to fulfill the military's requirements.Sun, 25 Jul 2004 01:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/07/20/big.bomb/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/07/20/big.bomb/index.htmlIt's just an idea on paper, but the U.S. Air Force is asking defense contractors how they might develop a 30,000-pound, precision-guided bomb that could destroy targets deep underground, in caves or in hardened bunkers.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/07/16/airforce.suicide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/07/16/airforce.suicide/index.htmlThe U.S. Air Force is reporting an increase in the suicide rate among its personnel this year but has been unable to identify a reason for the rise, a spokesman said.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/06/solar.booty/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/06/solar.booty/index.htmlSince October 2001, NASA's Genesis spacecraft has exposed its collector arrays made from sapphire, silicon, gold and diamond to the solar wind.Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/03/09/air.force.sexual.assault/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/03/09/air.force.sexual.assault/index.htmlAt least 92 allegations of sexual assault, including rape, involving U.S. Air Force personnel in the Pacific were reported over the past three years, according to a review ordered by the region's commander.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/01/21/316577/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/01/21/316577/index.htmThe war in Afghanistan is the most high tech in history. But among all the cutting-edge munitions, you can still find a half-century-old military staple. For five decades, the workhorse of the U.S....Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/19/296881/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/19/296881/index.htmShort of an earthquake in Scotts Valley, Seagate Technology's headquarters town in California, near Silicon Valley, it would have been hard to imagine anything else going wrong when the computer ha...Mon, 19 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237192/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237192/index.htmBoeing announced in early January that it is rechristening the McDonnell Douglas MD-95 as the Boeing 717-200. But why wasn't there already a 717 in the skies? There's the 707, the 727, the 737.... ...Mon, 02 Feb 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217808/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217808/index.htmIt's no secret that Native Americans have lost market share in North America. The fowls of the air, the fish of the sea (and pretty much everything else in between) once was theirs. Now? Less. For ...Mon, 14 Oct 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/18/206080/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/18/206080/index.htmAGING AIRCRAFT GIVE MAINTENANCE FIRM A LIFT Mon, 18 Sep 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/27/78809/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/27/78809/index.htmEver doubt that Santa has his sources? Just in time for Christmas, Testor, a model-making company in Rockford, Illinois, has unveiled its kit for a replica of the SR-75 Penetrator, which it claims ...Mon, 27 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/22/72005/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/22/72005/index.htmBREATHLESS and sweating from lugging your garment bag, you have just made it onto a packed plane. You settle into your seat. A man squeezes by, carrying a radio-cassette player. Wait a minute. Isn'...Mon, 22 May 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/08/01/70842/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/08/01/70842/index.htmIf reactor phobia faded, only one serious roadblock would bar a new round of nuclear expansion: the lack of a burial site for the 1,700 tons of highly radioactive spent fuel that accumulates annual...Mon, 01 Aug 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/12/08/68392/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/12/08/68392/index.htmAROUND THE COUNTRY wind tunnels are rumbling, computers whirring, construction workers expanding test buildings. From NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia and Edwards Air Force Base in Southe...Mon, 08 Dec 1986 05:01:00 EST