Missing US Air Force F-16 Pilot Found Dead in Nevada, Was Unable to Eject

Captain Eric Ziegler was unable to eject before his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a training exercise Tuesday night, according to Air Force officials. He leaves behind a wife and 9-month-old daughter.
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US Coast Guard HC-130 takes off from Lajes Air Base in the Azores. (Photo by João Eduardo Sequeira via wikipedia, CC-BY-SA)

Coast Guard Buys Three Lockheed Martin HC-130J Airplanes

The US Coast Guard has ordered three new Lockheed Martin HC-130J airplanes to augment its surveillance and search and rescue capabilities.
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NASA Tests Chicken Fat-Based Jet Fuel Using DC-8 Airborne Laboratory

NASA has announced that a group of scientists from its Langley Research Center traveled cross-country this month for an experiment with eco-friendly jet fuel made out of chicken fat.
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An aerial view of the Kandahar International Airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Suicide Car Bomb at Afghan Airport Kills 7

At least seven people were killed on Thursday afternoon when a suicide bomber attacked an airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said. Several others were injured.
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Photo Gallery: SkyFest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base

No punches were pulled at SkyFest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, where Jeremy Lindgren's gallery shares with us a plethora of thrilling military aircraft strutting their stuff!
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