The deadliest V-22 crash in Air Force history caused by 'catastrophic' gearbox failure and crew's 'lack of urgency,' a probe found

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The V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flies near near an airbase in Kanagawa.
The V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flies near near an airbase in Kanagawa.

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A Florida deputy who fatally shot a 23-year-old airman in his home may have been in the wrong apartment, witness says

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Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her.

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To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships

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AC-130J Ghostrider
An AC-130J, its cannons visible, over Wisconsin in July 2021.

US Air Force/Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney

The US Air Force's plan to give its biggest planes new missions has gotten China's attention

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Air Force C-17 palletized munition
A C-17 drops a pallet of simulated cruise missiles during a test.

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US Air Force special operators' search for new runways is expanding from highways to beaches

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Air Force special tactics MH-6M MC-130J
Air National Guard special tactics airmen in an MH-6M helicopter unloaded from a MC-130J during an exercise on a Wyoming highway in May.

US Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Phil Speck

After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time

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Australian Air Force PC-21 AC-130J
Two Australian Air Force PC-21s and a US Air Force AC-130J over the Newcastle region during Exercise Teak Action in July.

Australian Air Force/LAC Samuel Miller

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