Tag: aviation
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U.S. Navy Commissions Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121)
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class (Flight-IIA) destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina. CHARLESTON, SC—Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del […]
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General Brown formally installed as 22nd Air Force Chief of Staff
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS)―proclaiming himself “proud, yet humbled,” General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. was officially installed August 6, 2020 as the Air Force’s 22nd Chief of Staff (CSAF), becoming […]
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U.S. Navy graduates its first Black female fighter pilot
NAS KINGSVILLE, TX — The U.S. Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot has earned her wings, according to the service. The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), Rear Admiral Robert […]
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Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to Brigadier General
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Celebrating a 100th birthday is monumental in itself, but for retired Col. Charles E. McGee, shortly after this celebration he would reach yet another milestone in his […]
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FAA Statement on Boeing 737 Max
WASHINGTON—Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is ordering the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (PDF) operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory. The agency made this decision as a result of […]
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Delta Outage may have been Self-Inflicted
ATLANTA—The airline had cancelled more than 650 flights by 5:00 PM EDT as of Monday, August 8, 2016. Just days before National BDPA’s Technology Conference in Atlanta, the outage triggered […]