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The Aviationist (blog)
February 6, 2018
US Air Force C-32Bs (a military version of the Boeing 757 operated by the Department of Homeland Security and US Foreign Emergency Support Team to deploy US teams and special forces in response to terrorist attacks), American and Russian “doomsday planes”, tanker aircraft and even the Air ForceÃâà...
Air Force Link
January 12, 2018
An Airman assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., stands outside a CV-22 Osprey before a night mission during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School advanced integration course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 10, 2017. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that possesses verticalÃâà...
EurasiaNet
January 11, 2018
The US also was planning to offer special forces training programs to Kyrgyzstan for the first time since being evicted from the air base it used to operate in the country, according to the new data. The documents show that in fiscal year 2017, the US planned to train 1,200 special forces troops from Tajikistan.
Business Insider India
October 21, 2017
President Donald Trump amended an executive order on Friday to allow the Defense Department to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots in order to address the Air Force's shortage of qualified fliers. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reportedly requested the move, and he now has " additional authorities to recallÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
August 31, 2017
MICHAEL BATTLES/U.S. AIR FORCE. The new forces are expected to include elements of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and 25th Infantry Division, reported Wednesday by the Washington Post, citing unnamed U.S. officials. Mattis is also expected to deploy Marine artillery detachments and approveÃâà...
Newsweek
June 19, 2017
RTS17LME Two Marine Corps F-18 Super Hornets depart after receiving fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, May 31, 2017. One such aircraft shot down a Syrian Su-22 that the U.S. accused of bombing IslamicÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
June 15, 2017
Coalition planes strike most ever ISIS targets in May. A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II departs after receiving fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve May 31, 2017. MICHAEL BATTLES/U.S. AIR FORCE. Email; PrintÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
May 23, 2017
WASHINGTON — After years of proposing to retire aging aircraft to meet reduced budgets, the Air Force said a proposed $10 billion increase for 2018 will allow it to retain its spy aircraft and fighter jets, which is critical during air operations against the Islamic State. President Donald Trump on TuesdayÃâà...
AirForceTimes.com
February 19, 2017
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during his appointment ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 17, 2017. Kaleth succeeds Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, who retires after 32 years of service, as the 18th Airman to hold this position. (U.S. Air ForceÃâà...
Eurasia Review
January 6, 2016
The sensitivity of the safety of civilians prevents Turkish special forces from conducting operations in the areas where PKK's management headquarters are located inside the cities. As long as the PKK's headquarters remain operational, their terrorism will continue to be resilient. Purchasing “Super Herons”Ãâà...
Stars and Stripes
August 7, 2014
... mosquito trap at Osan Air Base, South Korea on July 12, 2012. MICHAEL BATTLES/U.S. AIR FORCE .... In an October, 2016 file photo, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Command. 3rd Special Forces Group bids farewell to senior NCO Ãâ÷ Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh sit on a sofaÃâà...
Vanity Fair
September 5, 2007
Among the honorees were Scott Custer and Michael Battles. Four months later, in September 2004, the air force issued an order barring Custer Battles from receiving any new government contracts until 2009. The company had come to epitomize the way business was done in Baghdad. Custer Battles had billed theÃâà...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
June 22, 2006
Custer Battles was founded in late 2002 by two former Army Rangers, Scott Custer and Michael Battles. After the U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein, the two men won contracts to guard Baghdad's airport and provide logistical support for the introduction of Iraq's new currency. Soon Custer BattlesÃâà...
CorpWatch.org
October 16, 2004
Founded by two Army veterans, Scott Custer and Michael Battles -- a former Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island -- the firm had little experience in private security and employed only a handful of people at the time. The two entrepreneurs, both in their mid-30s, made their first payroll withÃâà...
CorpWatch.org
October 16, 2004
Founded by two Army veterans, Scott Custer and Michael Battles -- a former Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island -- the firm had little experience in private security and employed only a handful of people at the time. The two entrepreneurs, both in their mid-30s, made their first payroll with credit cards andÃâà...
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