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Astronaut, aquanaut, and war hero, 88-year-old Scott Carpenter, died on October 10 after leading a life full of adventure and service to his country. In May of 1962, Carpenter became the world’s sixth astronaut to leave Earth’s atmosphere, having orbited the blue planet three times while conducting groundbreaking scientific experiments, the Huffington Post reported. But […]

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21-year-old 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani has set a record of sorts – becoming the first female pilot to graduate from Afghanistan’s Undergraduate Pilot Training in more than 30 years. Rhmani – a Kabul City, Kabul native – earned her wings alongside 4 fixed-wing Afghan male pilots and 8 rotary Afghan male pilots at the Shindand […]

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In this compelling documentary of World War II Air Corps Capt. Bob Houser, the experiences he penned in a diary about the Pacific fight so many years ago, come to life once again. Buried within the pages of the cracked and worn diary lies an entry chronicling Houser’s thoughts the night before a major bombing […]

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Two Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets collided midair on Friday forcing one of the pilots to eject and be rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter a few hours later. The other fighter pilot was able to fly his injured aircraft back to base and land.  Both jets were from the 113th Wing D.C. Air National […]

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