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Pearl Harbor survivor, 101, returning to Hawaii for ceremony

David Russell, 101, plans to return to Pearl Harbor for a ceremony in remembrance of the more than 2,300 American troops killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.

 
Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’

Faced with tough questions about leaving Afghanistan, including Americans left behind, President Joe Biden planned to address the nation Tuesday about the way forward after 20 years of U.S. war.

The broken door of a house is seen after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. ...
 
Rockets hit area near Kabul airport amid US pullout

Rockets struck a neighborhood the Kabul airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn’t immediately clear who launched them.

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Veteran turning historic airfield into Army Air Force museum

During World War II, Wendover’s airfield served as a base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews and was the training site of the B-29 unit that dropped the atomic bombs.

 
Thunderbirds, Pence celebrate Air Force Academy graduates

In a symbolic nod to normalcy, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement address to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduating class on Saturday, telling the cadets that by setting off on their mission to defend the nation they “inspire confidence that we will prevail against the invisible enemy in our time as well.”

 
Iran fires 15 missiles at U.S. forces at Iraqi air bases

Iran fired a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops early Wednesday and warned the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate.

 
2 pilots, 5 others killed in WWII-era bomber crash in Connecticut

A pilot with more than 7,000 hours of experience flying a B-17 and his co-pilot were among seven people killed when the bomber crashed and burned at a Connecticut airport, officials said Thursday.