air force

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NEW DELHI—The security detail involves helicopters, air force jets and paramilitary escorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

The air force base only confirmed in a post on social media that a B-52 Stratofortress crashed “shortly after takeoff” on the base’s airfield at 11:20 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

As a result, the army, navy and air force contracted.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

France's air force acrobatics team staged a flyover of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday, part of commemorations for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Norman Humphrey Mackworth, known as “Mack,” was working for the RAF, the British air force.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel