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F-16 crashes in western Arizona; pilot in 'good condition'
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve April 5, 2016. The New York Times Magazine reported Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, that far more civilians have been killed in airstrikes than officials have acknowledged.<br>Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve April 5, 2016. The New York Times Magazine reported Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, that far more civilians have been killed in airstrikes than officials have acknowledged.<br>Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force

An Air Force pilot was in good condition Tuesday after ejecting from an F-16C fighter jet that crashed as it attempted to land at a small municipal airport in western Arizona along the state’s border with California, Air Force officials said.

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, meets with Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on April 16, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, meets with Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on April 16, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Trump discourages Jackson from continuing in 'ugly' VA confirmation process

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he still supported Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson as his nominee for Department of Veterans Affairs secretary, but discouraged the White House physician from continuing in what he called an “ugly” and “disgusting” confirmation process.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, views one of SpaceX's two Falcon Heavy rocket boosters while attending a reception before the 2nd National Space Council meeting at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Feb. 20, 2018. The council met to discuss and hear testimony about the importance of the U.S. space enterprise. <br> James K. McCann/U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, views one of SpaceX's two Falcon Heavy rocket boosters while attending a reception before the 2nd National Space Council meeting at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Feb. 20, 2018. The council met to discuss and hear testimony about the importance of the U.S. space enterprise. <br> James K. McCann/U.S. Army

Air Force officials: China’s gains in space among biggest concerns

As lawmakers wrangle over the next step in an ongoing debate over creating a so-called Space Corps, top Air Force officials told a Senate panel on Tuesday that China’s innovations in space are among their top worries.

A screen grab of the U.S. Department of Defense Combating Trafficking in Persons computer-based training module. The course is one of three mandates being eliminated at Army headquarters level in a bid to streamline training requirements, though combatant commanders may opt to require them.<br>Courtesy Department of Defense
A screen grab of the U.S. Department of Defense Combating Trafficking in Persons computer-based training module. The course is one of three mandates being eliminated at Army headquarters level in a bid to streamline training requirements, though combatant commanders may opt to require them.<br>Courtesy Department of Defense

Army leaders cut mandatory training and other 'burdensome' requirements

The Army is eliminating online training programs and a leave planning requirement as part of a broader push to reduce tasks that take away from time spent on combat readiness.

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Jervon Lemon works at her desk at Children of the Fallen Patriot Foundation in Reston, VA. Lemon received a college scholarship recipient through the foundation, and is now ae scholarship administrator there.<br>Ken-Yon Hardy/Stars and Stripes
Jervon Lemon works at her desk at Children of the Fallen Patriot Foundation in Reston, VA. Lemon received a college scholarship recipient through the foundation, and is now ae scholarship administrator there.<br>Ken-Yon Hardy/Stars and Stripes

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Foundation helps Gold Star children earn college degrees

Two years after her father was killed in Iraq, Jervon Lemon received a phone call from Cynthia Kim, co-founder of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, with an unexpected offer. “She said, ‘We want to pay for your undergraduate education.’"

Troops patrol the perimeter of a Nigerien air base in Agadez, part of which is under the exclusive control of U.S. forces. The site will be a hub for American surveillance operations in the region.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes
Troops patrol the perimeter of a Nigerien air base in Agadez, part of which is under the exclusive control of U.S. forces. The site will be a hub for American surveillance operations in the region.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes

Special operators say African terror groups a future threat to US, if not right now

The runway under construction in Agadez, Niger, stretching more than a mile in the southern Sahara Desert, is both the Air Force’s biggest building project ever and the newest sign of a growing American military campaign against extremists in West Africa.

Fighter jets prepare to take off from the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in this screenshot from a promotional video released last year by the communist state.<br>Screenshot from YouTube
Fighter jets prepare to take off from the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in this screenshot from a promotional video released last year by the communist state.<br>Screenshot from YouTube

Chinese aircraft carrier leads live-fire drills in East China Sea

China’s only operational aircraft carrier — the Liaoning — and an unspecified number of ships conducted anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare training that included detecting enemy aircraft with radar and launching jets and anti-aircraft missiles, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday.

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Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, meets with Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on April 16, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
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