For some veterans of the Afghanistan war, the question is not why the United States is finally leaving after 20 years – it’s why wait until Sept. 11 instead of leaving now. “Why is Sept. 11 any better day than May 11 or June 11 – just because it’s some symbolic day?” asked retired Air …
BERLIN (AP) – Italian arms manufacturer Leonardo said Saturday that it is buying large stake in Germany company Hensoldt from the U.S. investment firm KKR. Leonardo said it paid 606 million euros ($733 million) for 25.1% of shares in Hensoldt, which makes military electronics. Hensoldt was spun out from Airbus in 2017 and purchased by …
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RAMBOUILLET, France (AP) – Anti-terrorism investigators questioned three people who were detained after a police official was fatally stabbed Friday at a police station outside Paris, seeking Saturday to establish a motive, if the attacker had ties to an extremist group and whether he acted alone. A steady stream of people bearing flowers handed the …
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By all accounts, Bill Belichick enjoyed an idyllic childhood growing up in Annapolis. His father was an associate professor of physical education at the Naval Academy and longtime assistant coach with the football program. In fact, Steve Belichick became the longest-serving assistant in Navy football history — holding the title of special teams coach and …
EGLIN AFB — Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Just five weeks after the first F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet touched down at Eglin Air Force Base — and less than two weeks after that F-15EX was officially unveiled to the public — the second of the new fighter aircraft arrived at the base. …
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