Tag: Air Force

National Security

Donald Trump Jr. spars with Sen. Jeff Flake on Twitter over gun legislation

Mandy Mayfield · November 7, 2017 10:33 pm

The Air Force lapse in the Devin P. Kelley case, which is now under review by the Pentagon's inspector general, made it possible for him to buy guns before his attack Sunday at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years

Associated Press · November 7, 2017 9:43 pm

The lessening demand for air support for Iraqi and Syrian ground troops will free up some attack planes for use over Afghanistan, where President Trump's new strategy includes new rules of engagement to provide more air support for Afghan government troops battling the Taliban. (Air Force photo)

National Security

Bombing down 60 percent over Iraq and Syria as US shifts air war to Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · November 7, 2017 6:37 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said lawmakers "have questions for the Air Force," as to why it did not report the shooter's 2014 domestic assault conviction to federal law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Paul Ryan rejects calls for new gun control legislation after Texas church shooting

Susan Ferrechio · November 7, 2017 4:33 pm

Devin P. Kelley, a former airman with a criminal record, opened fire during a service at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 5, killing 26 parishioners between the ages of 18 months and 77 years old. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

National Security

Lawmakers call for full military audit after Texas church shooter criminal record not reported to FBI

Naomi Lim · November 7, 2017 4:08 am

Devin Patrick Kelley's case was enough to prohibit him from possessing a firearm under federal law, but due to a "mistake," neither his arrest nor conviction were listed in the national background check database. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Air Force admits bureaucratic error allowed Texas shooter to buy gun used in mass shooting

Kara Zupkus · November 6, 2017 10:58 pm

Shulkin said Kelley wouldn't have been eligible for benefits from the VA. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

VA Secretary David Shulkin: I don’t consider the Texas church gunman as a veteran

Melissa Quinn · November 6, 2017 9:36 pm

A law enforcement vehicle sits outside the entrance where Devin Patrick Kelley lived Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in New Braunfels, Texas. Texas officials confirmed Kelley as the shooter who killed more than 20 people and wounded others at a church in Sutherland Spring, Texas, Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas church shooter fractured infant stepson’s skull, assaulted wife in 2012

Kara Zupkus · November 6, 2017 8:35 pm

Federal authorities are still looking to officially confirm whether Devin Patrick Kelley's 2012 court-martial and 2014 bad conduct discharge from the Air Force were sufficient grounds to bar him from purchasing the three guns recovered from his vehicle. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

National Security

Officials reviewing whether Texas gunman bought firearms legally

Jamie McIntyre · November 6, 2017 7:04 pm

Local police have not confirmed Devin Patrick Kelley's name, but said the suspect behind the attack was a white male in his 20s. Kelley's former high school classmates described him as a depressed atheist. (KSAT via AP)

High school classmates say Texas church shooter preached atheism online

Anna Giaritelli · November 6, 2017 1:50 pm

B-1 bombers flew from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and flew with the Japanese and Korean jets over South Korea as part of the planned exercise Thursday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Smoot)

National Security

US B-1B bombers fly over Korean peninsula with allies, angering North Korea

Diana Stancy Correll · November 3, 2017 12:54 am

The Air Force confirms Santa Claus isn't real while trying to break up a quarrel between two bases on Twitter. "We didn't want to have to do this, but if you 2 can't get along we must...Santa will bring you nothing this year...becuase he isn't real!" (iStock Photo)

National Security

Air Force confirms Santa Claus isn’t real while chiding quarreling bases on Twitter

Anna Giaritelli · October 25, 2017 3:49 pm