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May 31, 2011

- Guard, Reserve employers earn top Defense Department honor

- AF scientists share research during aviation psychology symposium

- General Hostage to lead Air Combat Command

- Photo essay: Honoring the fallen

- Iraqi airmen, U.S. advisers celebrate bittersweet PME graduation

- Firemen donate equipment to Afghan firefighters

- New military working dog facility built to highest 'green' standard

- Deployed Airmen fuel combat outpost security

May 30, 2011

- Chief Roy honors the fallen

- Photo essay: Deployed Airmen honor fallen on Memorial Day

- Obama nominates Dempsey as JCS chairman, Winnefeld as vice chairman

- DOD officials identify two Air Force casualties

- 438th AEW Airmen commemorate Memorial Day

May 27, 2011

- Air Force leaders issue summer safety message

- Maintainers prepare for F-35A training on F-35B and F-35C

- Competition integrates cyber capabilities, encourages new ideas

- Photo essay: Basic Trainees attend BEAST

- Photo essay: Kadena Airmen participate in operational readiness exercise

- Commissary Agency officials honor best stores for recycling

- Reserve Airmen begin work on Boy Scout Jamboree site

- Commentary - Engineer or teacher?

- 'Today's Air Force' features a look around the service

- New firing range 'shoots down' time, costs

- Seven decades of flying come to a close

- Sather Airmen take Iraqi security training to next level

- Air Force Week in Photos

May 26, 2011

- The backbeat of the band

- Air Force leaders issue Memorial Day message

- French pilots, families integrate into base, community

- Photo essay: Air Force Academy's Class of 2011

- Red Cross eases access to emergency communication services

- KC-135s get lighting upgrades

May 25, 2011

- Secretary Donley congratulates new officers at Academy commencement

- Explosive ordnance disposal team trains Iraqi agencies to save lives

- 'Small but critical' unit moving to F.E. Warren

- Commissary Agency officials announce Best Commissary Award winners

- Tops in Blue set to kick off 'Rhythm Nation' tour

- Photo essay: C-17 aircrew members deliver supplies in Southwest Asia

- Laughlin amputee earns his wings

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- First aircraft in phase one of block 40/45 modification completed ahead of schedule

- Experts discuss future long-range strike bomber requirements

May 24, 2011

- Medics, aircrew members execute life-saving mission

- Operation Joint Endeavor: Employers of guardsmen receive orientation

- Gates: Defense cuts must be prioritized, strategic

- Fairchild Airman accepted to doctor of pharmacy program

- Today's Air Force special report: Ranger school

- VA announces disaster assistance after tornado outbreaks

- Advisers from 3 bases converge for evacuation training

May 23, 2011

- Strong military is key to long-term U.S. success, Gates says

- Secretary urges careful thought in spending reductions

- Conaton speaks on AF biomass fuel use at open house

- Photo essay: C-130 aircrews participate in exercise

- C2-Forward concept enhances combat capability

- Missing Airmen found near Japan

- 7th Intel Squadron named best in Air Force

May 20, 2011

- 'Golden hour' initiative pays off in Afghanistan

- Air Guard Airmen establish air hub for earthquake-relief exercise

- Joint Air Operations Center stand-up part of National Level Exercise 2011

- Photo essay: RED HORSE on a drop zone mission

- Gates shares views on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan

- Air Force Week in Photos

May 19, 2011

- DeCA's industry partners support military-related charities through savings promotions

- Civic leaders take road trip to understanding

- Photo essay: Deployed Airmen return to Little Rock

- JTACs show off new capability during digital demo

- Feature - More than a pilot: mother and fighter

May 18, 2011

- K-9s honored at memorial ceremony

- Thunderbirds to perform first demo with alternative fuel

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- Gates budget review to 'force discussion' of risk analysis

- VA partners with Easter Seals to train family caregivers of wounded warriors

- Iraqi air force advance echelon team arrives

- Photo essay: Airmen prepare a KC-135 for duty

- Arming point key to Afghan airpower dominance

- Deployed air refuelers surpass 350 million pounds of fuel delivered in 2011

May 17, 2011

- CONR officials provide support during shuttle launch

- Cadets win Boeing design challenge

- Gates stresses U.S. support role in Libya

- McConnell's 349th ARS named best Air Force air refueling unit

May 16, 2011

- 20th FW hands off alert mission to McEntire ANG

- Lynn: Cyberspace strategy to build coalition of nations

- Military medical professionals team-up, provide care to 1,800 in remote Djibouti

- Photo essay: Eielson firefighters train in icy lake

- Plans in place to spend $1 million IEA winnings at Spangdahlem AB

- Exercise hones AFSOC's disaster response

- Gates: 'Perfect fusion' made bin Laden raid succeed

- Defense Department officials honor top communicators

May 13, 2011

- National Guard leaders talk fiscal constraints, cost-effective solutions

- AGE technician earns $30k for innovation

- Lajes Airman receives DOD image award

- Air Force Week in Photos

- Feature - Airmen build paper airplanes, relationships

- Marines begin reintegration through Air Force Deployment Transition Center

May 12, 2011

- Feature - What's in a name? CEMIRT techs take quality personally

- Expeditionary Center's 422nd JTS hosts airfield operations TTP conference

- Photo essay: F-16 pilots deploy to Southwest Asia

- Airmen ready Romanian airport for U.S. multi-modal shipments

- AETC, 17th AF officials bring maintenance training to 7 partner nations

- Air Force honors 2010 Sijan award winners

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- 'Today's Air Force' features a look around the service

- Odierno: Services must partner to weather lean times

- Pentagon must handle spending slowdown responsibly, Lynn says

- DOD committed to realignment of forces in Japan

- Undersecretary addresses fiscal challenges

- Lynn: U.S. must preserve its defense industrial base

May 11, 2011

- Airmen graduate Air Assault Course with Soldiers

- 'Hump' pilots mark 65th reunion

- Air traffic controllers discuss road ahead in Iraq

- Krav Maga training gives Airmen the combat edge

- Assistant secretary of defense talks nuclear deterrence, treaties

- 'Total Force 21' paper offers new force mix, DOD savings

May 10, 2011

- AFIT education paves way to space

- EOD memorial ceremony honors 15 fallen heroes

- First lady invites Guard, Reserve kids to fitness event

- 2011 Team of the Year visits Washington

- CMSAF experiences "Brave Defender" training

- Force management explained

- Volunteers help take care of families during increased ops

- Alabama National Guard making progress with tornado response

- 537th AS Airmen fly again after 40 years

- Photo essay: Airmen participate in a water survival training course

- Building a better tomorrow, one NCO at a time

May 9, 2011

- Bin Laden raid will help defeat al-Qaida, Obama says

- Common interests, challenges discussed at African Air Chiefs Conference

- Afghans graduate from first Mi-17 "Train the trainer" course

- Photo essay: Air Force Airmen participate in Thracian Spring 2011

- U.S., Congolese military complete MEDLITE 11

- ESC trifecta will enable autonomous Iraqi air defense

- Operational uncertainties require flexibility, Gates says

- Airmen help make Iraq a little greener

May 6, 2011

- Photo essay: Airmen build and load munitions at Osan Air Base

- Air Force firefighting operations conclude in Texas

- Commentary - The healing power of music

- Secretary of Defense thanks Airmen at Seymour Johnson AFB

- One unit's PT boot camp gets results

- Aeromedical evacuation saves lives in Afghanistan

- Tinker AFB Airmen complete first repairs on F117 engine

- Air Force Week in Photos

May 5, 2011

- Chief of staff addresses issues, surveys tornado damage

- Reserve tanker crew first operational crew to refuel F-35

- Renovations enhance warfighter training

- Photo essay: A-10s return to Osan Air Base after exercise

- Proposal would save $3.2 billion in health care costs

- Civic leaders visit Air Force Expeditionary Center

- Officials announce AF fuels management awards

- 'Today's Air Force' features a look around the service

- Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions

May 4, 2011

- Undersecretary presents Installation Excellence Award to Spangdahlem team

- Reserve tankers among 42 aircraft participating in Sea Lion 11-05

- Air Force officials announce criteria for basing of TACP/ALO training

- Air advisers' feedback to shape future deployment training

- 24th AF officials conduct first change of command

- Photo essay: Service members drop fire retardant in West Texas

- Officials announce Eglin as MQ-1 squadron candidate base

- Five military installations receive top honors

- Exercise preserves U.S., Bulgarian partnership

- Iraqi air force primed for power

May 3, 2011

- VA implementing enhancements to existing services for veterans and their caregivers

- Air Force announces fighter training mission preferred basing decision

- Survivors call bin Laden's death 'Bittersweet'

- Feature - Rescue Airmen engage hostile forces to retrieve 'Fallen Angels'

- Photo essay: Crewmembers deploy buoys to monitor ocean currents

- U.S. service members, Congo military quick-responders make final push to exercise finale

- Air Guard assists critical-care evacuations

- Guard members respond to domestic weather-related disasters

- 36th AS helps map Japanese water currents

- 33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year" award

May 2, 2011

- Clinton: U.S. will redouble antiterrorism efforts

- Academy military trainers receive mark of distinction

- Obama declares 'Justice has been done'

- U.S. kills bin Laden in intelligence-driven operation

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