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Santorum: Women shouldn’t serve in combat - Air Force News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air
www.airforcetimes.com | Feb 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Friday said he thinks it would be wrong to allow women to serve in combat.

defence.professionals | defpro.com
www.defpro.com | Feb 10, 2012
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to prepare against nuclear threats, partially due to recent turmoil in the Middle East. Every few weeks the IDF unconventional warfare center holds a...

Boeing’s C-130 AMP Chopped as USAF Announces More Cuts | Aviation International News
www.ainonline.com | Feb 10, 2012
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Rapid Fire 2012-02-10: Energize This
www.defenseindustrydaily.com | Feb 10, 2012
* The Brookings think tank, on the proliferation of IED attacks in 2011: "[D]anger will not disappear even after the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan ends. [...] It is (Last update: 2012-02-10 14:07:03 GMT)

Seadiscovery.com - Navy Plans Construction of Two New Oceanographic Research Vessels
www.seadiscovery.com | Feb 10, 2012
Marine Technology News, Sea Discovery News, Underwater Technology News Office of Naval Research (ONR) revealed that a West Coast-based shipyard has been awarded $70 million

A400M Certifying Engineer - Airbus UK ,
best-aviation-jobs.com | Feb 10, 2012
A400M Certifying Engineer - Airbus UK , - online job portal, bringing together aviation jobs and aviation people. Our goal is to support the aviation business, allowing employees and companies to exchange job resumes.

Amputation Cases Among Troops Hit Post-9/11 High in 2011 | Military.com
www.military.com | Feb 10, 2012
More U.S. troops lost limbs in 2011 than in any previous year of fighting since the 9/11 attacks, recently published Pentagon data show.

Air Force Plan Would Cut 10,000 Airmen
www.avweb.com | Feb 9, 2012
Nearly 10,000 of the Air Force s active National Guard and Reserve airmen would be cut next year if plans detailed Friday by the Air Force go into effect.

AOPA urges changes to UAS-only airspace proposal
www.aopa.org |
AOPA submitted several suggestions that would mitigate the impact of a proposed restricted airspace reserved for unmanned aircraft in North Dakota, but remains opposed to the creation of such an exclusive airspace.

Turkey grounds T-37 fleet for safety checks
www.flightglobal.com | Feb 8, 2012
The Turkish air force has halted flights with its Cessna T-37 jet trainers to perform technical checks on the type following two fatal accidents in the...