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Air Force Magazine
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This Month in Air Force Magazine
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The President's Corner
Notes from AFA's President
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Annual Report on China
May 19, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, civic leaders, DOCA members, yesterday DOD released its Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China. The report to Congress is divided into a classified report and an unclassified report. The Unclass part was released to the public...More
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NATO
May 18, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, Civic leaders, DOCA members, this weekend the heads of state of NATO members meet in the United States for what is called the NATO Summit. As we hear about what comes out of the summit we should keep in mind a few basic principles...More
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Mil and Mil Spouse Appreciation
May 11, 2012 -- AFA members, this month is National Military Appreciation Month. Last year the House introduced Concurrent Resolution No. 328 in November. The Senate agreed to it without amendment and by unanimous consent April 26...More
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bin Laden Papers
May 11, 2012 -- AFA members, last week was the 1st year anniversary of the UBL raid. Reportedly many documents were gathered during the raid. The US government has released 17 of those documents to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point. On 3 May CTC released a translation of the documents – encompassing 64 pages...More
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Previous Notes from the President
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This Week In Airpower History
| | Saturday, May 18, 1968 -- In response to a massive flood, the Air Force airlifts 88.5 tons of food and other supplies to Ethiopia.
| | | Wednesday, May 18, 1994 -- Northrop acquires Grumman to form Northrop Grumman Corporation.
| | | Tuesday, May 19, 1908 -- Signal Corps Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge becomes the first soldier to fly a heavier-than-air machine.
| | | Saturday, May 20, 1939 -- Regularly scheduled trans-Atlantic passenger and airmail service begins.
| | | Saturday, May 21, 1927 -- The first solo nonstop transatlantic flight is completed by Charles A. Lindbergh in the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis: New York to Paris in 33 hours, 32 minutes.
| | | Friday, May 21, 1937 -- Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan leave from San Francisco in a Lockheed Electra on a round-the-world flight that ends on July 2, 1937, when they disappear in the Pacific.
| | | Tuesday, May 22, 1906 -- After turning down two previous submissions, the US government issues the Wright brothers the first patent on their flying machine. "The Wright Stuff," Air Force Magazine, July 1987.
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