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Mayor Johnson invokes ‘soul’ of Chicago’s ancestors at Memorial Day ceremony

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle reflected on the complicated story of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, the Illinois native and Civil War general who founded the holiday. Monday’s event was at Logan’s statue in Grant Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia unleashes waves of air strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine ‘ready to launch counteroffensive’

Ukraine’s Air Force says it downed 52 out of 54 drones, as man is killed by falling debris

Evening Standard

Biden nominates Black air force general to head US military

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

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Air Force general tapped as first Black head of US military

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced the history making nomination Thursday of General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

AFP

Mountain West Football: Wyoming Rises, Nevada Drops In Updated 2023 SP+ Projections

The first update to Bill Connelly's efficiency metric shuffles the outlook for a number of Mountain West football teams this fall.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts

The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his callsign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below

The Independent UK

Biden to nominate Gen. Charles Brown to head Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior administration official said, seeking to elevate the Air Force chief to become the nation’s most senior military officer.

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Biden to nominate Air Force general as top US officer

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will on Thursday nominate Air Force General Charles Brown to replace Army General Mark Milley as the country's top military officer.

AFP

Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman

President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as the nation’s next top military officer, according to a U.S. official

The Independent UK

Air Force looks to better control access to classified data after intelligence leak

The Air Force says it is looking at ways to better control access to classified information

The Independent UK

IAF grounds MiG-21 fleet for checks following May 8 crash in Rajasthan

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has grounded its MiG-21 fighter fleet following the crash on May 8 in Rajasthan that killed three civilians on the ground, for checks as per the standard procedure, officials said.

The Hindu

How the US helping Ukraine acquire F-16s shows that for military aid, 'no' can become 'yes'

The U.S. has once again buckled under pressure from European allies and Ukraine’s leaders and agreed to provide more sophisticated weapons to the war effort

The Independent UK

Ex-Air Force captain says 'UFO attack left guards screaming' and government LIED

Ex-US Air Force captain Robert Salas revealed when he headed a base in Montana, US, in 1967 a guard claimed 'strange lights' were heading towards them and were 'pulsating'

Daily Mirror

FBI finally IDENTIFIES infamous mystery 'Zodiac Killer' who massacred five people

Journalist Thomas Colbert and his group of sleuths Case Breakers have claimed to find evidence suggesting the 'Zodiac Killer' was Air Force veteran Gary Francis Poste, who died in 2018

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The Independent UK

Investigators claim FBI ‘secretly listed’ Zodiac Killer suspect since 2016

Investigative team says Air Force veteran’s ‘partial DNA’ is stored in a lab in Quantico

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mountain West Football: 2023 Post-Spring Practice Quarterback Rankings

Which Mountain West teams are in the best shape at college football's most important position after spring practice?

Space

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin honored as Air Force one-star, Space Force Guardian

Buzz Aldrin already had the moon to his credit. Now he has a star. The Apollo 11 astronaut and colonel in the U.S. Air Force received a promotion to the honorary rank of brigadier general.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mountain West Football: 2023 Post-Spring Practice Wide Receiver/Tight End Rankings

Which Mountain West teams have pass catchers with something to prove at the end of spring practice?

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The Hindu

Air Force authorities transfer land for suburban rail project at Jalahalli

On Friday, Air Force authorities and Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd. (K-RIDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for transfer of the latter’s land at Jalahalli for the Bengaluru suburban rail project. The land is required for execution of corridor-2 (Mallige line) of the project from Benniganahalli to Chikkabanavara.

Daily Mirror

US Army sergeant who killed Black Lives Matter protester is jailed for 25 years

US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry has been sentenced for fatally shooting Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster, 28, an Air Force veteran in July 2020

Wales Online

US military invents watch to spot Covid and other diseases days before symptoms

The wearable tech will know that you have Covid, and other infections, six days before you do

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims to have shot down Russian hypersonic missile in ‘slap in face’ for Putin

It comes as a car bomb wounds prominent Russian nationalist writer and kills his driver

The Independent UK

Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot

Ukraine’s air force claims to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles

Dynamite News

Army, Assam Rifles work to restore peace in violence hit Manipur

Army, Assam Rifles and Air Force along with civil administration have worked tirelessly in the past approximately 48 hours to restore law and order and bring back normalcy in Manipur. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Biden said to pick Air Force general as Joint Chiefs chair

President Joe Biden is expected to announce Air Force Gen. C

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