Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/u.s._armed_forces_activitiestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/Obama_heads_Israel_start_Middle_bb16

US President Barack Obama left Andrews Air Force base en route to Israel at the start of a four-day trip to the Middle East.

2013-03-20T01:30:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Embraer_urges_quick_resolution_contract_81ff

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer called Wednesday for a quick resolution of a challenge by Beechcraft to its sale of 20 A-29 Super Tucano planes to the US Air Force.

2013-03-13T16:33:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/expels_Venezuelan_diplomats_a67a

The United States has expelled two Venezuelan diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after Caracas ordered two US Air Force officers out of the country, the State Department said Monday.

2013-03-11T18:25:20ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/28/chooses_Brazilian_plane_outfit_Afghan_33b8

The US Air Force has chosen a Brazilian firm for a $427 million contract to supply light attack planes to Afghan forces, the company said Thursday, despite competition from an American bid.

2013-02-28T19:50:04ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/26/Obama_highlight_cuts_impact_shipyard_a097

President Barack Obama will Tuesday paint a devastating picture of looming government budget cuts, at a fabled shipbuilding yard in Virginia that provides the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carriers.

2013-02-26T12:51:37ZAFP American Editionby Stephen Collinsontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/25/F-35_flights_should_resume_soon_1fb8

The Pentagon's director of the F-35 programme said Monday the next-generation US fighter jet could be back in the air within a fortnight after an engine crack forced the grounding of test flights.

2013-02-25T07:12:30ZAFP American Editionby Amy Coopestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/22/military_halts_test_flights_F-35_bd5b

The US military suspended all test flights Friday for the new F-35 fighter jet over potential engine problems, officials said, the latest setback for a program dogged by cost overruns and technical glitches.

2013-02-22T22:22:20ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/13/Afghan_force_desperate_aircraft_commander_7781

Afghanistan's fledgling air force is more like a bicycle than a modern fighting machine, its commander has said, pleading for advanced aircraft to fight the Taliban as US-led NATO forces prepare to withdraw.

2013-02-13T18:06:50ZAFP South Asian Editionby Lawrence Bartletttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/Body_missing_pilot_found_Italy_f774

Italian coast guards on Thursday recovered the body of the pilot of an F-16 US Air Force jet that went missing over the Adriatic Sea three days ago during a training mission, ANSA news agency reported.

2013-01-31T16:32:28ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/28/missing_Italian_coast_45f2

A US air force F-16 fighter jet based in northern Italy went missing over the Adriatic Monday after the pilot reported a problem in his last radio communication, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

2013-01-28T21:07:28ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/27/Police_restore_order_Venezuela_riot_ad70

Riot police squads worked Sunday to establish full control over a prison in northwestern Venezuela, where a riot has left at least 61 inmates dead and twice as many injured.

2013-01-27T07:49:19ZAFP Global Editionby Ramon Sahmkowtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/27/exempt_from_laws_Philippines_Aquino_2b20

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has welcomed the US Navy's apology for a minesweeper that went aground on a World Heritage-listed coral reef, but said they would not be exempt from penalties.

2013-01-27T06:13:36ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/26/Families_reel_from_deadly_Venezuela_906d

Relatives of inmates missing after a Venezuelan prison riot that left at least 61 dead desperately sought news of their loved ones as detainees were moved to other jails.

2013-01-27T01:33:00ZAFP Global Editionby Ramon Sahmkowtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/11/subs_periscope_strikes_vessel_Gulf_f510

A US submarine's periscope struck a vessel in the Gulf on Thursday but apparently caused no major damage or injuries, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement.

2013-01-11T10:00:00ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/10/subs_periscope_strikes_vessel_Gulf_f510

A US submarine's periscope struck a vessel in the Gulf on Thursday but apparently caused no major damage or injuries, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement.

2013-01-11T03:05:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/23/SEAL_commanders_death_apparent_suicide_c8df

The US Navy is investigating the death of a top SEAL officer in Afghanistan as an apparent suicide, CNN reported Sunday.

2012-12-23T21:27:53ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/11/sends_futuristic_plane_back_into_800c

The United States on Tuesday launched for the third time its futuristic X-37B spacecraft, a small and pilotless plane that experts believe could open a new realm of espionage.

2012-12-11T22:30:55ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/28/force_pilot_grounded_borrowing_plane_e47b

A South African Air Force pilot has been grounded for "borrowing" a plane to visit a friend in neighbouring Botswana and an officer has been reprimanded for spicing up her uniform with hot pink slippers, the defence ministry said Wednesday.

2012-11-28T12:39:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Sandy_turns_Jersey_town_into_bd8d

Another day living among Army National Guard troops, the stench of leaking oil, cold, darkness, and swamp-like mud in the streets left residents of one of New York's richest suburbs wondering Thursday when they'll ever recover from Hurricane Sandy.

2012-11-01T19:41:07ZAFP American Editionby Sebastian Smithtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/25/Navy_guard_freedom_navigation_Asia_51bb

The captain of a US supercarrier said Thursday the US Navy's presence in Asia would help safeguard "freedom of navigation", amid China's claims to sovereignty over vast waters in the region.

2012-10-25T13:52:21ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reporter