Topic: The Air National Guard

Robert Reich The invisible sequester

Americans are starting to feel the pain from the sequester's $85 billion in federal spending cuts between March and September 30, Reich writes. They just don’t know it yet.

3 killed in small plane crash near Iditarod route (+video)

On Tuesday, a crashed Cessna airplane and three bodies were found near a mountain checkpoint along the route of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. The pilot and a mother and daughter were killed in the crash.

Opinion Olympian Gabby Douglas – the gymnast is golden, but her family is obscured

Olympian Gabby Douglas has broken through a racial barrier in sports only to be boxed in by old canards about who she is and where she comes from. The more complex story of her family’s influence on her rise on the way to gold deserves to be told.

Key part of firefighting fleet grounded after fatal S.D. C-130 crash

The decision by the military to put seven C-130s on an indefinite 'operational hold' has removed critical firefighting aircraft from the skies during one of the busiest and most destructive wildfire seasons ever to hit the West.

Breastfeeding moms in military uniforms reprimanded (+video)

The Washington National Guard said the photo of two military moms breastfeeding their children was a violation of a regulation that forbids using the uniform to promote a cause.

In Pictures Ron Paul: populist for president

In Pictures President Obama visits Puerto Rico

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 06/14

In Pictures F-15 fighter jet

Growthology Responses to West Point grads

Guest blogger Tim Kane addresses arguments from readers of the West Point survey.
01/11/2011 01:30 pm

Sonic boom over Puget Sound rattles Seattle

Sonic boom over Puget Sound: A passenger aboard a float plane that violated the airspace around Air Force One while President Barack Obama was in town Tuesday was stunned to find out about the fuss that resulted.
08/19/2010 03:49 pm

Sonic boom shakes Seattle after F-15s are scrambled

Sonic boom: A passenger plane unintentionally violated the airspace around Air Force One prompting the Oregon Air National Guard to scramble two F-15 fighter jets.
08/18/2010 03:05 pm

Air Force to convert F-16s to drones, shoot them down

The Air Force will spend some $70 million to convert six aging F-16 into unmanned aircraft to be used as target practice.
07/15/2010 12:48 pm

In Pictures Flight school

New York, terror trial capital of the US

New York's federal courts have seen many major terrorist trials since the early 1990s, several involving Al Qaeda-linked operatives.
11/20/2009 12:00 am

Northwest Airlines, Amelia Earhart, and 'balloon boy'

The connection is whimsical. But flying is serious business, especially when passengers are aboard. And why did those Northwest pilots wander so far past Minneapolis?
10/24/2009 01:00 am

Northwest pilots' mishap highlights delay in new cockpit rules

Northwest pilots who flew past Flight 188's destination by 150 miles aren't the first to overshoot. Despite other such incidents, new rules on pilot fatigue and cockpit oversight are not yet in place.
10/24/2009 01:00 am

Terrorist plots uncovered in the US since 9/11

At least 21 plots to launch attacks on American soil have been thwarted. Here's a chronology.
09/26/2009 01:00 am

In Pictures Drones: America's unmanned Predators

New York plot shows 'bunches of guys' can become terrorists in post-9/11 world

Organized groups are still the main threat, but homegrown jihadists can be very dangerous, too.
05/22/2009 01:00 am

Alleged terror plot disrupted by New York officials, FBI

Four men planned attacks against Jewish and military targets, according to authorities.
05/21/2009 01:00 am

To fight future cyberbattles, Air Force recruiting part-time geeks

The Air National Guard is drawing from Microsoft, Cisco, and other high-tech firms.
06/05/2008 01:00 am

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about credit loans for the higher tax brackets, changes in the National Guard and Reserves, world sports capitals, and the virtue of "flip-flopping."
02/05/2008 12:00 am