New Jersey 101.5 » Air Force http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 22:50:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Air Force Secretary Stepping Down http://nj1015.com/air-force-secretary-stepping-down/ http://nj1015.com/air-force-secretary-stepping-down/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:58:13 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=258778 Air Force Secretary Michael Donley is stepping down after five years in the job marked by scandals surrounding its aircraft contracts, sexual assaults and the mishandling of war dead. He is credited for improving the service's handling of nuclear materials.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/air-force-secretary-stepping-down/feed/ 0 Michael Donley, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, gives the commencement speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on May 25, 2011 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A total of 1,021 graduates were to receive their diplomas in front of their families, dignitaries and the public at the annual event at the Academy's Falcon Stadium. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Budget Cuts Ground Air Force, Navy Aircraft http://nj1015.com/budget-cuts-ground-air-force-navy-aircraft/ http://nj1015.com/budget-cuts-ground-air-force-navy-aircraft/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:45:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=251092 The U.S. Navy has canceled the remainder of the elite Blue Angels demonstration team's 2013 season and the Air Force is grounding about a third of its combat force because of federal budget cuts.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/budget-cuts-ground-air-force-navy-aircraft/feed/ 0 U.S. Navy's Blue Angels (Getty Images) Reported Sex Assaults Spike at Military Academies http://nj1015.com/reported-sex-assaults-spike-at-military-academies/ http://nj1015.com/reported-sex-assaults-spike-at-military-academies/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:47:22 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=208073 A document obtained by The Associated Press shows that reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military's three academies jumped by 23 percent this year, but the data signaled a continued reluctance by victims to seek criminal investigations.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/reported-sex-assaults-spike-at-military-academies/feed/ 0 U.S. Military Academy, West Point (VisionsofAmerica/Joe Sohm, Getty Images) Air Force to Reimburse Barnegat For 2007 Forest Fire http://nj1015.com/air-force-to-reimburse-barnegat-for-2007-forest-fire/ http://nj1015.com/air-force-to-reimburse-barnegat-for-2007-forest-fire/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:02:34 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=154624 The Air Force will pay more than $83,000 to a southern New Jersey town for expenses related to a 2007 Pinelands forest fire that burned 17,000 acres.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/air-force-to-reimburse-barnegat-for-2007-forest-fire/feed/ 0 Flickr User Bonnie Lee and Jeff Air Force Tests Aircraft Today http://nj1015.com/air-force-tests-aircraft-today/ http://nj1015.com/air-force-tests-aircraft-today/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:25:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=151125 The Air Force plans a key test of an experimental aircraft designed to fly at six times the speed of sound, or about 3,600 mph.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/air-force-tests-aircraft-today/feed/ 0 X51 Wave Rider (U.S. Air Force) Air Force Criticized in Handling of Troop Remains http://nj1015.com/air-force-criticized-in-handling-of-troop-remains/ http://nj1015.com/air-force-criticized-in-handling-of-troop-remains/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:57:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=26530 The Air Force is coming in for criticism over its handling of the remains of America's war dead, including complaints that it has not been upfront about the extent of the problem.

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