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United States Air Force

Arcs in the news about United States Air Force from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 149 stories · 702 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 26, 2023

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Sep 28, 2026123519148

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else13 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Air Force that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 11US Air Force disciplines 15 people following investigation into accused National Guard leaker Jack Teixeira8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  2. Nov 30– Dec 1Japan ‘concern' about US Osprey aircraft continuing to fly without details of fatal crash45 articles · 28 independent sources
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  3. Nov 29– Dec 6Air Force identifies the 8 US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan and recovers 6 bodies96 articles · 43 independent sources
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Stories that name United States Air Force

  1. Dec 29The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxins lurked, documents show24 articles · 21 independent sources
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  2. Dec 11US F-16 Jet Crashes in South Korea, Pilot Rescued After Ejecting17 articles · 16 independent sources
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  3. Dec 10– 11Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in crash of a US military Osprey off Japan9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  4. Dec 7– 8US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following deadly crash off coast of Japan68 articles · 37 independent sources
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  5. Dec 4The Air Force is expanding a review of cancers for service members who worked with nuclear missiles11 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Nov 30– Dec 3Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  7. Nov 10– 11The Air Force's newest stealth bomber is nuclear. And it just made its first flight.32 articles · 22 independent sources
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  8. Nov 9– 10Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 9558 articles · 46 independent sources
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  9. Nov 7The Air Force Asks Congress to Protect Its Nuclear Launch Sites From Encroaching Wind Turbines19 articles · 15 independent sources
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  10. Oct 26– 27Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of US B-52 bomber over South China Sea, military says33 articles · 22 independent sources
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