Air Force Sec. Troy Meink, right, shown during a June budget hearing. (Eric Dietrich/Air Force) The Air Force has scrapped its outgoing chief of staff’s plan to create an independent command focused ...

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The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia ...

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York's LaGuardia ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has scrapped its plan to create an independent command expected to drive modernization developments. “This restructuring will accelerate the delivery of combat power, ...

The Air Force has spiked plans to activate a new command that was pitched as a key part of the service’s efforts to modernize its capabilities and stay competitive against China in a future conflict.

LOS ANGELES >> United Parcel Service will retrofit 5,000 of its boxy, brown trucks with air conditioning in delivery areas with the hottest weather, according to the company and the Teamsters Union ...

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia ...

LOS ANGELES — United Parcel Service will retrofit 5,000 of its boxy, brown trucks with air conditioning in delivery areas with the hottest weather, according to the company and the Teamsters Union ...