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7 dead in US military helicopter crash near Iraq border Western Iraq: All military personnel aboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed Thursday in a crash in western Iraq near the Syrian borde
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| Nov.6 |
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US Air Force 'failed' to flag gunman's criminal history
Texas: The US Air Force has said it is investigating its failure to enter information about Texas gunman criminal history into the national databas...
| Nov.2 |
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Air Force bombers fly near Korean Peninsula in training mission |
| Jul.24 |
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2 Chinese fighter jets buzz US Navy spy plane in East China Sea |
| Jun.20 |
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Russian jet 'flies 5ft from US spy plane' over Baltic Sea |
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US shoots down Iranian drone in Syria |
| Jun.19 |
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Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet |
| Jun.6 |
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Russian jet intercepts US bomber over Baltic Sea |
| May.25 |
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US air strike on IS killed 105 civilians in Iraq's Mosul |
| May.18 |
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Chinese jets intercept US aircraft over East China Sea
| May.12 |
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Russian fighter jet flies close to US Navy aircraft |
| May.2 |
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North Korea: US bomber flight pushes two countries on brink of nuclear war |
| Apr.13 |
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US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan
Map of Achin Nangarhar Afghanistan The US military says it has dropped a 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb on a tunnel complex used by Islamic State militants in Afghanistan
| Mar.2 |
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US launches first military action in Yemen since Navy SEAL killed |
| Feb.8 |
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US airstrike in Syria kills Al Qaeda leader with ties to bin Laden |
| Jan.20 |
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Over 100 Al Qaeda fighters killed in 'major' US air strike in Syria |
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| Sep.20 |
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Syria conflict: US 'holds Russia responsible' for deadly aid attack. Washington
| Sep.19 |
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Syria conflict: US 'outraged' over aid convoy attack
Washington: The US government has expressed 'outrage' over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a war monitor says, left 12 dead
| Sep.12 |
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US flies bombers over South Korea in show of force |
| Sep.7 |
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US says Russian jet flew 10ft from plane over Black Sea |
| May.18 |
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Chinese jets intercept US spy plane over South China Sea
Southern China: Two Chinese fighters have carried out an 'unsafe' intercept of a US military aircraft in international airspace, the Pentagon says
| Apr.13 |
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Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer
Map of Baltic Sea Russia The Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes flew close to a US guided missile destroyer almost a dozen times, American officials have said
| Jan.22 |
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US nuclear missile damaged in silo by airmen in 2014 |
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| Dec.19 |
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China accuses US of B-52 'provocation' over Spratly Islands. Beijing
| Nov.25 |
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Kunduz bombing: US attacked MSF clinic 'in error' |
| Oct.9 |
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Russia and US to resume Syria air safety talks |
| Oct.2 |
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Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
Map of Kunduz Afghanistan Northern Afghanistan: A clinic has been bombarded in the northern Afghan city, killing three MSF aid workers, with Nato investigating whether it was behind it | |
| Sep.28 |
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Russia considers joining anti-IS air strikes |
| Aug.23 |
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Train shooting: 'Instinct' led US passengers to react |
| Jul.5 |
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ISIS crisis: Air strikes target Syria stronghold. Northern Syria
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| Oct.12 |
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Turkey 'agrees to US air base use' |
| Oct.8 |
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Air strikes 'will not save Kobane' |
| Sep.27 |
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US jets join IS Syria border battle. Aleppo
| Sep.26 |
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US says IS damaged by coalition air strikes in Syria |
| Sep.25 |
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US releases oil refinery strikes images |
| Sep.22 |
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U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time
Northern Syria: U.S. jets began airstrikes in the ISIS stronghold, the first strikes against the terror group inside the country since Obama's announcement
| Sep.19 |
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Russian planes intercepted near U.S., Canadian airspace |
| Sep.15 |
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US airstrikes to support Iraqi troops under attack
Northern Iraq: The US has carried out airstrikes in Iraq in support of troops who were being attacked by Islamic State (IS) fighters, the US military has s...
| Aug.22 |
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Chinese fighter jet flies dangerously close to U.S. Navy plane. Southern China
| Aug.16 |
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U.S. jets hit ISIS near dam
Mosul: U.S. warplanes carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq near ISIS-controlled Mosul Dam early Saturday morning,
| Aug.9 |
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US in new strikes on Iraq militants. Northern Iraq
| Aug.8 |
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US steps up air strikes in Iraq. Northern Iraq
| Aug.7 |
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Obama authorises US Iraq air strikes. Washington
| Jun.18 |
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Iraq asks US to launch airstrikes against militants. Baghdad
| Jun.10 |
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U.S. sends B-2 stealth bombers to Europe |
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| Nov.26 |
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China 'monitored' path of US bombers |
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US bombers challenge China air zone
The US has flown two B-52 bombers over disputed islands in the East China Sea in defiance of new Chinese air defence rules, officials say
| Jul.21 |
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US jets 'bombed' Great Barrier Reef |
| Jul.10 |
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US-Egypt fighter jet deal 'on track' |
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| Dec.29 |
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US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis |
| Jun.9 |
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U.S. resumes airstrikes in Yemen |
| Apr.27 |
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Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead Kabul: Eight coalition troops and a civilian were killed in a shooting by Afghan military pilot at an Afghan air force compound
| Mar.23 |
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'Civilians spared' by Libya raids |
| Mar.22 |
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U.S. aviators rescued |
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| Apr.30 |
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Air Force to spray chemicals on slick |
| Jan.18 |
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US begins airdrops of food and water |
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| Jul.21 |
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U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties |
| Jun.19 |
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Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate' |
| May.6 |
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US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens' |
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| Oct.8 |
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US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians. Western Afghanistan
| Sep.17 |
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7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
| Aug.11 |
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U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians |
| Jun.11 |
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U.S.-led troops behind border deaths. West Pakistan
| Apr.30 |
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Air raid kills militants. Somalia
| Apr.3 |
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U.S. in deadly airstrike on Basra house |
| Feb.29 |
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Air tanker deal provokes US row |
| Feb.11 |
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Russian bomber buzzes U.S. carrier |
| Jan.31 |
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CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist |
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| Oct.19 |
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Airmen punished for nuclear error |
| Feb.7 |
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Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days down
Baghdad: An insurgent group claimed responsibility for downing a U.S. helicopter and 'burning it down completely'
| Feb.2 |
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U.S. loses fourth copter in Iraq in 2 weeks
| Jan.20 |
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13 killed in U.S. copter crash |
| Jan.9 |
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U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda |
| Jan.8 |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects
Somalia: The AC-130 has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia
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| Jun.8 |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
Map of Baquba Iraq
Iraq: Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba
| May.21 |
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'80 die' in air strike. Kandahar
| May.6 |
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10 U.S. soldiers killed in copter crash |
| Mar.16 |
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Military launches largest air assault
Sunni Triangle: 50 aircraft are involved in Operation Swarmer with more than 1,500 Iraqi and U.S. troops near Samarra
| Jan.13 |
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Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri West Pakistan: A CIA strike on a building in village near the Afghan border may have killed Osama bin Laden's most-trusted aide
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| Sep.7 |
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Al Qaeda 'safe house' hit |
| Jul.30 |
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US asked to leave air base |
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| Oct.18 |
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U.S. bombs targets linked to al-Zarqawi |
| Aug.21 |
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US warplane attacks Najaf rebels |
| Aug.5 |
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U.S. helicopter downed in Najaf |
| Jun.19 |
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Airstrike on al-Zarqawi safe house kills 18 |
| Jun.17 |
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9/11 probe: Air defense ill-prepared |
| Apr.27 |
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U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets Sunni Triangle: Intense fire lit the sky where Marines have engaged in a 2-week standoff with insurgents
| Jan.8 |
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Black Hawk crash kills 9 |
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| Dec.6 |
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US bombing kills Afghan children. Afghanistan
| Nov.15 |
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2 US helicopters downed. Mosul
| Nov.6 |
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6 killed in U.S. helicopter crash near Tikrit |
| Nov.2 |
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U.S. helicopter down, killing 15 troops. Iraq
| Apr.7 |
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Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials
| Apr.2 |
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2 US aircraft downed over Iraq |
| Mar.27 |
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Bombs Target Presidential Compound |
| Mar.21 |
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Firestorm of airstrikes rocked Baghdad
| Mar.3 |
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N. Korean jets intercept U.S. plane. North Korea
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. bomb hits wedding party. Afghanistan
| Mar.4 |
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US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
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| Nov.16 |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy. Kabul
| Nov.2 |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes. Afghanistan
| Nov.1 |
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Bombing to go on during Ramadan |
| Oct.31 |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban. Northern Afghanistan
| Oct.30 |
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Allies pound Kandahar |
| Oct.29 |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs |
| Oct.27 |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line. Afghanistan
| Oct.21 |
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US attacks Taleban front line |
| Oct.13 |
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Bomb went astray |
| Oct.11 |
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US planes pound Kabul |
| Oct.9 |
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US claims air supremacy. Afghanistan
| Oct.7 |
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US begins military strike Southern Afghanistan: Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| Oct.6 |
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Bush warns Taleban |
| Jul.19 |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape |
| Apr.11 |
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U.S. spy plane crew released |
| Apr.1 |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of Hainan China Southern China: Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| Feb.16 |
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U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets |
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| Jun.25 |
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Bombing exercises resumed on Vieques |
| May. 20, 1956 |
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First American hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini atoll
Map of Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands Micronesia Micronesia: A nuclear weapon that uses the energy from a primary nuclear fission reaction to compress and ignite a secondary nuclear fusion reaction | |
| Aug. 6, 1945 |
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First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Map of Hiroshima Japan Japan: The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people. It's remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. A uranium... | |
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Map of Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii: The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War II | |