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Planes from East Coast to shelter at Barksdale

August 25, 2011 9:40 AM

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AP) - Air Force fighters and tankers from North Carolina will take refuge at Barksdale Air Force Base from Hurricane Irene this week. The Times reports that dozens of jets from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will come to Barksdale in advance of the storm... more »
Airport gets Coyote Blues

September 16, 2010 6:43 PM

A night-time nuisance at the Acadiana Regional Airport has pilots howling for help. Officials now say they're willing to take all means necessary to keep problem pests off the runway. In the middle of the night, they come from the sugar cane fields. "At night time, we've reports within the... more »
Air Force Sends Planes to Help with Gulf Oil Spill

April 30, 2010 9:14 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Air Force planes have been sent to Mississippi and are awaiting orders to start dumping chemicals on the oil spill threatening the Gulf Coast. Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr. said Friday that two C-130s specially modified for aerial spraying were sent Thursday from the Youngstown Air... more »