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An Air Force Reserve pararescueman descends into the Atlantic Ocean from a C-17 Globemaster III to recover a NASA astronaut as part of an exercise Jan. 14, 2016, off the shore of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (U.S Air Force /Matthew Jurgens)

Astronaut Rescue Exercise Proves Airmen Ready to Support Space Mission

The 45th Operations Group's Detachment 3 joined in a simulated astronaut rescue at Patrick Air Force Base Jan. 14.

A quality assurance team from the 45th Launch Group off-loads an Air Force GPS IIF-12 satellite from a C-17 Globemaster III on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (U.S. Air Force/James Rainier)

Last of 12 GPS IIF Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral for Processing

The last Air Force GPS IIF was delivered from Boeing's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California, Oct. 8 via a C-17...

F-35A Reaches Milestone in Program Development

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