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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2006 -- Four people wearing Revolutionary War-era clothing are making a 600-plus-mile hike for history that celebrates Franco-American cooperation and friendship. Revolutionary War re-enactors Michael S. Fitzgerald, Rose Morin, David T. Holloway, and David Fagerberg pose for a photograph near the intersection of Rhode Island and Eastern avenues in northeast Washington, D.C., Sept. 20. They are making a 600-plus-mile march that traces the historic Revolutionary War route taken by Continental Army Commander Gen. George Washington and French Lt. Gen. Jean-Baptiste, Count of Rochambeau. The two forces acted in concert and forced the surrender of British Lt....

12/7/2005 - BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFPN) -- Some people have compared the specialists at the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to gears in a watch. The watch can’t tick without the gears -- just as aircraft can’t fly without the Airmen. Within the squadron, specialists in each of the three aircraft maintenance units work behind the scenes to make sure all the B-52 Stratofortress’ aircraft systems work. The Airmen learn one or more aircraft systems to make sure each is ready for every sortie. “Each specialty is out there supporting the launch to ensure there are no mission breakers...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. B-52 bombers pounded suspected enemy positions Sunday in western Afghanistan after an American special forces patrol came under fire, a U.S. army spokesman said. No U.S. casualties were reported. A convoy of special forces was patrolling near Shindand air base at midday when unknown gunmen fired on them, said Col. Roger King, a spokesman at Bagram Air Base, the headquarters for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The Americans called for air support as they escaped under fire, King said. The B-52s dropped seven bombs. In Kabul, the long jet trails of at least one B-52...