U.S. Air Force

Judge: Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack

By Paul J. Weber — July 8, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge wrote in a ruling signed Wednesday that the Air Force was ‘60% responsible’ for the massacre at First Baptist Church.

US Air Force pulls firing range near a Scottish Buddhist monastery

By Yonat Shimron — March 19, 2021
(RNS) — The Air Force’s decision is a victory for the Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, Europe’s oldest, largest Tibetan monastery and home to more than 60 monks and volunteers.

In the sacred stillness of Arlington National Cemetery

By A. James Rudin — November 10, 2019
(RNS) — A visitors to the cemetery recognizes the enormous price in military dead America has paid, and continues to pay, for our freedom.

On Veterans Day, a chaplain’s salute

By Yonat Shimron — November 11, 2016
(RNS) Being a chaplain provided me a unique view of the armed forces especially because military clergy preach peace, mercy and compassion within a large organization that employs deadly force.

Will Thor join the Army? Believers still in limbo

By Kimberly Winston — July 7, 2015
(RNS) In January, a U.S. Army official told Heathen representatives that the old Norse religion of Asatru had been granted official recognition -- only to backtrack a few days later.

Debate reignites over religion at Air Force Academy

By Chris Lisee — July 12, 2012

 (RNS) Debate has reignited at the Air Force Academy over the proper place of religion as fresh cadets arrived for basic training in Colorado Springs, Colo. By Chris Lisee.

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