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From the parody video "Straight Outta Lackland," posted by Harry Castaneda

Recruiters parody NWA in ‘Straight Outta Lackland’

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If you need a good laugh to ease into your Monday, we’ve got just what you need. A bunch of Air Force recruiters have taken the moniker R.W.A. — Recruiters With Attitude — and filmed a video parodying N.W.A.’s hip hop classic “Straight Outta Compton.” Their song, “Straight Outta Lackland,” cracks jokes about the life of a recruiter and the ways they sell potential recruits on life in the Air Force. And I’m no hip hop historian, but I’d be willing to bet this is the first rap song to drop a reference to the Air Force Song’s first line, “Off we go…

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Air Force Academy graduates throw their caps into the air as F-16 jets from the Thunderbirds make a flyover May 28 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Brennan Linsley/AP)

US News: USAFA engineering program among best in nation

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US News & World Report on Wednesday released its annual ranking of the best colleges in the nation, and it includes several accolades for the Air Force Academy — especially its engineering programs. The academy’s undergraduate engineering program tied for fifth place with the Naval Academy in Annapolis (and behind West Point, which tied for third). Its aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering program ranked second, behind Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Its electrical, electronic and communications engineering program tied for fourth, and its mechanical engineering program tied for fifth, in both cases with Harvey Mudd College in California. The academy, located in Colorado…

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An F-35 loses a dogfight to a WWI Fokker tri-plane in this satirical picture published by the website Duffel Blog.

Duffel Blog: F-35 loses dogfight to WWI plane

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Satirical website Duffel Blog lampooned the F-35s recent troubles with air-to-air combat, saying the fifth generation fighter had been defeated by a World War I Fokker Dr.I tri-plane like the one flown by famous German pilot the Red Baron. “Lockheed officials have separately downplayed reports that the same F-35, flown by the same pilot, previously lost mock dogfights with the Goodyear Blimp and a beagle on a flying doghouse,” said the satirical post published Aug. 31. Duffel Blog’s post comes after a widely-publicized internal Lockheed-Martin memo that was leaked earlier this year. The memo found that when pitted against each other, the…

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Image of an F-22 Raptor, said to be taken at Lask Airbase in Poland by website Foto Poork.

Polish website says it grabs first pics of deployed F-22s

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Polish website Foto Poork claims it has captured the first images of the F-22 Raptors the Air Force deployed to Europe. According to the website, the planes landed at Lask Airbase in Poland, and were joined by several F-16s. The aircraft are to take part in multinational training with Poland and other eastern European NATO allies. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III said the planes were deployed in part to send a warning to Russia about interfering in other nation’s affairs.

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Dutch software engineer Thorstin Crijns is hoping flying drones could replace taxis. (Credit: Now This News)

Dutch engineer developing drone to carry people

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A Dutch man is working to construct a flying drone he says could eventually replace taxis. Thorstin Crijns, a software engineer, has constructed a large quad-copter that can carry a person. “What I envision is that governments could use this transportation system,” he told Now This News. “A person could use a smartphone, call the drone, it will land in front of him, and he can get in there and go to his desired location.” The technology still needs some work, as at the moment Crijns’ drone can only carry a person for 10 seconds.

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Air Force secretary takes ride in U-2

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Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James visited the roof on Tuesday when she spent two hours flying in a U-2 about 70,000 feet above the ground, according to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. James visited Beale Air Force Base, California, from Monday to Wednesday in order to get a better understanding of the Air Force’s high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission, according to a 9th Reconnaissance Wing news story. “The unique operating environment, the demanding mission requirements and the tireless dedication of our Beale Airmen can best be understood in person,” James said the news story. “ISR continues to be the…

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MSgt. James Wagner poses next to Greektown Gyro, his submission for a new flavor of Lay's potato chip.

Airman could win $1 million with new potato chip flavor

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An Air Force master sergeant is hoping the food he ate while on base could now help him win a million dollars. Master Sgt. James Wagner, a fighter crew chief with 18 years of service under his belt, was in Germany when he first tasted a Greek delicacy. “They had this gyro stand that was located next to the commissary, like what’d you see at a fair,” he told Air Force Times. “I used to live off the gyros there. They were good, I never had them before. I fell in love with the flavor.” So when Lay’s potato chip…

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ISIS video appears to show terrorist wearing Air Force ball cap

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A new video released by the Islamic State appears to show one of their executioners wearing an Air Force ball cap. The video shows ISIS terrorists forcing prisoners to kneel over buried explosives. The extremists then reportedly detonated the explosives, killing the hostages for being “apostates,” according to website Popular Military which first reported the story. The incident is reported to have taken place in either Afghanistan or Pakistan. It’s unknown whether the ISIS terrorist knew he was wearing the symbol of the U.S. Air Force, which is currently carrying out strikes against the group in Iraq and Syria.

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The Air Force Academy’s 2015 football schedule

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The Air Force Academy football season kicks off in less than a month, with the Falcons taking on Morgan State to open the season on Saturday, Sept. 5. The Falcons look to build on a 2014 season where they finished 10-3, with a 38-24 win over Western Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USAFA will take on Navy on Oct. 3 and Army on Nov. 7. The Academy won last year’s Commander in Chief’s Trophy, for the winner of the triangular rivalry between the service academies. The Air Force has won the trophies the most of the three, with…

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(U.S. Air Force photo / Lea Johnson)

Real life imitates Duffel Blog: Some Robins airmen ditch chairs

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Standing desks have been gaining popularity among office workers for some time, so it’s no surprise that the ergonomic trend has reached the Air Force. But when our friends at Military.com yesterday picked up a story from Georgia’s Macon Telegraph newspaper about 30 or so airmen at Robins Air Force Base ditching chairs in favor of standing desks, it immediately reminded us of this Duffel Blog story from three years ago: Tired Of ‘Chair Force’ Nickname, Air Force Colonel Bans Chairs TAMPA, FL — The Commander of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base announced today that he would no longer allow…

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