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In 2020, Elon Musk wrote on X that he was selling “almost all physical possessions” and would no longer own a house.The South African-born billionaire and SpaceX CEO had amassed a sizable California real estate portfolio, at one point owning multiple homes in the same neighborhood. His properties included multimillion-dollar…
When an emergency slide on Trump’s new Air Force One deployed on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, delaying President Donald Trump’s flight, the president was asked if he was sure that his new presidential jet was safe to fly.Trump’s reply: “Yeah, I am, or I wouldn’t be…
The Air Force is embarking on an aggressive push to use artificial intelligence across its training pipelines to shorten technical training timelines, accelerate pilot training, and teach basic AI skills to airmen across the force.These ambitions are outlined in a new guidance document released Wednesday by Air Education and Training…
From seat-reclining disputes to disagreements over when it’s OK to switch seats, many Americans say airline etiquette has gotten worse over the past five years, according to a new survey from the travel website The Points Guy (TPG).Among the respondents’ biggest pet peeves were people listening to audio without headphones,…
Veterans who served in the Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, rates 15% to 29% higher than Army veterans, according to a new study.The study, published in the journal Neurology last month, analyzed records for nearly 10 million veterans receiving Department of Veterans Affairs…
The US Army awarded a nearly $50 million contract for machines that act as giant dehumidifiers, turning air into drinking water for service members who may be operating in remote locations where conventional water resupply could be difficult or dangerous.An announcement posted to the Pentagon’s website this month said Florida-based…
Cost and scheduling challenges have pushed the US Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress modernization program billions over budget, according to a new report.The aging B-52 has long been a workhorse of the Air Force, which is replacing the bomber’s decades-old engines to keep the aircraft flying into the 2050s. But the…
