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April 10, 1963 - During diving tests, the submarine USS Thresher was lost with all hands (112 crew and 12 civilians) east of Cape Cod, Mass.

April 11, 1970 - Apollo 13, commanded by Navy Capt. James Lovell, Jr., blasted off on a mission to the moon. An explosion on board forced the spacecraft to circle the moon without landing.

April 12, 1911 - Lt. Theodore Ellyson qualified as the first naval aviator.

April 13, 1960 - The Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, was placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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April 10, 1975 - The B-1 Lancer aircraft attained supersonic flight speed for the first time.

April 11, 1970 - U. S. Air Force Southern Command personnel and aircraft began operations to assist thousands of flood victims in Costa Rica and Panama.

April 12, 1988 - The first F-16C/D Fighting Falcon was delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

April 13, 1972 - Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., launched the last Minuteman II in Phase I operational tests.
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MADOU, Taiwan — Taiwan’s equipment-challenged air force demonstrated its improvisational skills Tuesday, landing six war planes on a normally busy highway to simulate a response to a Chinese attack on its air fields.

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Anyone having claims against ,or indebted to, the estate of Staff Sgt. Bradly Ring, formerly of the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, should call the summary court officer, Major William Tucker, at 238-3648 or 01638-543648, or e-mail william.tucker@mildenhall.af.mil.

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Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, the top enlisted Marine in Afghanistan for the last year, will serve as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Commandant Gen. Jim Amos told Marine Corps Times on Monday.

Two Incirlik Airmen graduated from the Air Force Senior NCO Academy March 11, at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala.

Senior Master Sgt. Rodney Wilson, the 39th Operations Squadron Air Traffic chief controller, and Master Sgt. Blenda Mease, the 728th Air Mobility Squadron Air Mobility Control Center superintendent, graduated from the seven-week course that is intended to prepare master sergeants and senior master sergeants for the increased leadership and management responsibilities of chief master sergeant.
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Take Back the Night in Alamogordo celebrated its fifth year Saturday night as people turned out in droves to march in protest of sexual violence.

A 26-year-old Alamogordo man is out on a $20,000 no-10 percent bond after Otero County Sheriff's Department detectives found about a 1/2 ounce of cocaine inside the man's residence on March 29, an OCSD spokesman said.

The Lincoln National Forest retained two forest hotshot crews and three local engine crews to continue work on the White Fire.

Army sharpshooter William Mengon placed sixth in prone and ninth in the 50m Rifle Three Position at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships held over the weekend at the Olympic Training Center.

As a ROTC cadet, Brandon Alford had his first encounter with the serious subject of sexual assault when a friend confided in him about a prior incident. Alford was majoring in meteorology and Chinese, not social work, and he felt helpless not knowing his resources or what to do to be there for his friend.

After going on a long run to clear his head, he sought out any and everything he could do give that friend support during a time of distress. Little did he know that, as a result of his contact with someone who was the victim of such a heinous crime, he would eventually become a full time Sexual Assault Response Coordinator.
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