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Trump, Putin negotiate release of US Air Force veteran from Russian prison

Stephen Hubbard, a retired teacher and U.S. Air Force veteran, was released from Russian custody on Wednesday after spending over four years in prison.
Pentagon, Lockheed agree to 10-year deal for 850 F-35 jets

The decade-long framework guarantees at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighters for the U.S. military, pending congressional approval and funding.
Salaries, food and sumo wrestling suits: What I learned paying the bills for war

From Vietnam to Iraq, “I had a bird’s-eye view on how money and war are inextricably linked,” this Air Force veteran reflects in The War Horse.
‘Jaws of hell’: A B-24 crew’s capture, survival after WWII air raid

In his new book, Adam Makos writes about how an American B-24 bomber crew was saved by a Romanian princess following the deadly Ploesti Raid in WWII.