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USAF grounds combat units over budget

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The Air Force began grounding about one-third of its active-duty combat aircraft on Tuesday because of automatic federal spending cuts, including squadrons of fighters, bombers and airborne warning and control craft.



The stand down will affect units stationed in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific, though the Air Force didn't immediately provide a list of the units and bases that will be affected.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/air-force-begins-grounding-combat-aircraft-18914586







.... and in other news, Kim Jung-Un asked an aide for a cigarette...
 
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