Like sentinels frozen in time, hulking bombers and sleek fighter jets stand side-by-side in a hangar at Falcon Field, reminders of campaigns fading now even for those who once flew and fought.

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April 26, 2005

MASNAA, Lebanon - Syria's 29-year military presence in Lebanon ended Tuesday when Syrian soldiers flashing victory signs crossed back over the border, completing a withdrawal brought about by international pressure and massive Lebanese street protests.

Helicopter Day at Falcon Field in Mesa on Saturday brought veterans organizations and aeronautical enthusiasts together for a fundraiser with military aircraft and vehicles on display.

With the Arizona Military Museum tucked away in Papago Park, it’s easy to forget it’s there. It’s also easy to forget the history that’s represented there, which is exactly what the museum is trying to prevent.

Auto shows are a fun and profitable way for dealers, car auctioneers, collectors, and those who just want to see, to come out and look at the affordable and not-so-affordable vehicles.

WASHINGTON — In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."

PHOENIX — Military-style semiautomatic rifles have been used in at least four high-profile shootings in the past year. Bushmaster variations of the weapon have been used in two recent attacks, including the Newtown, Conn., school shootings and the Christmas Eve ambush slayings of two New York firefighters. While commonly called the AR-15, Colt and Armalite have been the only companies to make weapons by that specific name. Many other manufacturers, however, now sell similar versions of the rifle largely styled after the military's fully automatic M-16.

BAGHDAD - U.S. jets shot down an Iranian unmanned surveillance aircraft last month over Iraqi territory about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday.

His 23 years of U.S. Army chaplaincy work, including helping to define faith’s place in Army values, has equipped R. Ryder Stevens with rich material as a Christian Science practitioner and lecturer.

His 23 years of U.S. Army chaplaincy work, including helping to define faith’s place in Army values, has equipped R. Ryder Stevens with rich material as a Christian Science practitioner and lecturer.

 With the economy in tatters, many Americans are considering taking a tour on the battlefield rather than trying their hands in the ruthless job market.

A former Scottsdale school superintendent says he is willing to go to federal prison to raise awareness about a Georgia military training center he says equips Latin American soldiers to torture and kill people in their home countries.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military death toll in the Iraq war reached 2,000 with the announcements Tuesday of three more deaths. Also Tuesday, Iraqi election officials said the nation's constitution was adopted by a majority in a fair vote during the Oct. 15 referendum.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military death toll in the Iraq war reached 2,000 with the announcements Tuesday of three more deaths.

If you've ever imagined boarding a time machine and visiting different periods in history, Sunday may be the closest you'll ever come to that daydream.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The black-and-white flag of Jamaat-ud-Dawa still flutters over a relief camp for survivors of an earthquake that hit a remote corner of Pakistan in October.

It might seem immigration laws, rampant foreclosures and a congresswoman’s shooting define Arizona as a state.

It might seem immigration laws, rampant foreclosures and a congresswoman’s shooting define Arizona as a state.

It might seem immigration laws, rampant foreclosures and a congresswoman’s shooting define Arizona as a state.

Family, faith and suffering are resonant chords in the symphony of life and harmonizing themes for countless plays and musicals. “Fiddler on the Roof,” the story of Jewish community and tradition in turn-of-the-century Tsarist Russia, is the iconic example.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Many illegal immigrants who were facing deportation despite having no criminal record will be allowed to stay in the country and apply for a work permit under new rules from the Homeland Security Department. Republicans are balking at the change.

Columnist Linda Turley-Hansen has written a couple of pieces lately, exhorting us to vote in the upcoming presidential election. In one, she ended with this: Our choice was either socialism or freedom (guess who the socialist is?). In her more recent one, she tells us to vote because Obama is killing the coal industry. In other words, a second Obama term is Apocalypse Now.