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Recent Examples of air base
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But the air base raids are only as successful as Russia’s own air defenses are unsuccessful.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
An active-duty airman was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
To ascertain the current status of the work, ProPublica hired a reporter to visit the air base on Friday.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, Ukraine's General Staff said that Russia lost 96 winged air base missiles intended to strike Ukraine.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But the air base raids are only as successful as Russia’s own air defenses are unsuccessful.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
An active-duty airman was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
To ascertain the current status of the work, ProPublica hired a reporter to visit the air base on Friday.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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