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 US Air Force Has Too Few Fighter Squadrons to Meet Needs   When Iraqi troops began the operation to retake Mosul last month, it was America’s F-22 Raptor jets that  struck the first Islamic State targets there. But as American pilots keep flying missions abroad, there’s  been a quiet crisis brewing at home. Some of the Air Force’s  top generals tell our Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb that, if left unchecked, the crisis could degrade the Air Force’s frontline capabilities in the coming year.  

 An Homage to Ancient History: Visit the Terracotta Warriors   Travel & Tourism Uncovered by well diggers near the city of Xi’an, China in 1974, the Terracotta Army is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history. What, When, How, Why, Where? The Terracotta Army, which consists of thousands of unique, life-sized clay soldiers poised for battle, is arranged by rank with weapons and horses to protect the tomb of China’s first emperor. Ying Zheng assumed the throne in 246 BC and unified warring kingdoms by his thirteenth birthday. He took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di (First Emperor of Qin), standardised weights and measures, linked states by roads and canals and is thought to have built an early version of the Great Wall. He reportedly ordered  the construction of the mausoleum just after taking the throne, and it is thought that there are originally 8,000 figures, although the exact total may never be known. Over 700,000 workers were tasked with producing t...