The Navy authorized Full-Rate Production ( FRP ) of the AARGM in August 2012, with 72 missiles for the Navy and nine for the Italian Air Force to be delivered in 2013.

In 2012, the US Air Force alleged that two of its female airmen were subjected to cyber-bullying after receiving Bronze Star Medals for meritorious non-combat service.

" Al-Obeikan, however, was subsequently removed from his position as advisor to the royal cabinet in May 2012 after opposing moves to relax gender segregation, and in August of 2012, Obeikan ’ s morning radio show “ Fatwas on Air ,” in which he would issue daily fatwas, was canceled after a royal decree that authorizes only members of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars to issue fatwas.

On 7 September 2012, Captain Wales as he is known in the military, arrived at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan as part of the 100-strong 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, to begin a four-month combat tour as a co-pilot and gunner for an Apache helicopter.

* 2012 – The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.

As of 2012, numerous domestic air carriers such as MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Eznis Airways, Aero Mongolia, Mongolian Airlines Group as well as international air carriers such as Aeroflot, Korean Air, Air China and Turkish Airlines are offering their scheduled services.

* 2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashed near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.

In 2009, the operations and maintenance contract for the day-to-day management and operation of the Fence was awarded to Five Rivers Services, LLC, based out of Colorado Springs, CO. On September 30, 2011, Five Rivers Services was awarded a $ 7, 022, 503 firm fixed price with cost reimbursable line items contract modification to manage, operate, maintain, and logistically support the nine Air Force Space Surveillance System field stations, presumably for Fiscal Year 2012.

Enterprise left Dulles on April 27, 2012, for its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

It was later visually restored and was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center until April 19, 2012.

Enterprise was moved to New York City in April 2012 to be displayed at the USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, whose Space Shuttle Pavilion opened on July 19, 2012.

Delta Air Lines has announced the closing of its Memphis pilot base in 2012.

An initial order of 48 airframes was made in 2012 to equip the air wings of the planned two Queen Elizabeth class carriers, with the operation split between the FAA and the Royal Air Force, as was the case with Joint Force Harrier.

* 2012 – Present Lt. Gen. Ronnie D. Hawkins, Jr., United States Air Force

* The 2012 CBC TV drama series Arctic Air features a theme song written by Tim McCauley and performed by Tanya Tagaq incorporating elements of traditional Inuit throat singing over a modern dance beat.

In 2012, the installation was honored as the best Air Force base in the world when it collectively earned the Commander-In Chief ( CINC ) Installation Excellence Award, beating out 161 USAF installations eligible for honors.

" In concluding a year-long investigation of United States Air Force Academy faculty credentials, the Air Force Inspector General stated in a letter dated, 10 February 2012, that " Brig.

On 15 March 2012, Eye received a response from Air Force Deputy General Counsel W. Kipling At Lee Jr ..

Cessation of 34 years ' continuous operations at Gatwick by Delta Air Lines on 17 April 2012 left US Airways as the only US carrier still serving Gatwick.

* Air Armament Center ( AAC ) ( inactivated July 2012 )

Bursa Technical University is the second public university of Bursa and it established in 2010, started education in 2011 – 2012 academic year.

Construction of the second line started in December 2008, which is due to be opened according to initial forecasts by the end of 2012.

In late April 2012 the company recalled laid-off workers and started new hiring to fill 150 positions in Wichita as a result of anticipated increased demand for aircraft production.

Dillon again returned to a number 3 marked racecar when he started 5th in the 2012 Daytona Nationwide Series opener in an Advocare sponsored black Chevrolet Impala.

Essendon started season 2012 with four straight wins, its best start to a season since 2000.

As the 2012 Northern Hemisphere Summer started to draw to a close, NOAA stated that El Niño conditions are likely to develop in August or September.

The EMSBL ( East Meadow Strat-o-Matic Baseball League ), founded in 1972 started its 41st consecutive year of play in May 2012 and is believed to be the oldest continuously playing fantasy baseball league in the world.

Some public opinion has started to turn against Hezbollah for their support of Syrian President Assad's attacks on the opposition movement in Syria Crowds in Cairo shouted out against Iran and Hezbollah, at a public speech by Hamas President Ismail Haniya in February 2012, when Hamas changed its support to the Syrian opposition.

Owner Jim Irsay started to again rebuild the Colts during the 2012 offseason and began by hiring a new general manager in Ryan Grigson and new head coach in Chuck Pagano.

As an example, Mexico started to export irradiated guava to the U. S. in 2008 and mango, sweet lime, manzano pepper in 2009 ; and has received approval for citrus and star fruit with exports to initiate in 2012.

In 2012, the sales of Unicharm adult diapers had slightly surpassed those for babies, although Unicharm started selling diapers for adults in 1987, while for babies since 1981.

* 2012 – The Waldo Canyon fire is a forest fire that started in the northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado and spread over 18, 500 acres.

In 2012 the race will be held at East Fortune where Taylor started his racing career nearly 40 years ago.

At the beginning of the 2012 season Sporting started a perfect 7 – 0 – 0, and with the new addition of players such as Bobby Convey the team has remained on top of the league, setting an MLS record for most minutes played without allowing a shot on goal.

With Sportings rise in popularity in the Kansas City area following the 2011 MLS season, several new supporters groups started up in 2012.

** Lotus F1 Team, a British Formula One team that started competing in 2012 season

The team started the 2012 season with a league worst 10-24 record.

With the arrival of the year 2012, Nostradamus's prophecies started to be co-opted ( especially by the History Channel ) as evidence suggesting that the end of the world is imminent, notwithstanding the fact that his book never mentions the end of the world, let alone the year 2012.

* The Phoenix ( comics ), a weekly British comic that started in 2012

As of September 19, 2012 the production of the type 981 started at the former Karmann-factory in Osnabrück.

In January 2012, Romania started the first large national protests since ' 89, motivated by the global economical crisis of that time and as an answer to the crisis situations and unrest in Europe of 2000s.

When the Beano was revamped on 8th August 2012 Appleby started drawing Roger again and Roger's parents were made younger.

For instance, when the series started, Bart would have to have been born in about 1980, but that would make him 32 years old as of 2012 ) reflects intentionally lost continuity, not genuine retcons.

* In June 2012 started the filming of Twelve Years a Slave ( film ), directed by British director Steve McQueen who also co-wrote the script with John Ridley to adapt Northup's memoir book.