Col. (Ret.) Harold Moffat addresses those attending a memorial ceremony for the 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron May 2 at Vance Air Force Base. (Staff Photo by Billy Hefton)
Familiar sounds greeted surviving members of the 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron May 2 as they gathered in hangar 170 at Vance Air Force Base.
The drone of propellers filled the hangar as students and instructors fired up their T-6A Texan II turboprop trainers. read more...
Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 08-09 celebrated its assignment night May 2 with a piano burn, but also paid tribute to the four pilots lost recently in two T-38 Talon aircraft accidents at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. and Sheppard AFB, Texas. (Photo courtesy of retired Col. Wallace “Skip” Collins)
Pilot training tradition at Vance Air Force Base encourages graduating classes to celebrate assignment night, during which student pilots learn their follow-on airframe, with unique flair. read more...
The Holocaust is not merely a story of destruction and loss; it is a story of an apathetic world and a few rare individuals of extraordinary courage. read more...
(From left) Air Force Association members Dan Ohnesorge, Enid AFA Chapter 214 president, James Jacobs, state AFA president, and Bill Shewey, Chapter 214 vice president of government affairs, break ground Tuesday for a heritage statue featuring a pioneer, a World War II pilot and an astronaut on the northeast corner of the courthouse lawn. (Staff Photo by Jennifer Knight)
Eileen Collins made history at Vance Air Force Base and went on to make history as part of America’s space program.
June 26 she will become part of history in downtown Enid.
Collins will be featured as one of the figures on the “Pioneers Past, Present and Future,” statue, which will be erected on the downtown Square. read more...
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) — Pacific Air Forces officials here released the results of its investigation Tuesday of the F-15D Eagle crash that occurred approximately 60 miles off of Oahu Feb. read more...
Air Force senior leaders announced in 2006 the need for Air Force Security Forces to quickly evolve beyond our existing “Cold War” strategic planning and functional paradigms to ensure our airmen are adequately trained, equipped and organized to defend against the new global threats and insurgency realities of our time. read more...
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When you marry a military man, his world comes with a guide book, complete with rules, ranks and regulations, a seasoned wife once told me. read more...
Playing golf at Vance Air Force Base doesn’t require a good swing, just a good throw. That’s because the new disc golf course here makes having fun a breeze. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates paid tribute Tuesday to about 1,100 military spouses who gathered for a Military Spouse Day celebration at the White House, where President Bush promised to continue pushing for more benefits for military families. read more...
Enrollment is open for the fifth annual PEGASYS summer camp set June 2-7.
Summer camp is an educational opportunity aimed at students ages 12-17. read more...
Frequently in our sexual assault prevention trainings, I will ask the question, “Is sexual assault just a women’s issue?” The responses are always interesting and frequently very insightful. read more...
STEP 2: THE STREETS: When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. read more...
Al Roker, NBC’s “Today” show co-host, interviews Airman 1st Class David Blais, a 341st Missile Security Forces Squadron mobile fire teams member, on top of a HUMVEE near a missile alert facility Monday near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)
MALMSTROM AFB, Mont.. (AFPN) — Normally, seeing airmen scramble around an intercontinental ballistic missile wing might make you think it’s time to run for cover. read more...
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) — The assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller described a bright future for financial services during a recent visit with Air Mobility Command financial management officials here. read more...
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) — All active-duty airmen are now required to complete Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Computer Based Training on the Advanced Distributed Learning System by June 30. read more...
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The third annual Tony Trammell Poker Run is 10 a.m. Saturday at the Frisco, 608 N. read more...
Lt. Col. Michael Brill (left), a 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, is congratulated by his wingman, Brig. Gen. Burt Field, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, May 2 at Balad Air Base, Iraq, after the colonel successfully completed more than 6,000 flying hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Brill is the first person in the world to fly more than 6,000 hours in an F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — An Air Force Reserve pilot deployed here broke his own world record for hours spent flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon when he surpassed the 6,000-hour milestone May 2. read more...
SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) —Airman online has a new look —and will feature airmen at war.
The magazine’s new Web page went online May 1, along with the special May-June issue of the magazine dedicated to profiling some of America’s airmen at war. read more...
The Air Education and Training Command Welcome Home Program wants you to win a family vacation.
If you are a recent deployment returnee, see the Airman and Family Readiness Center. read more...
Honoring and meeting the needs of retirees is nothing new for Vance Air Force Base. But one day a year retirees get extra special treatment at Vance. read more...
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — General William R. Looney III, commander of Air Education and Training Command, has convened an accident investigation board to investigate the T-38C Talon crash that killed two Airmen at Sheppard Air Force Base May 1. read more...
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