GALVESTON, Texas (AFPN) — Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard and Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard banded together with civilian emergency responders earlier this week to help people affected by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas. read more...
higher calling Senior Airman Virginia Liranzo (left) with the 71st Communications Squadron, receives her re-enlistment oath from Lt. Col. David Stewart, 71st Mission Support Group deputy commander, during a ceremony Monday at the top of a 75-foot antenna tower at Vance Air Force Base. Stewart is a former commander of the Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
President George W. Bush shakes hands with military members Tuesday at Ellington Field, Texas, before assessing the damage from Hurricane Ike from the Marine 1 helicopter around the Gulf Coast. Active duty, Reserve and Guard service members are assisting with the relief effort after the storm ravaged the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Marcus Falleaf)
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Air Force reservists assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, a inter-agency search and rescue unit based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, rescued 17 people from Hurricane Ike flood waters last weekend in a small Texas town.
The reservists, deployed from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., with two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and two HC-130P/N long-range refueling aircraft were en route to the Galveston area when they flew over the town of Nederland, population 2,000, and saw it was mostly underwater. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Officials have released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list containing 88 Air Force specialties, effective Monday.
The new program includes a $93 million budget increase, almost triple the amount of the current program. read more...
CAMERON, La. (AFPN) — A military response team arrived here Monday to begin cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Ike. read more...
Staff Sgt. Matt Bowling and his K-9 partner, Cini, worked with other explosive-detection dog teams to clear a building in Oklahoma City prior to President George Bush’s visit last week. Bowling and Cini are assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
My primary duty is to provide legal advice and counsel to base leadership. Sometimes, what I have to say on an issue may not be very popular, but it’s part of the job. read more...
Hispanic-Americans have long strengthened our country and contributed to the spirit of America. In commemoration of these great contributions, Monday to Oct. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —The chief of staff of the Air Force addressed Air Force Association Air and Space Technology Convention delegates here Tuesday to share his vision for the future of the service. read more...
happy birthday, Air Force Team Vance recognized the Air Force’s 61st birthday with an early cake-cutting Monday, by (left to right) Jean Forshee, Airman 1st Class Trevor Huddleston, Col. Mark Nowland and Warren Scheffe. Forshee is senior government employee at Vance, serving here since 1977. Huddleston, 18 years old, is the junior enlisted airman at Vance. Nowland is 71st Flying Training Wing commander. Scheffe is senior contract employee at Vance, working here since 1960. During the ceremony in the atrium of the 71st FTW headquarters building, Nowland said “Twenty years from now, on the 81st Air Force birthday, who knows what kind of aircraft lieutenants at this ceremony will be flying.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Angie Roche)
DALLAS (AFPN) — The U.S. Air Force Academy culminated a week of unpredictability with a hard-fought 31-28 win against Conference USA foe Houston Sept. read more...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Thad Lewis threw three touchdown passes to Eron Riley and Vincent Rey returned a fumble for a score to help Duke beat Navy 41-31 Sept. read more...
Capt. David Deptula, an F-15 Eagle pilot with the 67th Fighter Squadron, and his father, Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, prepare for an F-15 flight Sept. 4 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Gen. Deptula, an F-15 pilot and a former member of the 67th Fighter Squadron himself from 1979-1983, had the rare opportunity to fly with his son while on a trip to visit Air Force ISR professionals in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) — It’s not every day a father gets to dogfight against his son in a high-performance fighter aircraft, 20,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. read more...
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) — A brake-metering-valve failure caused a B-1B Lancer to collide with two aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles March 7 in Guam, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board released here Sept. read more...
WANTED — A frustrated office worker learns he is the son of a professional assassin, and he shares his father’s superhuman killing abilities. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Have you ever wished you could tell your leaders what you think? That power will soon be at your fingertips with the launching of the 2008 Air Force Climate Survey Oct. read more...
A flightline ground crew secures a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle for towing to a secure hangar on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air Force officials announced a two-pronged approach to address the need for pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles such as the Global Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Air Force is taking a two-pronged approach to address the increasing need for pilots of unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan and Iraq, an Air Force official said recently. read more...
The second annual Vance Air Force Base Adventure Race will be held Saturday.
The 3.1-mile run, 2-mile raft and 12-mile bike event will begin at 9 a.m.
Sign up as an individual or form a relay or extreme team. read more...
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Chief Master Sgt. Robert Tappana, Air Education Training Command command chief, shared his thoughts on his new position and some aspects of Air Force training during a recent visit to Team Sheppard. read more...
5th FTS gets new boss Lt. Col. Paul Tom (right) accepts the command of the 5th Flying Training Squadron from Col. James Smetzer, deputy commander of the 340th Flying Training Group at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 12 in Hangar 170 at Vance AFB. The former commander, Col. Kevin Kallsen, is taking an assignment as assistant director of operations with the 340th FTG. The 5th FTS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit that augments all phases of flying training by providing qualified instructor pilots to the other flying squadrons at Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma will sponsor caboose rides to Drummond which leave from Splash Zone, 1122 Trails West, at 10 and 11 a.m. read more...
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