UPI|July 02, 2009
The first women to fly U.S. military aircraft will be given gold medals to honor their service to the country under a bill signed Wednesday by President Obama.
Air Force Print News|July 02, 2009
Air Force combat search and rescue crews on HH-60G Pave Hawks fly throughout Afghanistan to provide airlift and medical care to servicemembers wounded on the battlefield.
Air Force Print News|July 02, 2009
The numbers are staggering. Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, AMC officials have airlifted approximately 12.5 million passengers, delivered more than 4.5 million tons of cargo, distributed more than 1.5 billion gallons of fuel, and performed nearly 133,000 patient movements.
Air Force Print News|July 01, 2009
After more than 30 years of service, the Air Force's top enlisted leader bade farewell to fellow Airmen in a ceremony here as a new Airman became the 16th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.
Air Force Print News|July 01, 2009
One step on May 11 changed the life course of an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron here.
Associated Press|July 01, 2009
A federal judge sentenced a retired University of Tennessee professor to four years in prison Wednesday for passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran.
Air Force Print News|June 29, 2009
Airmen from six U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases competed in the 2009 USAFE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Challenge here.
Knight Ridder/Tribune|June 30, 2009
Congress and the White House are heading toward a showdown over the future of the F-22 jet fighter, as the Senate plans to consider adding seven more of the planes while the Obama administration warns that a veto is likely over the issue.
Air Force Print News|June 30, 2009
Members of the 9th Munitions Squadron conducted a value stream mapping event June 23 thru 26 here to streamline the squadron's process of handling munitions for training classes.
Air Force Print News|June 30, 2009
Airmen of the 36th Rescue Flight from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., rescued a hiker from Fort Lewis, Wash., who tumbled more than 1,000 feet down a mountain just west of Wenatchee, Wash.
Air Force Print News|June 29, 2009
Vandenberg Air Force Base officials launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration test assembly from North Vandenberg at 3:01 a.m. PDT June 29.
Air Force Print News|June 29, 2009
Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, a small base belonging to a detachment of Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing here, is constantly facing invasion.
Air Force Print News|June 25, 2009
The American Red Cross station here has a "Legacy Room" that is used for private viewing of special events in service members' family-lives, and it was reserved for one special occasion: an Airman deployed here witnessing the birth of his daughter.
Air Force Print News|June 26, 2009
Air Force Medical Service officials commemorated 60 years of service here.
Air Force Print News|June 26, 2009
Air Force combat controllers are a rare breed of elite specialists who accompany U.S. ground troops to serve as a liaison between those forces and the air support they rely on.
Air Force Print News|June 26, 2009
An international rescue effort is underway June 26 to a ship in the Atlantic approximately 700 miles off the west coast of Ireland as a crewmember on board the container ship "Pascha" has fallen seriously ill and needs urgent medical attention.
Miami Herald|June 25, 2009
On Thursday, Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Fraser will be sworn in as the new leader of the U.S. Southern Command, the Pentagon's headquarters for a region that hasn't had a high profile since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks but still poses security concerns.
Air Force Print News|June 25, 2009
Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing may not be known for conducting search and rescue missions, but when a litter of kittens was trapped in a wall here, wing members knew just what to do.
Air Force Print News|June 22, 2009
The 15th chief master sergeant of the Air Force returned to his first duty station for a tour of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley began his Air Force career as an emergency room technician here in 1974. This was the chief's last base visit before his retirement.
Associated Press|June 24, 2009
Military officials say the pilot of the F-16 that crashed Monday night at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state's west desert has died.