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  • Range control tower dedication honors two Airmen killed in combat

    Amid tears and solemn faces, two fallen heroes were honored by Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen, their Army counterparts and family members during a dedication ceremony of a range control tower here Nov. 30. The newly-constructed tower was named in honor of Staff Sgt. Jacob Frazier and Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano, the first TACP

  • Commentary: Identify theft begins with golden opportunities

    (ACCNS) In the past month, I've been offered a share of $12.8 million from the son of an unfortunate stone merchant in Sierra Leone and a sizeable share of $20.5 million from the son of an unfortunate farmer in Zimbabwe. I've received reminders from two separate banks to 'reconfirm my account details' to prevent identity theft. And, I had two

  • ACC announces family days for 2005

    Air Combat Command announced its list for family days for the coming calendar year, giving its people opportunities to enjoy extended weekends with their families in conjunction with five holidays in 2005.Gen. Hal Hornburg, in one of his last acts as ACCs commander, designated Jan. 14, May 27, July 1, Sept. 2 and Nov. 25 as the commands 2005 family

  • COMACC prepares for retirement; discusses future of AF, ACC

    Air Combat Commands sixth commander, Gen. Hal M. Hornburg, retires from the Air Force Wednesday, three years and three days after taking the leadership helm for the command and the air components for both U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command.As he approaches retirement, the 36-year veteran recalls how it all began as a forward air

  • ACC sets Wingman Day

    All Air Combat Command units will take a day away from their normal routines to focus on the fitness of the commands most valuable resource its people.The ACC commander, Gen. Hal Hornburg, instructed all commanders to take Nov. 8 as a day to focus on the physical, mental and spiritual fitness of our people. The day is part of the Air Forces

  • COMACC inducted into Order of the Sword

    Air Combat Command's enlisted force honored its commander Oct. 22 with induction into the Order of the Sword.Gen. Hal M. Hornburg, who has commanded ACC since November 2001, is the third ACC leader to be inducted into the command's Order of the Sword."This ancient ceremony honors an Airmen's Airman and a leader among leaders," said Chief Master

  • Two ACC units win DOD maintenance awards

    Combat Service Support Battalion 10Marine Corps Air Ground Combat CenterSecretary of Defense Maintenance Award - Small Category509th Munitions SquadronWhiteman Air Force Base, Mo.U.S. Air ForceMarine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif.U.S. Marine CorpsSecretary of Defense Maintenance Award - Medium

  • ACC Services targets Airmen, families with 2005 programs

    While U.S. military forces deployed to the Middle East continue operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, leaders at home are applying lessons learned from the two campaigns to improve joint operations between the Air Force and Army.The first of nearly 20 Air Force and Army initiatives toward improving "JAGO" - joint air-ground operations - became a

  • ACC sets record year for safety

    Air Combat Command set a new command flying safety record and reduced the number of serious injuries to a five-year low, making fiscal year 2004 one of the safest the command has ever seen.The command saw reductions in three key areas - flight mishap rate, number of injuries reported, and number of active duty deaths, according to statistics

  • ACC Services targets Airmen, families with 2005 programs

    A $1 bill is exactly 6.14 inches long, but in the hands of the people at Air Combat Command's Services Directorate here, it will stretch for miles in 2005.Undaunted by an almost 20 percent reduction in morale, welfare, and recreation funds this year, the directorate staff developed a budget plan that's the fiscal equivalent of the "smart bomb.""In
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