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  • Nellis hosts threat analysis working group to replicate U.S. adversaries

    The 57th Information Aggressor Squadron hosted the first-ever Information Operations Threat Analysis Working Group at the Threat Training Facility at Nellis March 27-29. This event brought together experts from 31 U.S. intelligence, research and development, and operational organizations to identify

  • Nuevos Horizontes 2007 unites U.S. and Panama

    The opening ceremony for "Nuevos Horizontes 2007," or New Horizons 2007, was held here March 23 with appearances by top-level U.S. and Panamanian officials. William Eaton, U.S. Ambassador to Panama, and Martin Torrijos Espino, President of the Republic of Panama, were in attendance along with other

  • Beale maintainers team for success

    Maintenance warriors from every career specialty and members throughout Team Beale came together recently to help avert potential loss of life and millions of dollars of military equipment. The maintenance operation was one of the largest Team Beale has seen to date and began when the U-2 Dragon

  • Air Force selects developer for Langley privatization

    Langley took another step toward privatization when the Air Force announced BLB Family Housing, LLC, as the highest bidder for Langley's Military Housing Privatization Initiative recently. BLB, a venture between Hunt ELP, Ltd. and Pinnacle American Management Services, will be responsible for

  • Holloman hosts Air Force Honor Guard 'elite'

    The Steel Talons Base Honor Guard and Team Holloman rolled out the red carpet for the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team welcoming them Holloman March 16-20. The team stopped here as part of their three-and-a-half week Desert Tour for three performances that demonstrated the precision of today's

  • Ceremony commemorates fighter squadron's F-16 era

    In the end, it all came down to 16. Nearly 16 years of flying F-16 fighters ended here when the 389th Fighter Squadron officially transferred to a new airframe and a new mission during a ceremony March 16. Lt. Col. Phillip Hoover, the 389th FS's outgoing commander, flew the squadron's final training

  • Captain earns spot on DOD speakers tour

    An Airman from the 33rd Fighter Wing is one of two Air Force members selected for a new Department of Defense program. Capt. Michael Frasco, a flight commander in the wing's 33rd Maintenance Operations Squadron, joins representatives from each military service in the "Why We Serve" Speakers Outreach

  • Small shop wins big at ACC

    The 33rd Fighter Wing Life Support Section was selected from eight other units as the 2006 winner of the Air Combat Command Small Program of the Year Award. This section, composed of 58th and 60th Fighter Squadron Life Support Airmen, overcame manning challenges to win the award as there were times

  • Ellsworth school bus service still rolling ... for now

    Ellsworth leadership announced in February that Air Combat Command provided funding to ensure school bus service would remain available here for the remainder of this school year. But that's a one-time band-aid to temporarily ease the pain as this convenience will likely not be available for the

  • Acceptance team continues to improve processes

    Air Combat Command's award-winning acceptance team in Marietta, Ga., is setting the precedent on how the Air Force accepts airplanes. ACC's Raptor Acceptance Team is a geographically separated unit that works alongside the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, during production of the

  • 820th SFG celebrates 10 years of readiness, defense

    The 820th Security Forces Group celebrated its 10th anniversary March 17, marking the milestone for the Air Force's only self-sufficient security forces group dedicated solely to contingency taskings. Since its reactivation in 1997 as an 80-member headquarters unit at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas,

  • Nomads lend hand to tornado victims

    Less than two weeks after tornadoes ripped through Enterprise, Ala., most of the city still looked shredded. Even with volunteers coming in from different parts of the country to help out, more was still needed. That's when Airmen from the 33rd Maintenance Squadron decided to help their neighbors to

  • Air Combat Command to recognize 'Airmen of Excellence'

    Air Combat Command will formally recognize its nominees to the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at a banquet April 13 at the officer's club here. "Airmen of Excellence" will be recognized in four categories: Airman, NCO, senior NCO and first sergeant. Nominees come from across the

  • Moody ORE tests combat readiness

    The 23rd Wing is exercising its ability to prepare and implement plans for a short-notice deployment scenario. The four-day Operational Readiness Exercise, which includes nearly every Air Combat Command component here, began March 19 and is scheduled to wrap-up March 23. "We're trying to simulate a

  • Moody maintainers receive AF-level praise

    A high deployment tempo, combined with effectively balancing the needs of two airframes, led aircraft maintainers here to receive Air Force-level recognition. The 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was recently awarded a 2006 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award. The award serves as testament

  • Data links give Airmen attack controllers 'big picture'

    A small group of Airmen are having a dramatic effect on the battlefield. They're in demand from everyone from Army squads and platoons to large defense contractors. Everyone wants a joint terminal attack controller on their team -- and with good reason. They are crucial to putting air force bombs on

  • First MQ-9 Reaper lands at Creech Air Force Base

    On March 13, Creech Air Force Base welcomed the first MQ-9 Reaper, a larger and much more capable version of the MQ-1 Predator. The aircraft completed initial testing in California, then flew more than 250 miles in two hours to land at Creech. The aircraft was piloted by Lt. Col. Jon Greene, 42nd

  • 'Abort Court' rules over Moody aircraft maintainers

    The 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently began taking broken jets "to court" as a way to discover the root cause of mission-scrubbing system failures. The "abort court" which began in January, examines all lost sorties from the previous month and analyzes their causes by looking at the "big

  • No injuries in Nellis F-16 crash

    More information is available about the F-16 crash that occurred on the Nevada Test and Training Range March 12. An F-16C Falcon assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School here crashed at 8:50 p.m. near the end of the runway, while on approach to the Tonopah Test

  • F-117A retirement bittersweet occasion

    It was a bittersweet occasion for many members of Team Holloman as the first six F-117A Nighthawks made their final flight into retirement March 12. More than 500 spectators from Holloman and the Alamogordo community showed up to sign the jets and say their goodbyes. "With the launch of these great

  • Fuel tank farm powers Moody into future

    The 23rd Logistics Readiness Squadron here is currently undergoing a major fuel storage facility upgrade to improve public safety, fuel quality and delivery time for aviation fuel to Team Moody's aircraft. The year-long modernization project involves the complete restoration of the base's four tanks

  • Former NBA pros teach youth at camp

    Two former Sacramento Kings players hosted a basketball camp for Beale youth in appreciation for the efforts of Team Beale. Kids ages 6 to 14 filled the Harris Fitness Center basketball and tennis courts for three hours Sunday afternoon and participated in professional basketball drills lead by two

  • Heritage flight conference commemorates past

    World War II aircraft flew the skies here with modern fighters at Air Combat Command's 2007 Heritage Flight Conference Feb. 27 through March 4. Historic P-51 Mustangs and F-4 Phantom IIs flew in two-, three-, and four-ship formations with six ACC demonstration teams, including the newly created F-22

  • 'New Horizons' Belize holds opening ceremony

    The opening ceremony for New Horizons Belize was held here March 8 with a groundbreaking for a new school building for the village. Airmen and Soldiers from both active and National Guard units will build four new school buildings in different villages during their deployment to Belize. Medical

  • AF financial management leaders visit Ellsworth

    Key leaders in the Air Force financial management community gathered here in late February to discuss current issues impacting training and development of the enlisted FM force and financial operations. They also discussed the ongoing progress in the stand up of the Air Force Financial Services

  • Medics provide critical aid during Nicaraguan mission

    Members from the 9th Medical Group returned March 3 from a two-week medical readiness training exercise in Nicaragua, where they provided medical care to more than 6,600 patients. "We went to Nicaragua to treat patients as part of a humanitarian aid mission, but part of the mission was also to

  • Wing commander, wife recognized for service

    Air Combat Command officials recently announced the 23rd Wing commander and his wife as the 2007 ACC nominees for the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award. The award recognizes Col. Joseph Callahan, and his wife Felicia, for local contributions to the nation, Air Force and community that best

  • AF award recognizes 1st AMXS

    The 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was recently named the 2006 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award winner in the on-equipment aircraft maintenance (large) category. The award, announced Feb. 22, recognized the unit's accomplishments during the past year. Those accomplishments included

  • Nutritional medicine team named best in AF

    The 1st Medical Support Squadron's Nutritional Medicine team has taken its winning streak to the next level. After winning Air Combat Command-level awards for the past four years, Langley's Airmen took the title of the 2006 Air Force nutritional medicine team of the year. "Our team is top notch,"

  • 426th IOS Airman selected as Air Force goal keeper

    Senior Airman Steven Delaney, 426th Information Operations Squadron, mission management technician, was selected for the Air Force soccer team and went on to compete as their goal keeper in the Armed Forces Tournament Jan. 16-23 in Florida. Airman Delaney was selected for the team after attending

  • Gunfighters win Tuskegee team award

    Four members from the 366th Security Forces Squadron currently deployed to Iraq recently earned the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Team of the Month honor. Tech. Sgt. Tobby Slay, Staff Sgt. Nick Allen, Senior Airman Will Edwards and Senior Airman Chris Figueroa won the honor for their work

  • Shaw personnel submit damage claims online

    Shaw Airmen and government employees can now submit claims online for damage to their household goods and personal property.The only "filing" required after that is dropping off the pink copy of the shipping documents at the base legal office.The Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps consolidated

  • Service before Self: local couple donates fuel for Afghan women

    Editor's note: This article has been corrected from its original form, which labed a chief master sergeant as a command chief of a squadron. The Air force does not have a command chief position at the squadron level. Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Melahn, 2nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Master

  • Aviator sets ironman milestone

    A B-1 weapons system officer here recently soared over the 4,500-flying hour milestone while strapped inside his Lancer - a feat impressing many people in the B-1 community. Maj. Wayne Catanzaro, 28th Operations Support Squadron instructor weapons system officer, was flying a mission in support of

  • Consolidated support flight meets AFSO21 challenge

    While many shops in the Air Force are finding they have to do "less with less," one maintenance shop here is instead asking how can they do more with less. The newly consolidated support flight in the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is an example of how Airmen in the 7th Maintenance Group are

  • Holloman vehicle decals eliminated

    Vehicles entering Holloman are no longer required to register on base, therefore eliminating the need for vehicle decals and vehicle passes. This change was implemented here March 1.Dropping the decal requirement will be implemented Air Force-wide and will save the service $727,000 a year, said Maj.

  • ACC announces winners of 2006 AF Information Operations Awards Program

    The following are ACC winners of the fourth annual Air Force Information Operations Awards Program:- Outstanding AD Information Operations Field Grade Officer (Level I): Maj. Kimberly M. Johnson, Air Intellegence Agency- Outstanding ARC Information Operations Company Grade Officer (Level I): Capt.

  • ACC announces their 2006 Public Affairs achievement award winners

    The following are the ACC 2006 Public Affairs achievement award winners:A. Individual Awards for Public Affairs Excellence - Wing Level Outstanding PA field grad officer1st Place: Maj. Joseph Dellavedova, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 2nd Place: Maj. Wesley Miller IV, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley

  • True fifth-generation: F-35 demonstration visits Hill

    More than 400 service and community members had a chance to step into the future of Hill Air Force Base during an F-35 Lightning II briefing and cockpit demonstration presented by Lockheed Martin here recently. The 388th FW is being considered as one of the first operational wings for the F-35,

  • 2006 Air Combat Command annual award winners

    The following 2006 Air Combat Command annual award winners were announced Feb. 22: Airman of the Year Airman 1st Class Michael White Jr., ACC/A7 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Tech. Sgt. Edwin Bratsveen, ACC/PA Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Teresa Denton-Price,

  • Team Seymour loses superior performer

    Airman 1st Class Gina B. Walton, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, died Feb. 17 due to injuries suffered during an automobile accident while visiting her home state of Florida. Since being assigned here in June, the material management specialist had earned accolades as a superior performer in

  • Emergency responders stand ready for any crisis

    Moody emergency response teams recently began using a new emergency operations center incorporating federally standardized practices to improve safety and security of the base during times of crisis. By sharing a common language between local, state and federal agencies, maximizing new information

  • Beale captain earns Bronze Star medal

    A captain with the 9th Security Forces Squadron here recently received a Bronze Star for his meritorious service while deployed in Iraq. Capt. David Celeste Jr., 9th SFS officer-in-charge of training and resources, earned the medal for his contributions to the war fighting effort while serving in

  • Raptor debuts at Red Flag, dominates skies

    The 94th Fighter Squadron deployed 14 F-22A Raptors and 197 personnel from Langley AFB, Va., to participate in the aircraft's first Red Flag exercise, which ran from Feb. 3 to 16 here. An official from the 65th Aggressor Squadron said the F-22s demonstrated an extremely lopsided advantage in their

  • COMACC swears in new Airmen at Daytona 500

    Airmen, start your engines! More than 35 delayed entry recruits were sworn into the Air Force Sunday by Gen. Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander, before the "Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The event took place outside the track at the Air Force recruiting booth, which featured large

  • Hennessy team visits Gunfighters

    A team of Air Force food service experts is scheduled to visit here Feb. 24 to rate the base's dining facility against others across the Air Force as part of the annual John L. Hennessy Trophy competition. Established in 1956, the Hennessy Trophy goes to the base with the most impressive food

  • Propane plant fuels utility alternatives for Moody

    The 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron recently began using a new propane-air mix system to create an alternative source of fuel, allowing the base to avoid paying high contract fees for natural gas. The system, which Moody began using in November 2006, substitutes propane for the natural gas used on base

  • F-22 Raptors make mark at Red Flag

    The F-22A Raptor is flying in its first Red Flag exercise that started here Feb. 3, showcasing its stealth, super cruise and other advantages absent in legacy fighters. Within the exercise, pilots from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va., are flying F-22s against Red Flag aggressors, with

  • Team Eglin keeps F-15Es airborne in AOR

    In order to unravel problems seen on operational aircraft, two 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the Central Command theater of operations recently flew for the first time with Solid State Recorders installed by a quick reaction team from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The combined

  • Air Combat Command goes wireless

    All 16 bases in Air Combat Command now offer high-speed wireless Internet connections in lodging at no cost to the guest. For Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, high-speed access for those on temporary duty assignments away from their home stations is very important. "Internet

  • Shaw Airmen ensure safety at Balad

    Three Shaw Airmen are ensuring people deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, remember safety. Lt. Col. Chris Ashby and Master Sgts. Greg Patterson and Butch Rutan all work in the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office at Balad Air Base, Iraq. They already have a working relationship from their home

  • Iron Thunder roars through Shaw

    On most days, the only aircraft on the flightline at Shaw are F-16CJs, but this week the 77th Fighter Squadron hosted a four-day exercise called Operation Iron Thunder, in which many aircraft and people from different states and countries participated. Participating aircraft included B-1B bombers

  • Raptors head out for first real-world deployment

    Twelve Raptors left here Feb. 7 for a 22-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean - the final phase of the F-22A's first real-world deployment.Along with the Air Force's newest weapon system, more than 250 Airmen left Feb. 6, as part of the regularly scheduled Air Expeditionary Force deployment. The

  • ACC Command Chief: Moody vital to AF mission

    The top enlisted Airman in Air Combat Command visited here Feb. 6 and 7, spreading his enthusiasm about the impact of Moody on the Air Force mission. As the Global War on Terrorism contributes to the high operations tempo, Moody Airmen are doing their part to meet the Air Force's increasingly

  • Helicopter support trailer provides rapid mobility to Moody maintainers

    It appears to be just a plain gray box, with a drop down rear ramp and external lighting. There are no flashy unit murals or logos. In fact, there is no labeling on the trailer at all, other than a government license plate. This nondescript trailer, recently purchased by the 723rd Aircraft

  • Budget constraints could affect Ellsworth school buses

    Air Force-wide budget cuts, which are rapidly becoming hard realities for all Airmen, have the potential to force Ellsworth to discontinue school bus service in order to fund mission essential items. For more than 15 years, Ellsworth has supplied school bus services to base children using funds from

  • ACC announces Media Contest results

    Air Combat Command officials announced the results of the 2006 ACC Media Contest, which honors the best journalism and photojournalism work in the command's base newspapers.Winners were chosen by a panel of 17 civilian judges with experience in journalism and newspaper operations.First-place winners

  • ACC announces Outstanding Security Forces Unit award winners

    The following are the Outstanding Security Forces Unit Award winners for 2006. The unit winners by category are: A. Outstanding Active Duty Small SF Unit Award: Joint Security Forces, Joint Task Force Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras B. Outstanding Active Duty Medium SF Unit Award: 824th Security

  • Strike Eagles 'rain thunder' on enemy

    When an F-15E Strike Eagle goes by low and fast, the ground shakes and even crew chiefs with years of experience with the aircraft can get surprised. With its advanced sensors and wide array of weapons, enemy forces don't have to see or hear the F-15E for it to strike them. "We can find targets on

  • Moody opens doors to new housing

    Team Moody celebrated the completion of the first new single family housing units with a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 31 at the new Magnolia Grove Housing area. The $52 million project provides 383 three- and four-bedroom homes in Magnolia Grove, each with no less than 1,630 square feet of space.

  • 57th Information Aggressor Squadron stands up

    The 57th Adversary Tactics Group reached another milestone recently on its path to fully integrating the chief of staff of the Air Force's vision for the group as "Threats Central." Lt. Col. Rudolph Butler III assumed command of the newly formed 57th Information Aggressor Squadron Jan. 30.The

  • New technology takes pain out of major dentistry

    Dental work for deploying Moody Airmen that once took six weeks can now be accomplished at the dental clinic in a number of hours, thanks to a new computer-based system now in use. The $64,000 system frees laboratory technicians from the time-consuming process of molding plaster, shaping wax,

  • Warbirds return to nest after five months

    Five months, more than 6,000 nautical miles and a 100-degree difference in temperature later, 110 Warbirds returned to the nest Jan. 30 from a deployment to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, amid "welcome home" signs, balloons and excited children.The Airmen were the largest wave of deployers returning

  • Missing Airman declared dead

    Andersen Air Force Base officials today (CST) announced that Airman 1st Class Michael McDonald, 5th Maintenance Squadron, has been declared dead after being reported missing in the waters off Tarague Beach, Guam, since Jan. 26 (CST). "We're all saddened by the tragic loss of Airman McDonald," said

  • Air Force proposes adding 23 F-15s, F-16s at Nellis

    The Air Force is proposing to base 23 additional F-15 and F-16 aircraft here and to add about 520 people as a result of changes mandated by the recent base realignment and closure process. The proposed changes are detailed in an environmental assessment that is available for public comment through

  • Airmen ideas carry big payout

    The spirit of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century has sent organizations Air Force-wide picking brains for new ideas and new ways to accomplish the mission. For two Seymour Johnson Airmen, the new ideas they submitted earned them a little extra spending money. Master Sgt. Terry Fraser,

  • AF improves unit climate assessment process

    A revitalized unit climate assessment program is being implemented Air Force-wide in an effort to better assist commanders in determining the human relations climate within their organization. While the basic questions provided to the survey taker have not changed much, the new program provides the

  • 823rd SFS hones combat-care skills through realistic training

    Five Airmen lay broken, bleeding and screaming for help along the smoke obscured tree line, while gunfire cracks overhead and thunderous mortar blasts shake the ground at terrifyingly irregular intervals. Through the smoke, a dismounted squad urgently approaches. The scene that confronts them is a

  • 820th SFG evaluates non-lethal weapon

    Airmen of the 820th Security Forces Group here are currently evaluating a long-range, nonlethal weapon system that could eventually save lives in the war on terrorism. The Active Denial System is designed to engage and repel human targets by projecting a beam of energy that creates an intolerable

  • SECAF: Ground-support missions a temporary change for AF culture

    Airmen are increasingly meeting the enemy face-to-face while augmenting ground commanders in non-traditional roles more typical of Soldiers, said Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Jan. 19. These in-lieu-of taskings, as they are known, are part of the Air

  • U-2 community celebrates 6,000 days in Southwest Asia

    In the past two years, the U-2 Dragon Lady has met major milestones. The first notable highlight, the 50th anniversary of the U-2 Dragon Lady, took place in September 2005 and saw many U-2 veterans return home to celebrate the occasion. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing achieved a new landmark as Jan. 23

  • 820th SFG to use new enemy-locating technology

    The 820th Security Forces Group was recently selected as the first Air Force unit to purchase and deploy the Ground Situational Awareness Toolkit. The GSAT kit, consisting of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial system and ShotSpotter gunfire acquisition technology, will allow the group to identify

  • 'Drug of choice' not a choice

    A "drug of choice" has been identified by the 7th Medical Group and Dyess' Office of Special Investigations, but choosing to use it leaves Air Force members without many choices. Cocaine, also known as coke, snow, crack or rock, is popular in the local area because the cost has dropped in the last

  • MEDIA CONTEST: 50 years of combat readiness, BUFFs reach another milestone

    The B-52 reached another milestone Sunday with the 50th anniversary of the first B-52 wing being declared combat ready. The 93d Bombardment Wing was declared combat ready March 12, 1956 after being activated June 29, 1955. According to Mr. Buck Rigg, 8th Air Force museum director, although it had

  • MEDIA CONTEST: Ripped Off: The Story of No. 61-023

    It looks like any other B-52 sitting on Barksdale's parking apron but serial No. 61-023 has a past that is almost beyond belief. 42 years ago this jet was used for a flight test to examine the effects of turbulence at varying altitudes and airspeeds. The flight was supposed to be routine. However,

  • ACC top leader is 'proud of 388th FW members'

    Air Combat Command's top leader said he's proud of the 388th Fighter Wing members' "enthusiasm and commitment to the mission" - something he saw firsthand during a visit here Jan. 9-11. "I was very impressed with the folks I met here ... impressed with the mission they're executing," said Gen.

  • Langley receives last Raptor, completes fleet

    The 1st Fighter Wing received its last assigned F-22A Raptor Friday when the 94th Fighter Squadron accepted tail number 5085, bringing the total to 40 F-22s to complete the fleet. Brig. Gen. Burt Field, 1st Fighter Wing commander, flew the final jet from the Lockheed Martin factory in Marietta, Ga.

  • Moody CDC recognized as best in ACC

    Proving again they're the "best of the best," the Moody Air Force Base Child Development Center recently received top honors in Air Combat Command. This is the second year the CDC has been recognized as being the best in its command. Last year the center received top honors in Air Force Special