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  • Nellis seeks bids in aircraft maintenance competition

    Companies interested in taking over back-shop aircraft maintenance work here have 60 days to submit their bids. Nellis officials said the final request for proposal and the performance work statement were released July 25. Interested companies have until Sept. 24 to submit their bids. Contract award

  • New Jersey F-16 accident report released

    Air Force officials determined that the cause of the forest fire on the Warren Grove Training Range in New Jersey on May 15 was pilot error, committed when a pilot of an F-16C Falcon deployed countermeasure flares at an altitude that allowed the flares to contact the range while still burning. Maj.

  • Global Hawk flies first deployment from Beale

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing's RQ-4 Global Hawk program passed a significant milestone by completing the first operational Global Hawk deployment from Beale, touching down at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, this week. "This is the first time in United States Air Force history that we've deployed the

  • 7th Bomb Wing deploys to Southwest Asia

    More than 300 members of the 7th Bomb Wing deployed July 20 for a six-month rotation to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. As individuals waited to board the aircraft and depart, many expressed a wide variety of emotions, but most said they were looking forward to

  • Angel Thunder: Exercise or action movie?

    "Execute, execute, execute!" That's how the exercise scenario began. The next sound was a huge explosion. A rocket-propelled grenade had just struck a military convoy and the air was suddenly filled with black smoke. Nearly 10 minutes later, as the smoke started to dissipate, the faint sounds of

  • Team Seymour pinch hits in Last Frontier

    The 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., demonstrated its readiness to deliver air power on target, on time as 169 Airmen and 10 F-15E Strike Eagles deployed with short notice to Red Flag-Alaska, a multinational air combat training exercise. The wing is the lead wing for the

  • Security forces NCO earns Bronze Star with Valor

    Staff Sgt. Jason A. Kimberling, 366th Security Forces Squadron, was awarded a Bronze Star Medal with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal here July 19 for his actions Aug. 8, 2006, in Qalat Province, Afghanistan. Nearly a year ago, Sergeant Kimberling was part of a three-man security forces convoy

  • Stealth gets royal visit

    When the 49th Fighter Wing's Demonstration Team set up a static display aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, July 14 and 15, they had no idea they would attract the eye of Britain's royal family. On the second day of the international air show, Prince

  • Wing excels during environmental inspection

    The 33rd Fighter Wing was part of a base-wide Environmental and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment Management Program inspection July 9-13. After completing the week-long inspection, the 33rd FW earned no infractions, zero findings and three positive remarks. "I have been here for 17 years

  • AFREP maintainers: 'We can fix anything'

    An A-10 aircraft is made up of thousands of unique components and parts, most of which are essential for the jet to take flight. When one of them breaks, the aircraft is grounded until it gets repaired. For that aircraft, the mission stops. The part often can't be fixed on the spot, which means

  • 'Castle Coombe Mess' cup donated

    In 1943, nine officers stood together with World War II Gen. Ira C. Eaker in England's Castle Coombe, silver cups raised in the audacious hope of a history-making victory, and to the equally optimistic hope that when the war ended they would gather to conduct reunions celebrating that victory. As

  • WWII vet receives Purple Heart

    Sixty-two years after receiving an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army Air Forces, a former B-24 flight engineer from the 494th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force, received a Purple Heart Medal at a ceremony in Stephenville, Texas, July 13. Staff Sgt. Elbert Lindley, 89, was wounded in action by Japanese

  • Moody lieutenant uses quick thinking, saves child from drowning

    Some instinctive thinking combined with Air Force-taught self-aid and buddy care skills helped a Moody lieutenant revive a small child who appeared to have drowned. 2nd Lt. John Bergmans, 820th Security Forces Group intelligence analyst, was finishing a workout at his apartment complex's gym July 6

  • Air Force recognized for achievements in awarding veterans contracts

    The Department of Veterans Affairs recognized 23 Air Force bases for achievement under the Champions of Veteran Enterprise program during a conference here June 27. The Third Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo was held at Caesars Palace and honored installations with the

  • Wireless books help Moody maintainers stay 'on the go'

    In sticking with Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, the 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is now ordering parts on the flight line via a wireless computer system, allowing Airmen to be more productive. A wireless laptop system, called a GoBook, has cut approximately eight steps from

  • Firefighters battle wildfires

    Base firefighters here battled three wildfires sparked by lightning after a thunderstorm passed over Elmore County July 6.The fires were among several blazes that scorched thousands of acres of open prairie across southern Idaho that evening.Firefighters responded to an on-base fire near the

  • A 'Flock of Eagles' descends upon Moody

    Team Moody handled an unusual situation July 1 when 22 fighter aircraft from two Air Force bases in Florida landed here due to severe weather over their home stations. While Moody's airfield is a pre-arranged alternate or "divert" location for many local bases, the arrival of the eight F-15 Eagles

  • Medical Element helps village of El Horno

    While many Americans celebrated the 4th of July with cookouts, fireworks and family outings, Soldiers and Airman from the Medical Element at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, volunteered their four-day weekend to help those in need. Approximately 40 American and Honduran servicemembers traveled from the

  • Director premiers "Transformers" at Holloman

    The base got a taste of Hollywood June 29 when director Michael Bay visited to screen his latest film, "Transformers," for a capacity crowd at the base theater -- days before its official nation-wide release. Mr. Bay thanked the Air Force and Holloman Airmen for supporting his crew during the

  • Airmen honor 30 years of AWACS

    The 552nd Air Control Wing celebrated the 30th anniversary of the E-3 Sentry, also known as the Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, June 29 through July 1, with 552nd commanders and Airmen, past and present, coming from around the globe to share their stories."The AWACS heritage is rich

  • Air Force celebrates 30th anniversary of E-3 Sentry

    The 552nd Air Control Wing will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the E-3 Sentry with events from June 28 to July 1.The aircraft with the signature dome is the Air Force's airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, and provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed

  • Cadets see opportunities at Shaw

    More than 100 South Carolina Civil Air Patrol cadets had the opportunity to experience a day at Shaw June 27 to learn about a variety of jobs and the day-to-day of active-duty life. "The most beneficial part of the tour is taking these teenagers at a decision point in their lives and allowing them

  • Langley: Web of success

    Due to continuing marketing efforts, the 1st Fighter Wing Public Affairs office nearly doubled its Web site readership overnight. Page views on www.langley.af.mil rose from 41.39 percent June 14 and 79.80 percent June 15 from the previous week, respectively. The jump made Langley the fourth

  • Predators reach quarter-million flight hours

    Airmen from the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron flew an MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle past the 250,000 flying hour milestone marking the historic milestone with a ceremony here June 22.   "This historic achievement in the evolution of air and space power underlines the United States Air Force

  • 480th Intelligence Wing welcomes new commander

    Col. James R. Marrs assumed command of the 480th Intelligence Wing in a ceremony here June 22. Col. Judy G. Chizek relinquished command after nearly two years as the wing's commander. Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder Jr., Eighth Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony. "The wing has accomplished

  • AF, Navy squadrons team for dissimilar training

    The blue flight caps were the first sign something different had landed here. The 60th Fighter Squadron from the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., deployed 16 F-15Cs and more than 200 personnel June 15 for two weeks of dissimilar air combat training as an exercise in joint training

  • 'Ambassadors in Blue' begin European Goodwill Tour

    Michael Patterson, a 64-year-old cattle farmer, was born and raised in Ballinlough, a county just outside Galway, Ireland. He's never flown in any aircraft, let alone one streaking across the sky at 500 miles per hour. Yet as he watched the Air Force Thunderbirds perform over his native skies June

  • A-10s get digital makeover

    The Air Force is making significant changes to its fleet of Warthogs as part of the "Precision Engagement" upgrade, which changes the aircraft designation from A-10A to A-10C. "It's the largest upgrade the A-10 has ever had by far," said Maj. Drew English, program manager for A-10C Precision

  • 49 MDG Airmen return from MEDRETE

    Fourteen doctors and technicians from the 49th Medical Group recently returned from a two-week humanitarian assistance exercise in Bambil Desecho, Ecuador. "The intent of the Medical Readiness Training Exercise was to provide the Airmen with training in an austere location and the opportunity to

  • AF recognizes 30 years of public service with new support center

    Col. Kenn Todorov, 23rd Wing commander, took one of the final steps in the completion of Moody Air Force Base's new $10 million consolidated customer service facility by dedicating the Parker Greene Base Support Center June 22. The act was in recognition of Mr. Greene's 30 years of service to Moody

  • 12th Air Force hosts Blue Flag

    More than 900 U.S. and coalition forces from around the globe began battling a new enemy June 18: the fictitious "Califon," an aggressive nation bent on controlling the mineral fields located on the island of "Pacifica." The scenario is part of exercise Blue Flag 07-2, an operational-level exercise

  • Medical team provides care to Hondurans

    A medical team from Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, treated more than 200 Hondurans during a two-week medical readiness training exercise June 12-21. The team of medical professionals, specializing in ear,

  • SBA launches loan initiative for veterans, servicemembers

    The SBA launched the new Patriot Express Pilot Loan as the latest extension to the financial, procurement, and technical assistance programs the agency provides to the military community. Patriot Express is a streamlined loan product based on SBA's highly successful SBA Express Program, but with

  • History project honors vets with 'The Great War'

    The Veterans History Project, a program of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, presents "The Great War," a tribute to World War I veterans, in a new section of its Web site at www.loc.gov/vets. Rich in personal detail, photographs, journals and letters, "The Great War" provides a

  • COMACC to retire this fall

    Air Force officials announced June 20, that Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, will retire from the Air Force this fall.The president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D. W. Corley to the Senate to succeed General Keys as ACC commander.General Keys assumed

  • Agreement marks environmental milestone for Whiteman

    With a stroke of the pen, another chapter in Whiteman's Cold War history was brought to a close Tuesday in Kansas City. Air Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Missouri Department of Natural Resources officials signed a Long-Term Stewardship Agreement for the Missouri Minuteman II

  • Guard wing transitions to Langley

    The Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing celebrates a major milestone June 20 as it records the wing's last F-16 training mission.The wing, which has flown the F-16 since 1991 and is the nation's first ANG unit to fly the F-22A Raptor, and will conduct associated operations with the 1st

  • Ready to deploy: 509th EOD, SFS complete Joint Service training

    With the sun setting in the distance, a UH-60 Blackhawk took flight from Whiteman's north ramp area toward the Cobra site during a week-long joint aerial training scenario. Under the guise of night, the fully loaded helicopter, provided by the Missouri Army National Guard in Fort Leonard Wood,

  • 480th breaks ground on DCGS facility, dedicates new ops center June 19

    Members of the 480th Intelligence Wing will break ground on a new $44.8M Distributed Common Ground Station facility and dedicate a new operations center in the wing headquarters in separate ceremonies here June 19. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 144-thousand square foot DCGS facility represents

  • Pilot names released in Red Flag collision

    An F-15C and F-16C were involved in a midair collision over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex at approximately 11:05 a.m. June 11. Both aircraft were participating in a training mission. Maj. Jason W. Costello, an F-15 pilot assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Va., safely ejected from his aircraft

  • Holloman team wins 'Best in the West' at Cannon

    The Holloman weapons load crew and bomb demonstration team earned"Best in the West" honors at the Pioneer Air Festival at Cannon Air Force Base June 8. The Pioneer Air Festival, held in conjunction with Pioneer Days, an annual event in Clovis, N.M., demonstrates showcases the Air Force. Air

  • ACC aircraft involved in midair collision

    An F-15C and F-16C were involved in a midair collision over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex at 11:23 a.m. June 11. Both Pilots are uninjured and are being observed at a local medical facility. The aircraft were participating in a training mission as part of Red Flag, Alaska scheduled for May 31 to

  • Career fields merge, form Aircrew Flight Equipment

    To streamline two formerly overlapping specialties, the Air Force is merging the aircrew life support and survival equipment career fields into a single organization. The new career field, known as aircrew flight equipment, was created to take advantage of the skills both former specialties had at

  • 094 joins the 94th

    After 228 days in the making, the 94th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit "completed the fleet" of F-22A Raptors here. Again. Lt. Col. Kevin Fesler, 94th FS commander, landed the final F-22A Raptor June 5 marking a symbolic and rare day for the F-22 community and 1st Fighter Wing. "It's

  • Streamlined processes keep technicians focused on airfield communication

    Using principles from the process-improvement initiative known as Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, a team gathered here May 21 to 24 to streamline maintenance processes in the 4th Communication Squadron's mission systems. AFSO 21 is a management program that maximizes value and

  • Rollover trainer turns up the HEAT on safety

    Security forces teams that deploy from Moody are now being put through the "spin cycle" of the Air Force's only vehicle rollover trainer. The Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer, or HEAT, is able to realistically simulate a vehicle rollover in a safe environment and will save lives in a deployed

  • Air Force Week begins in Sacramento

    The California governor officially declared June 4 the start of Air Force Week, which is designed to inform and educate the public about the important roles the Air Force plays in support of the nation's defense. There are numerous events scheduled here throughout Air Force Week, which runs through

  • Idol contest showcases Holloman talent

    There was singing from country to rhythm and blues, and dancing from hip hop to ballet at the first Holloman Idol here June 2. More than 400 Airmen, family and friends came to see performers strut their stuff. The idea for a Holloman Idol came about just after Chap. (Capt.) Olga Westfall, 49th

  • 388th FW opens pilot gym

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony in the 388th Fighter Wing Headquarters building June 4 marked the opening of the wing's pilot gym--a facility designed to prevent G-induced loss of consciousness. "GLOC is a real threat to F-16 pilots. Over the lifetime of the F-16, we have lost 12 pilots and 16 aircraft to

  • DoD sponsors Whiteman joint land use study

    The Department of Defense office of economic adjustment recently awarded a grant for the base and the local community to conduct a joint land use study to be conducted in the fall. Officials from the city of Knob Noster, Whiteman Air Force Base and the Johnson County commissioners met with

  • 'America's Air Operations Center' opens at Tyndall

    First Air Force celebrated the grand opening of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center here June 1, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the 37,000-square-foot, $30 million combat center. The organization, which also serves under the North American Aerospace Defense Command, provides air

  • Troops to Teachers' educators meet with base Airmen

    Using a college classroom as their forum, a team of former military service members and college educators briefed more than 20 military members here on a program to help them become future educators in the nation's public school system. Started in 1994 by the Department of Education, the Troops to

  • NORAD, 1st Air Force open 'America's AOC'

    The NORAD organization responsible for the air sovereignty continental of the United States will dedicate a new, state-of-the-art, $30 million air and space operations center here June 1.Dubbed "America's AOC" the operations center will allow 1st Air Force and the Continental U.S. NORAD Region to

  • Airmen, Sacramento team up for Air Force Week

    The second Air Force week of 2007 kicks off June 4, as Airmen from Air Combat Command and Beale Air Force Base share the Air Force story with the Sacramento Calif. community. Air Force Week is part of a proactive approach designed to increase public awareness of the Air Force's mission, heritage,

  • SECAF: Dominance in cyberspace is not optional

    The Air Force's senior leader's message was clear - dominance in cyberspace is not optional and he made that case to attendees May 23 at the inaugural 55th Wing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium in Omaha. "Our own nation's neural network resides in cyberspace," Secretary of the

  • Nellis captain receives Bronze Star

    One of Nellis' own received a Bronze Star for her outstanding service in Afghanistan from May 2006 to May 2007 in a ceremony held at Kabul, Afghanistan, May 1. "I am humbled," said Capt. Maria Moss, a native of New York and a maintenance officer with the 763rd Maintenance Squadron. "It is a good

  • 509th BW wins STRATCOM's Omaha Trophy

    What many at Whiteman were thinking all along was recently confirmed by officials of U.S. Strategic Command. The 509th Bomb Wing earned the command's highest honor, the Omaha Trophy, for having the best strategic aircraft operations for 2006. The strategic aircraft operations trophy is one of four

  • AFSO 21 concepts help reduce jet cannibalization

    A team of twelve 4th Fighter Wing Airmen from five squadrons met with Air Combat Command facilitators May 7-11 to formulate a plan using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century concepts to streamline their aircraft cannibalization program. The program sets aside aircraft specifically to

  • COMACC: Remember those who came before us

    Memorial Day is a day to remember all the men and women who have paid the ultimate price to defend the freedoms that make the United States of America the greatest nation in the world. It is a time for us to reconnect with our nation's and our Air Force's history and values by honoring and

  • Demons return from deployment, hail angels

    The "Demons" have made their way home to hail their "angels." Family members gathered in front of the squadron as more than 175 members of the 728th Air Control Squadron, the Demons, returned home May 24 from a deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They arrived by plane

  • Strike Eagle pilot surpasses rare milestone

    A 4th Fighter Wing Airman surpassed a rare milestone during a training sortie here May 18. Col. Todd Boyd, deputy commander of the 4th Operations Group, flew his 3,000th hour in a F-15E Strike Eagle. No current pilot in the wing has achieved this milestone. The accomplishment quantifies Colonel

  • Board to investigate New Jersey mishap

    Gen. Ronald Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, convened an accident investigation board May 18 to investigate an Air National Guard F-16 training mishap that resulted in a forest fire at the Warren Grove Training Range in New Jersey.Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, the Air National Guard

  • COMACC: AF must balance resources, look ahead

    The Air Force's increased operations tempo is putting a strain on aircraft and Airmen, said Gen. Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander. But as a direct result of great Airmen - military and civilian - the 55th Wing recently surpassed an impressive milestone: being continuously deployed to the

  • Bold Tigers bid farewell to Bagram

    The 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron holds the distinction of being the first sustained F-15E mission assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing here at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Combine that with the fact that the 391st EFS also accomplished more than 1,000 combat sorties during their

  • Air Intelligence Agency to become Air Force ISR Agency

    Air Force officials announced today a force structure change designating the Air Intelligence Agency (AIA) at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas as the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. AIA reported to Air Combat Command. The new agency is aligned under the Air Force Deputy

  • WWII vets share past with Airmen, students

    The middle-school students move closer to George Eldridge, a World War II veteran, to better hear him recount his time in the war. When Mr. Eldridge shares his exploits, his modesty prevents him from telling about the time German forces put a price on his head.As a former Army Air Corps soldier

  • A flight to remember: Celebs catch glimpse of SJ from the sky

    Several celebrities visited the base to sign autographs for Airmen and experience air superiority firsthand May 9. Producer and actor Barry Williams, author Nicholas Sparks, musician Eric Horner and stock car drivers Jon and Keven Wood, were on hand to help kick-start the push toward the Wings Over

  • LRS Airmen deploy to Afghanistan

    Six Airmen from the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Operations Flight deployed to Afghanistan May 12 to support the Army by driving and operating gun trucks in convoys there. Before arriving in theater the Airmen are reporting to Camp Bullis, Texas, for advanced training prior to their

  • Airman saves four lives, earns Soldier's Medal

    "One of the things that makes our military the best in the world is the certain knowledge of each Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Marine that they can always count on their comrades should they need help - that they will never be abandoned." -- Jon Kyl, U.S. Senator from Arizona. Senator Kyl may not

  • AF pioneer visits Holloman, shares experiences

    An Air Force pioneer, instrumental in the development of the modern parachute system and high-altitude testing, spoke to Airmen here May 11, providing a glimpse into our service's heritage. Retired Col. Joe Kittinger told stories about his involvement in projects Man High and Excelsior during the

  • New commander forges ahead, defines goals for 23 WG future

    With the 23rd Wing change of command ceremony May 11, Col. Kenneth "Kenn" Todorov took reigns of Moody's highest ranking position. Colonel Todorov officially succeeded Col. Joe Callahan, who is slated to become Air Combat Command deputy director of air and space operations at Langley Air Force Base,

  • Raptors return from historical deployment

    The first overseas deployment of America's newest fighter aircraft ended when the stealthy planes arrived here May 11. The first wave of F-22A Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron returned from Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a three-month Air and Space Expeditionary Force deployment where the

  • 49th FW completes realistic deployment exercise

    The 49th Fighter Wing brought it's Phase I and II combined exercise to a close May 11 after two weeks of realistic combat training at Holloman Air Force Base. The wing simulated deploying the F-117A Nighthawk, along with assets from across the wing, to a forward operating base in Iraq. To replicate

  • New tactical vehicle rolls onto Moody

    The 820th Security Forces Group recently received two of the 18 new light medium tactical vehicles scheduled to replace the aging five-ton M923 and two-and-a-half-ton "Deuce" M35 utility trucks. The group is expected to receive nine five-ton capacity medium tactical vehicles and nine

  • Air Force opens first CONUS CAOC

    Headquarters Twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern unveiled the U.S. Air Forces' newest Falconer, the Gen. James H. Doolittle Combined Air and Space Operations Center, May 9 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here. The CAOC is the "nerve-center" for the Combined or Joint Forces Air Component

  • Cyberspace security crucial to GWOT

    When Airmen deploy downrange, they are given the tools and training to fight the Global War on Terror. Armed with M16s and protected by body armor, they take the fight to the enemy. Recently, Air Force senior leaders expanded their focus to include a new battlefield - a frontier where terrorists can