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  • 728th ACS helps National Guard unit prepare for deployment

    The 728th Air Control Squadron helped the Army National Guards 653rd Range Extension Company prepare for a deployment to Iraq recently. The Army National Guard contacted Air Combat Command requesting help on validating communication equipment used for fax, internet and telephone communication. ACC

  • For sisters, service is the tie that binds

    Two sisters living half a country apart and working completely unrelated jobs find the military tie that unites them may be the strongest bond they have. Master Sgt. Mary Mercado, 5th Bomb Wing career assistance advisor, said the closeness she shares with her sister, Army Staff Sgt. Jodi Renner,

  • Langley airmen get look at new uniform

    Two members of the Air Force uniform board visited here this week to introduce the test Air Force utility uniform to the base populace.The board members talked about the test uniforms at 14 meetings throughout the week and one mass briefing at the base theater Wednesday, said Capt. David Burnett,

  • ACC: Turbine blade caused F-16 crash

    Failure of a turbine blade caused an F-16C to crash in an unpopulated area near Rosepine, La., Sept. 22, according to a report Air Force officials released today.The pilot ejected in a sparsely wooded area about 12 nautical miles southwest of Fort Polk Army Airfield.The aircraft, assigned to the